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A Day Without An American
A day without an American?
By Leonard Pitts
Published 2:15 am PDT Friday, May 12, 2006 (Sacramento Bee)
The following are translations of future letters to the editor of El Universal, a newspaper in Mexico City, Mexico. The date of publication: May 12,
2016.
Dear Editor: Yesterday's massive immigration rights rally in the capital should be a wake-up call for all Mexicans. I could not believe my eyes: 1
million American illegals marching in the streets to protest that bill in Congress to secure our northern border. We are being overrun by these people
and it's our own fault: We should never have legalized drug possession back in 2006.
Ignacio Ramirez, Veracruz
Dear Editor: Yesterday while taking my daughter to school, we had to step over three Americans, nodding on the sidewalk. I asked them in plain Spanish
to move, but they just gave me glassy-eyed stares and sat there drooling on themselves. If you want to solve our immigration problem, forget about
amnesty, forget about hardening the border. Just remove the incentive. After all, they're only coming here for opportunity they can't find in their
own country: the opportunity to do legal drugs.
Carmen Ruelas, Tijuana
Dear Editor: Is it too much to ask that they learn to speak the language?
Maria Rodriguez, Zacatecas
Dear Editor: I have nothing against Americans. Some of my best friends are American. So this is not about racism or nationalism. It's about the
necessity for a sovereign nation to control its borders. Last night on the news, I saw hidden camera footage of hundreds of Americans swimming across
the Rio Grande, carrying bongs and rolling papers in watertight bags. One Border Patrol agent told the reporter it's not worth it to catch them. They
just keep coming back.
Jose Quesada, Acapulco
Dear Editor: Some people want to build a fence along the border. I say, build an "electric" fence. That would solve everything.
Jorge Cruz, Leon
Dear Editor: The current anti-immigration mood in our country is shortsighted and wrong. It troubles me that we as Mexicans have such a negative
attitude toward people who come here simply because they want to start new lives. New lives doing drugs, but still ... .
People keep saying undocumented Americans are taking jobs from hardworking Mexicans. The truth is, the Americans take menial, demeaning work most
Mexicans are unwilling to do. Do you want to make your own vanilla soy latte?
Ana Gomez, Guadalajara
Dear Editor: In 2006, I lived in a cardboard box in a mountainside. I supported myself by collecting rags and bottles. Ten years later, I own a
palatial home, a getaway place on a beach in Acapulco and I'm closing this week on a spacious condo on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. I feel we
should make it as easy as possible for the Americans to stay in our country. I believe in diversity. Diversity has been very, very good to me.
Esteban Morales, President U-Pick Marijuana Farms, Chihuahua
Dear Editor: I am an immigrant from the United States; I moved here legally in 2006, right after the law was passed. While I can understand the anger
some native Mexicans feel at seeing so many Americans coming here, I hope that doesn't lead lawmakers to do anything that would destroy the one thing
I've always cherished most about this country. By which I mean your live and let live spirit, your willingness to let a girl alone to enjoy her
hobbies. That means a lot to me. Oh, and by the way, crack is wack.
Whitney Houston, Ensenada
About the writer:
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of a Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132; e-mail,
lpitts@herald.com; toll-free phone, (888) 251-4407. His column routinely appears in The Bee Friday and occasionally on other days. Distributed by
Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
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well as one thing..i say it's OK to let americans come here...but also have a look at how they treat mexicans that cross the border, most of them hard
workers looking for better lives for their family...i mean how can americans complain about us being mad at them for inmigrating illegaly if the do
everything possible so as not to let our fellow mexicans work in their country...i have nothing against americans, we have alot of very good friends
but i have to admit it kind of makes me mad allt his inmigration thing...
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How do you feel about how the Mexicans treat the illegal latinos crossing Mexicos southern border.
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Not to mention, we can't work in your country...or get into your welfare system, heath care system, own land....and on and on and on.
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Bajabound 2005
You can own land in Mexico as long as its not in the coastal zone or near the border, You can also get into their Health Care System its called IMss
and its very cheap.
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and you can work
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and every one that goes to the hospital here gets Government subsidized medical treatment at a way lower price than you could even dream of in the
U.S.
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WTH is an illegal American
How ludicrous those letters are.
What if......... bla bla bla
The Americans....bla bla bla
Bla bla bla
I for one think the power play exhibited on May 1st did more harm than good. I sure learned sumpin'! Mucho fallout!
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I cleaned your toilet 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
How ludicrous those letters are.
What if......... bla bla bla
The Americans....bla bla bla
Bla bla bla
I for one think the power play exhibited on May 1st did more harm than good. I sure learned sumpin'! Mucho fallout! |
that depends on who you are keeping score for.
for the Illegal criminals that are making all good Mexicans ashamed scored about -99 points for maneging to make everyone mad and now wanting to
through them out of the U.S.
For people like you and me it was very good because they shot them selves in the foot so the gov. doesn't need to
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
Bajabound 2005
You can own land in Mexico as long as its not in the coastal zone or near the border, You can also get into their Health Care System its called IMss
and its very cheap. |
If you enter the country legally.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
and you can work |
If you enter the country legally.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
and you can work |
If you enter the country legally. |
You're joking arn't you bajabound2005?
There are thousands of Amer. and Canadians working in Baja without work permits. No I won't name them or turn them in.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
and you can work |
If you enter the country legally. |
You're joking arn't you bajabound2005?
There are thousands of Amer. and Canadians working in Baja without work permits. No I won't name them or turn them in. |
They are mostly in real estate. Scum balls no matter what side of the border they are on. NOW can I sell you a time-share?
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Illegal Laborers in Baja
Name them, arrest them, Jail them, Deport them. Fine by me.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
and you can work |
If you enter the country legally. |
You're joking arn't you bajabound2005?
There are thousands of Amer. and Canadians working in Baja without work permits. No I won't name them or turn them in. |
They are mostly in real estate. Scum balls no matter what side of the border they are on. NOW can I sell you a time-share?
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Joking? No....do you think the number of "illegals" in Mexico get even close to the number of "illegals" in the US. We think not! And we'd bet the
consequences for being an illegal US citizen in Mexico are far different than being an illegal Mexican in the US. Look, we've got no problem with
folks coming to the US, but it should be done legally!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
and you can work |
If you enter the country legally. |
You're joking arn't you bajabound2005?
There are thousands of Amer. and Canadians working in Baja without work permits. No I won't name them or turn them in. |
They are mostly in real estate. Scum balls no matter what side of the border they are on. NOW can I sell you a time-share?
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bancoduo. can you say what you are trying to get at here?
this really makes no sense to me at all.
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Of the Americans and their families who sneak into Mexico - besides the sheer numbers: Where do they go and who pays for the bill when they get sick
or hurt? How many babies are they having in Mexican Hospitals? Do they get food stamps for free food at taxpayer expense? What ratio are breaking
Mexican criminal laws and being housed in expensive prisons? How many are getting free education at taxpayer expense? Section 8 housing? And on and
on.
Probably the biggest problem I have with illegal immigrants is that I have to compete for a construction job with somebody who never reports his real
wages to the government, so his family is eligible for government assistance, which is not available to me, which allows them to live more
economically and thus allows him to work for lesser wages than I am able to.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Packoderm
Of the Americans and their families who sneak into Mexico - besides the sheer numbers: Where do they go and who pays for the bill when they get sick
or hurt? How many babies are they having in Mexican Hospitals? Do they get food stamps for free food at taxpayer expense? What ratio are breaking
Mexican criminal laws and being housed in expensive prisons? How many are getting free education at taxpayer expense? Section 8 housing? And on and
on.
Probably the biggest problem I have with illegal immigrants is that I have to compete for a construction job with somebody who never reports his real
wages to the government, so his family is eligible for government assistance, which is not available to me, which allows them to live more
economically and thus allows him to work for lesser wages than I am able to. |
THAT SAID IT ALL!
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