Category Archives: Mexico

Dream Act Has To Offer Dreams

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

The history of America is the story of immigrants coming from all parts of the world, taking new roots in this country, sending their children to school and witnessing them become Americans in every aspect of the word. But, for some interesting reason immigrants from Mexico are placed in another category. The term, “illegal” is all too often applied to them even though their journey to California or Arizona or New Mexico is simply returning to land that once was part of Mexico.

The proposed Dream Act would allow children whose parents brought them to America and have gone to school in this country to one day become American citizens. They speak English, they are American in every aspect from culture to music to education, but voices of bigotry apply a different place in our society to these young Americans. A Dream Act as proposed by Republicans is NOT a Dream Act unless the final piece is American citizenship.

Mitt Romney is not to be trusted because he will say one thing today and another tomorrow. The only Dream Act for him is becoming president.

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Where Have Immigrants Gone?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

During the seemingly endless series of Republican presidential nominee debates an ongoing topic was concern over hordes of immigrants crossing the border. President Obama was accused of not doing anything to halt this attack of hungry people seeking work. Actually, during the past four years more illegal immigrants have been returned to Mexico than were sent back during the eight years of Bush. For some strange reason, no Republicans or Tea Party folk were upset at failure of George Bush to return immigrants.

Lastest figures indicate at least one million FEWER illegal immigrants are now in the US due to actions by the Obama administration. A combination of deportations, more effective border security and bad economic conditions have resulted in fewer illegals. Border violence and sending illegal immigrants to detention for several months has compelled them to remain in Mexico in order to support their families.

Barack Obama– enemy of the illegal immigrant?

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Bring Hispanics Together

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

Most opponents of illegal immigrants boast of their love of God and Jesus Christ. Of course, Jesus would have opposed husbands and wives from coming together as a family unit, better to have one in Mexico and one in America. President Obama has lashed out at a Federal law prohibiting illegal immigrants to come to America in order to live with spouse and children. The law requires an illegal immigrant to remain in this country and requires him to return to Mexico and seek a visa. Naturally, this request is ordinarily turned down.

If we truly believe in the importance of families being united, let’s allow those here legally to bring the other spouse to America. I come from an immigrant generation in which one left for America and then sent for family. Oh, I forgot, those were not Mexicans, they were Italians, Jews, Poles, etc…

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Mitt For Mass Deportation

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

There are those who willingly sell souls to the Devil in order to get something desired. Of course, the Devil can be rather devilish and grant a wish which may result in the exact opposite desire becoming reality. Kris Kobach has been advising the Romney team concerning legislation about illegal immigrants. He urges making the legal environment so harsh that undocumented aliens will choose to depart of their own volition.

“I have advised Romney directly and his close team around him that attrition through enforcement has been working, that self deportation has been observed in Arizona and Alabama and this really does need to be part of our national effort. Of course, a major problem in Alabama is inability by farmers to secure farm workers to pick crops. Hundreds of millions of dollars may be lost due to rotting fields of fruit and vegetables.

My question to Mr. Kobach: “If five million aliens leave tomorrow that means five million fewer cartoons of milk sold, five million fewer eggs purchased, and so on and so on, so how do American businesspeople and workers benefit?”

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American Exceptionalism A Problem

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

The Republican party is prone to boast how the United States of America is an “exceptional nation” which is not bound by international rules and regulations. International law states that foreign person who is arrested in a strange land has the right to contact someone from their country’s Embassy in order to secure legal help. Humberto Leal, a Mexican national was arrested for the brutal murder of a young girl in Texas, but was never allowed to speak with someone from the Mexican Embassy. Governor Rick Perry, who has denied clemency to 230 cases during his ten year reign as governor of the state. He refuses to hold off the execution of Leal despite pleas by the US State Department. Donald Verrilli, Solicitor of the US, warns there will be serious international complications if the execution takes place. It would result in lessening “the ability of American citizens traveling abroad to have the benefits of consular assistance in the event of detention.”

Heck, we Tea Party folk threw out the British and we don’t want any “furriners” telling us what to do. Anyway, who told an American to spend time with foreigners!

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ON IMMIGRANTS — ANY TYPE!

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

My pap walked a thousand miles to get a boat which took him to America. So does an illegal immigrant walk hundreds of miles. They are my brothers and sisters–WELCOME TO THE PROMISED LAND!

I am an immigrant in heart and soul. So are you. Only you don’t know it.

Each person whether from Asia or Africa or Europe is an illegal immigrant. Heck, the Indians came from Asia and never had the legal right to enter.

Alexander Hamilton was an immigrant who created our banking system.

My uncle was an illegal immigrant from Germany in 1919. The immigration people caught up with him in 1922, The said: “Mr. Zuckerman, you are a hard working baker with two nice children. Study to become a citizen and when you become one, vote.” He did what they asked. How many born here vote in every election?

If I turn my back on an illegal immigrant, I turn my back on myself.

By the way, has anyone ever seen the birth certificate of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Jackson, etc…?

I am an American and so are any dwelling in our nation.

I once stood on a street in Frankfurt, Germany where my uncles and aunts used to live. I cried in gratitude they had been able to flee Nazi Germany in time. Yes, they were immigrants.

During World War I, one of my uncles fought in the German army, one in the Austrian army, one in the Russian army, and one in the American army. We are an all American family.

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How To End Drug Wars

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

I do not agree with many of Ron Paul’s views on politics or social policy, but one must admit he is the only American political leader who is willing to speak the unmentionable–it is time to legalize drugs and end the madness which envelops so many parts of the Western Hemisphere. Yesterday in Mexico they found 38 bodies strewn along a major highway, people who, either were in a gang shoot-out or happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. During the past four years over 38,000 innocent people have died due to drug lords and drug wars. And, the American people sleep peacefully, unaware their desire for drugs has devastated large areas of Latin America and created two bit thugs who parade around with hundreds of millions which can be used to pay off politicians and police.

The United States lost the drug war during Prohibition and finally admitted the episode was a mistake. It is time to admit another mistake and legalize drugs by placing sales in the hands of the government. Low cost drugs would be available to anyone who enters a drug program or we could simply offer free drugs to heavy users in exchange for rehabilitation programs. The flip side is saving billions in criminal costs, prison construction, and revenue by the sale of drugs.

END THE MADNESS!!

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Speak The Truth, Seek A New Job

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

Carlos Pascual is the American ambassador to Mexico and he does have a grasp as to what must be done to curb drug wars in the country. As a result of Wikileaks, he has been asked to vacate the job seek other employment. What was his crime? Pascual was highly critical of how American and Mexican officials handle the drug wars. He blasted the lack of coordination in Mexico of how to deal with drug lords and was highly doubtful if honesty was the norm in Mexico and expressed concerns about corruption and inefficiency. Naturally, that was the last thing President Felipe Calderon wanted to hear, given that thousands of innocent people have died during his ineffective campaign to curb the spread of gangs and drugs.

There are two issues related to drugs in America and Mexico. One, the need to legalize drugs in the United States and cease creating conditions that allow criminals to become enormously wealthy. Second, confront the issue of widespread corruption in Mexico. Perhaps, if we did number one, we would not have to worry about number 2.

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“Shoot Em Like Hogs”

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Fred Stopsky | Leave a comment

Just when we thought American politicians had run out of creative ideas on how to handle issues and conflicts in our society, a young legislator from Kansas has come to the fore with new solutions to issues of illegal immigrants. Kansas Rep. Virgil Peck stepped up with a new idea concerning the presence of illegal immigrants. Listen to these words of wisdom from a man who stands out for his daring ideas. “Looks to me, if shooting these feral hogs works, we may have found a solution to our illegal illegal immigrant problem.” Another Republican legislator thought he was joking, but Virgil made clear: “I was just speaking like a southeast Kansas person.” One has to admit Virgil is an innovative thinker. One has to admit that Virgil not only speaks what is in his heart but the hearts of many other Americans.

God bless Virgil for revealing the true feelings of so many members of the Tea Party who lack the guts to tell it like it is! Who knows, perhaps America has finally found a man who can beat Barack Obama. The good news is Virgil was born in Kansas, not in Kenya.

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Arizona Checks Hospital Patients

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Fred Stopsky | 1 Comment

A bill is winding its way through the legislature of Arizona which would require hospitals to notify the immigration and naturalization department if they find an illegal immigrant in the building. We assume legislators would favor the following:

Patient: Doctor, will I live?
Doctor: Before I can answer a question from someone who might be an illegal alien, I must first find out if you were born in this country?
P: My folks brought me here when I was a one year old.
D: So, you are not a natural born American? This means your disease could be a foreign born one.
P: I have spent my entire life in Arizona.
D: The law says I can not provide services to an illegal person.
P: But, I was told there had to be a heart operation.
D: Yes, without a heart operation you will die.
P: So, are you saying that you will do nothing and allow me to die?
D: I resent your comment. I am doing something, I am telling you that we can not operate on illegal immigrants.
P: Without the operation I will die!
D: Perhaps, the next time you will tell your parents not to bring you along with them into America.
P: But, I was only one.
D: A one year old can think. You should have thought more carefully about what you were doing.
P: Please don’t let me die.
D: In this country, we want to devote our hospitals for the care of native born Americans.
P: But, I will die.
D: I just got word, the INS will be here to pick up the body.
P: Body?
D: Sorry, our grave yards only accept legal folk.
P: I thought Americans were Christians.
D: We are, we love all Christians born in America!