This was sent to me in one of those "Forward to everyone you know" Emails.
Probably a BS story behind it. But the idea is 100% right on.
Oh, and you dont have to Email it to everyone you know LOL
Newspapers simply won't publish letters to the
Editor which
They either deem politically incorrect (read below) or
Which don't
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!
Subject: New immigrants
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, African-American,
German-American, Irish-American and more. 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.