Orange County Newspaper

>> Orange County Newspaper
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>> > ORANGE COUNTY ( CALIFORNIA ) NEWSPAPER
>> > This is a very good letter to the editor. This woman made some good
>> > points. For some reason, people have difficulty structuring their
>> > arguments when arguing against supporting the currently proposed
>> > immigration revisions. This lady made the argument pretty simple.
>> >
>> > NOT printed in the Orange County Paper...................
>> > Newspapers simply won't publish letters to the editor which they
>> > either deem politically incorrect (read below) or which does not
> agree
>> > with the philosophy they're pushing on the public. This woman wrote
> a
>> > great letter to the editor that should have been published; but,
> with
>> > your help it will get published via cyber space!
>> > New Immigrants
>> > From: "David LaBonte"
>> > My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC
>> > Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to "print"
>
>> > it myself by sending it out on the Internet.
>> > Pass it along if you feel so inclined.
>> > Dave LaBonte (signed)
>> >
>> > Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the
>> > Orange
>> > County Register:
>> >
>> > Dear Editor:
>> > So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land
> is
>> > made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear
>> > down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't
>
>> > being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and
>> > other ports of entry.
>> > Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people
> like
>> > Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new
> kind
>> > of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all
>
>> > areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off
> a
>> > ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented. Some
>> > would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground.
> They
>> > made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in
> good
>> > and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their
> new
>> > American households and some even changed their names to blend in
> with
>> > their new home.
>> > They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children
> a
>> > new life and did everything in their power to help their children
>> > assimilate into one culture.
>> > Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor
> laws
>> > to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they
>
>> > had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity. Most of
>> > their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father
>> > fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from
>> > Germany , Italy , France and Japan . None of these 1st generation
>> > Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had
>
>> > come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the
>> > Emperor of Japan . They were defending the United States of America
> as
>> > one people. When we liberated France , no one in those villages were
>
>> > looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish
>> > American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried
> one
>> > flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons
>> > would have thought about picking up another country's flag and
> waving
>> > it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to
> their
>> > parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants
> truly
>> > knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot
>> > into one red, white and blue bowl.
>> > And here we are in 2006 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the
>> > same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing
>> > with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement
> card
>> > and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm
> sorry,
>> > that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the
>> > immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve
>> > better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in
> raising
>> > future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for
> those
>> > legally searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled
>> > that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign
> country
>> > flags.
>> > And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty , it
>
>> > happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the
>> > immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the
>> > United States just yet.
>> > (signed) Rosemary LaBonte
>> >
>> > P. S. Pass this on to everyone you know!!!
>> > KEEP THIS LETTER MOVING!!
>> > I hope this letter gets read by millions of people all across the
>> > nation!!
>> > Ever onward!!
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