May Day
What to say concerning the demonstrations of May 1st?
There's this, and that for starters. And there's the day chosen on which to rally/march/demonstrate. Plus the option for students to leave school (last few paragraphs on the page).
Here are some unformed (though I hope not uninformed) thoughts, specifically referring to illegal aliens and their protests.
First, they have chosen to come to the U.S. (on their terms, not ours), in search of a better life. I don't know how to quantify "better" but I don't think it's necessary. They want to be here in the U.S. as opposed to their native land. I don't feel qualified to speak on reasons for such "migration" but suffice it to say there is a reason and that reason (political, economical, educational, etc.) is valid. Second, they have decided that certain laws of the U.S. are not to their liking, specifically as it pertains to immigration (though I won't rule out other realms/ideas)--hence the rallies.
Yet there is some reason they stick around and protest, and I do have a couple thoughts here.
1) We don't go out and kill, beat or arrest people en masse as might happen in other nations. Ah, the good old U S of A--where guarantees of freedom are not just afforded to citizens.
2) The distaste for certain laws/practices here does not outweigh the distaste for certain laws/practices in their homeland--regardless of what is disliked here, it's still better. There might be a rubber band in your soup at the coffee shop, but it's still better than eating out of a dumpster.
3) In the Burger King "Have it Your Way" world, it's easier for those who migrate to get what they want here than it is to get what they want from the governments of the countries from which they originally hail. So the pursuit of a better life is not the life that is provided, but rather a pursuit that becomes demanding.
So my advice to any illegal alien, for each of these three....
1) Enjoy it, and don't go too far. The LA police will arrest you if the protest breaks out onto the freeway, but as long as it's peaceful and you don't start burning effigies of our leaders, you'll probably be just fine and not at risk of your life.
2) Enjoy it and don't take for granted what you've got here. Things could be much worse if, say, you were back where you started from.
3) Enjoy it and don't overstep your bounds. See Number 2. Treat us like a respectable host, and we'll treat you like respectable guests on your path to citizenship.
Disclaimer: I realize that I'm not the most well-versed or intelligible person in this discussion concerning illegal immigration. I realize that the means of legal immigration are difficult and there's a lot of bureaucracy and red tape. I'm just offering some thoughts.
There's this, and that for starters. And there's the day chosen on which to rally/march/demonstrate. Plus the option for students to leave school (last few paragraphs on the page).
Here are some unformed (though I hope not uninformed) thoughts, specifically referring to illegal aliens and their protests.
First, they have chosen to come to the U.S. (on their terms, not ours), in search of a better life. I don't know how to quantify "better" but I don't think it's necessary. They want to be here in the U.S. as opposed to their native land. I don't feel qualified to speak on reasons for such "migration" but suffice it to say there is a reason and that reason (political, economical, educational, etc.) is valid. Second, they have decided that certain laws of the U.S. are not to their liking, specifically as it pertains to immigration (though I won't rule out other realms/ideas)--hence the rallies.
Yet there is some reason they stick around and protest, and I do have a couple thoughts here.
1) We don't go out and kill, beat or arrest people en masse as might happen in other nations. Ah, the good old U S of A--where guarantees of freedom are not just afforded to citizens.
2) The distaste for certain laws/practices here does not outweigh the distaste for certain laws/practices in their homeland--regardless of what is disliked here, it's still better. There might be a rubber band in your soup at the coffee shop, but it's still better than eating out of a dumpster.
3) In the Burger King "Have it Your Way" world, it's easier for those who migrate to get what they want here than it is to get what they want from the governments of the countries from which they originally hail. So the pursuit of a better life is not the life that is provided, but rather a pursuit that becomes demanding.
So my advice to any illegal alien, for each of these three....
1) Enjoy it, and don't go too far. The LA police will arrest you if the protest breaks out onto the freeway, but as long as it's peaceful and you don't start burning effigies of our leaders, you'll probably be just fine and not at risk of your life.
2) Enjoy it and don't take for granted what you've got here. Things could be much worse if, say, you were back where you started from.
3) Enjoy it and don't overstep your bounds. See Number 2. Treat us like a respectable host, and we'll treat you like respectable guests on your path to citizenship.
Disclaimer: I realize that I'm not the most well-versed or intelligible person in this discussion concerning illegal immigration. I realize that the means of legal immigration are difficult and there's a lot of bureaucracy and red tape. I'm just offering some thoughts.
posted by the jake at 1:09 PM
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