I'm not talking about the people I'm being accused of joining, I'm talking about the people who are labeling me thus simply because (egads) I have the temerity to call a spade a spade (or rather an invader an invader).
There are people in this country who--when they can't argue against the FACTS of my tirades about illegal immigration--resort to calling me a "racist" or the newfangled, broader, (I'm guessing they think) more wounding "HATER!"
So here I am addressing them directly. If you have written to me, or plan to, about the "disgraceful" way I singled out "Mexicans" in my May Day post, here's what I have to say to you:
The reason I singled out "Mexicans" is that they are--far and away--the worst offenders of our immigration laws. In terms of sheer numbers, the way they not only come here intentionally to have children (some even make the trek while pregnant) so they will instantly be citizens and legally entitled to all the financial benefits thereof (which of course the little tikes--primarily because they can't walk or talk yet--will be happy to share with dear-old-mom or dad, or both), and the way they arrogantly march to DEMAND a path to citizenship every May Day, they are not only breaking into the home that is our nation, they are angrily acting like it's our fault that they are criminals.
Or, put more simply: If the Swedes lived nextdoor and started doing what Mexicans are doing--if rather than demonstrating their "hardworking" nature by staying home to "work" on their own country, to work on getting rid of the corruption, racism and poverty there, they brought those same nasty ills across our borders to infect us, you can bet your Che Guevara T-Shirt I'd still be ranting against them and their blonde-haired blue-eyed anchor babies.
But it's not the Swedes, or any other group. The Mexicans are the target of my ire because it was their flags waving at those protests, their children skipping out of school and their President joining the chorus of protesters from afar (and not just yesterday either). Right now, almost 50% of the Mexican population has at least one relative in the US right now. HALF of their country is HERE already. And you want to tell me that's not an invasion?
Since I've mentioned the marches and the loud, arrogant, demanding types of illegals, I'm sure some wiseass will suggest that I give a pass to those who stayed at work yesterday, those who snuck in just the same, but who were at the Macy's waxing the floor yesterday while I was shopping, or those who were mowing my neighbor's lawn while my daughters were trying to nap...You might say that my issue is that I'm offended by the "uppity" way they are "fighting for their rights" and that I want to "keep them in their place." Well, if the "place" in question is wherever the fuck they came from (i.e., Mexico or Central America, not the Barrio), then sure, yeah, I want to keep them in their "place," but otherwise, heck no.
Again, if they want to come here legally, become citizens who speak our language (at least a little) and respect and honor our Constitution, and THEN march in the streets speaking their minds on any subject, I'll concede that they have that right. Until then, they should go "speak truth to power" in whatever capital houses the "government" that claims to give a crap about their well-being, but consistently induces them to leave their homes, loved ones and culture so they can toil and sweat in the USA and send the money they make back to prop up their broken or non-functioning economies. A GPS device and a map does not qualify a leader for the Nobel Prize.
The truth is, I don't "hate" anyone. Just because I want illegal immigrants to get out doesn't mean I want them dead, doesn't mean I want anything to happen to them that they don't richly deserve. For the purposes of this discussion, that's limited to their removal from this country forthwith, either voluntarily because their job goes away--because the government (starting with the local authorities and moving up the food chain accordingly)--finally cracks down on their employers and punishes them appropriately for inducing criminal activity (with jail time, not just a fine and a slap on the wrist), or invountarily through raids and forced deportation (and yes, they should take their children with them because I also think they richly deserve to have that citizenship stripped because of their parents' status as violators of federal law).
As you can see, all of this is a far cry from a "pass."
But that's what we've come to in this country. If you refuse to give lawbreakers a pass because, well, they "had to do it" for some reason they deem appropriate (even if you don't, or wouldn't if the shoe were on the other foot, namely yours), you are a "hater." You're not a fierce defender of your nation's sovereignty, or a patriot, or a concerned citizen, you're not even a "hardworking" person who fiercely guards your own livelihood against those who would take it from you unlawfully and in violation of YOUR rights.
I just have one question: What do we call the people who call me a hater? What are they exactly, they who can so easily label such a large number of people who don't want what they want, don't think like they think, but are (and this is key) otherwise law-abiding citizens of this nation? And if those pointing and calling names aren't white, don't speak English and consider themselves members of "La Raza?" or their supporters? What do we call THEM?
I have a few choice names we could choose from, and guess what? "Hater" is at the top of the list.