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thebajarunner
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Ah yes, the "Lucky Sperm Club"
| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
All traced have been LEGAL.
Starting with a paternal antecedent BEFORE there was a U.S.A. to (the Crown colony of) Massachusetts.
In 1635.
[Edited on 7-18-2012 by MrBillM] |
Such great fortune to be born this side of the line,
it makes it so much simpler, neater and all of that.
So, what have you done to 'earn' your citizenship, besides being dripped in the right spot?
The so-called "illegals" I know bust their butts to make a life for themselves, sometimes when there is no work, no food and no way to support
yourself there is no other answer- you come across and try to make a life.
Not like those of us that simply inherited it.
And man, those 1600 era ships must have been awesome- everyone had a relative on board. Amazing!!
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MrBillM
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1600s Transit
I don't know about any others, but in the case of MY Paternal antecedent landing in Massachusetts, it's easily
PROVEN. Is there a cash bet to be had ?
I've "Earned" my way by serving, working, paying taxes and (other than traffic citations) being a good citizen as most
LEGALS have.
While it's true that (perhaps) most Illegals are otherwise Law-abiding (after violating the law by entering the U.S.), it is also true that their
percentage representation among the incarcerated exceeds their percentage of the general populace.
OBVIOUSLY not all of them are hard-working good (non) citizens.
[Edited on 7-19-2012 by MrBillM]
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motoged
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Ya know....it seems that some Nomads have blood in their veins....and others have bile. 
Don't believe everything you think....
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BajaBruno
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BillM, this article is a little old, but the statistics are these:
about 6.4 percent of the nation’s prisoners are noncitizens,
and 6.9 percent of the total United States population are noncitizens.
That makes noncitizens slightly underrepresented in prison.
The level in federal prisons is higher, but that simply reflects the fact that some of these noncitizens are incarcerated as undocumented.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/business/30leonside.html
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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vacaenbaja
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Jack Nicolson in "The Boarder" anyone? Old movie about
bribed Boarder patrol agents in El Paso. Must of had more than a kernel of truth to it.
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motoged
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The "BORDER"....
I think was also about caring, loving, and the conflicts those emotions create when they collide with "boundaries"....both physical and ethical/moral.
If I remember, Jack's character was one of the ones with blood in his veins:
"I wanna feel good about something sometime." Texas border patrolman Jack Nicholson's spirits sag at the futility of his job, rounding up illegals for
deportation while their exploitative employers skate free. When he discovers that his boss Warren Oates and partner Harvey Keitel are working both
sides of the system, he ultimately resolves to do something about it. "
http://www.afi.com/silver/films/2012/v9i2/jacknicholson.aspx
Don't believe everything you think....
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thebajarunner
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Ah, the brilliance and great foresight to be born on the "right side" of the line.
And then to be self-righteous about it.....
Makes you wonder, does it not.
I would expect an attitude of thankfulness, alongside major efforts to assist those not so lucky.
But then, if your ancestors came over on the right boats, and you can darn well prove it,
well, you just need to protect all of that valuable, hard-earned turf.
Is there sufficient sarcasm dripping off the bottom of this post?
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