I was cleaning out a lot of my old mail, and ran across this that someone had sent me last year. I thought that I might share it with everyone here.
PLEASE...Keep in mind that this is one person's opinion! Not mine, not yours, not anyone in particular! It's just something to think about. So let's respect everyone's freedom to express their views, ok?
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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 cyberspace!
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. 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 2008 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
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Tanikogirl
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Jul 11 @ 10:52AM
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I might not be American, but what a brilliant letter,whish we had someone here in UK that would write a letter such as this.We forget all to often what out ancestors have gone through to give us our freedom also what very hard times they endured.
Kudos that is for sure 
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lovestobake
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Jul 11 @ 11:24AM
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America is my home, would I leave my door to my house open and let who ever wants to come in. I would love to know from those in favor of an open door policy if they pick up hitch hikers.
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jayej
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Jul 11 @ 11:30AM
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Says alot doesn't it?
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wstang69
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Jul 11 @ 11:39AM
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Thank you for that letter. My ancestory goes back to my father's fmily coming thru Mobile, AL during the Irish Potato Famone. A pair of brothers arrived with basically the shirts on their backs. I find it appaling that most of today's immigrants don't want to be an American, just enjoy privilidges associated with citizenship.
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ElmerFudd445
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Jul 11 @ 12:30PM
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Thanks for sharing a great email and letter
I think what the writer said is so true of our immigration problems.. but I am starting to believe there is more to our governments agenda about immigration. Call me a conspiracy fanatic if you want.. but I think we have a big problem ahead of us..
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dixiepixie
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Jul 11 @ 12:44PM
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Great post. Coincidentally I just finished writing a blog about basically this very same thing on another site. However, the information in my blog informs you how all American citizens who are connected to the Internet can become virtual deputies, assisting in the apprehension of illegals attempting to cross our borders.
There are now cameras set up at various locations along the Texas-Mexican border which allow anyone to watch for illegal activity in real time and report anything suspicious they see to the appropriate law enforcement agencies through email .
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