Chip's Blog

Thank you Chip. There are more of us out there than people realize. Of course, it's not interesting to do news articles on the good ones. ;)

I thought of you a couple of weeks ago. I was watching this spanish talk show named 'Cristina' which comes on every Monday night at 10pm on Univision. Cristina is a very well known, loved and respected cuban journalist in the hispanic community and has been in the talk show arena longer than Oprah, I think, or maybe just as long. Anyway, she was having this show with hispanics that support and defend illegal immigration and hispanics that oppose it and fight to help the U.S stop it. It was incredibly interesting to hear their points. They were all from the same places, mostly Mexico or Central America, but their views were so incredibly opposed...it was interesting. You'd think even if they were opposed, they'd commiserate with the other point of view. Nope. I thought you would have found that interesting.

Yes, June I would have. There is so much I took out of an half hour conversation than I can tell you. I prayed last night the "guru's" at Fox25 would put this on the community pages...AND thought what a SUPERB serment it would be if one of the "talent" bought into this and ran a series, "THE MELTING POT".

You know, June, MY ancestors are not indiginous to North America either. They were Scottish and Welsh. They came here on a boat too or would have on a plane had there been those.

We are all immigrants. Our strength does not come from where we came from, but from how hard we work HERE.

As an aside, he spoke a bit about illegal immigration of Haitians into the Dominican Republic. I'd give my right arm to have a blog appear here from someone who knows the Dom Rep better than I do....hint hint...about THAT!!!

Excellent blog chipper, thats exactly how my Sicilian grandfather did it...an worked in the Watertown Arsenal building weapons for WW2 an my Great grandmother came from Liverpool they all came Legally....i find if you give some one something for free etc they dont appreciate it....thats why I'm not for amnesty plus they are line cutters an the ones who did the right away get a terrible message that cheaters always win.....and if you follow the laws you loose out! an never mind the precedent it sets to all others who have the idea of coming here for free ride....we are a nation of laws an we have to have laws or their will be chaos....one reason the 14th ammendment was created equal treatment under the law after the civil war becuase the southern states mostly who lost the war were not abiding by the constitution an depriving people of their civil rights an due process....th e14th ammendment also gave freed slaves an women the right to bear arms! for the first time.....the Pro gun people maybe argue the framers wrong ammendment or at least the weaker argument the 2nd ammendment becuase the left argues MILITIA'S wrong the 14th Amendment spells it out clearly the right to bear arms....but mostly it gives everyone equal rights equal civil liberties....

Chip,

I'll try to please you with a blog about Haitian immigration into the Dominican Republic, but first, I'll have to go to the greatest source of information in my world....my grandpa! I have an awareness of the feelings of Dominicans regarding Haitian immigration (similar to the ones we have here about illegal immigration in general), but I came to this country when I was 5 and my first hand experience is very limited. I'll talk to my grandfather about what it was like growing up in DR and having that issue to face every day and get back to you. I know the 'animosity' between the 2 sides of the island began when Haiti invaded and took over the Dominican Republic and ruled it for 22 years in the early 1800's. Now, I think it's more of an issue of the people of a very, very poor nation (Haiti) trying to have a better life in a nation that's barely doing a little better. It's tough!!!! I'll see what grandpa says. :)

Its too bad we will charge that poor man upwards of 3 times the normal amount just so he can go to school. Its sad we will make it very expensive and very hard for him to get a green card so he can vote. Its sad he has to pay all the sames taxes we do (and more) and not get access to half the benifits.

You should talk to my friend David. He's been in country for 10 years, but isnt considered a state resident, so he gets to pay $3,000 for a 900 Dollar class! Why the illegal immigrants we went to school with are charged 900, because they dont tell people they are illegal. Also my friend David has a 3.9, is hispanic, and his father is widowed, sounds like he should be getting a grant or scholarship, right? No no no, thats only for residents.
While you shared a card ride with a man who may or may not be real, I grew up with immigration and immigrants, in a place swarming with them.

Oh no I dont have your respect, but I've got your number