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| La Jornada Mexico: Mexicans Reclaim Lands That America Once Annexed |
| 2006-05-13 |
| According to this op-ed article from Mexico's La Jornada, since the 1840s, Washington has tried and failed to hinder Mexicans and Latin Americans from entering what was once Mexican territory. Today Hispanics are regaining control - through the ballot box. Miguel León-Portilla |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #11 Moose: I guess next you'll be telling us that 20 million illegals here in the USA are a net-positive to our health services, prisons, courts, drug smuggling, fake ID rackets, schools, infrastructure, economy, language, borders and culture! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-05-13 23:38 |
| #10 Just today I was visiting the Mexican-themed store of an ethnically Mexican US citizen friend. It was a small store, but packed with typical Mexican-style merchandise, and very busy. It was mostly busy because the products offered therein are *better* than the similar products you can get in the chain stores. Superb location and very profitable. In addition to employing half a dozen men, he also still works as a suburban gardener, managing a team of another half half dozen men, in the morning, when his partner is running the store. He lives in the suburbs in a nice house that he and a team of his employees improved to be the nicest one in the neighborhood--think complete remodling inside and out. Only his eldest daughter, of four kids, speaks some Spanish, as a second language. His second oldest daughter is a small business computer consultant. His older son is an okay high school student, who expects to go to college in a few years. His new baby, a boy, is named "Frank", by the way, after a friend his wife had in the US Army. And his sister is an illegal, who has lived with him for 5 years now. She can barely speak English. Except for the language thing, she would say that with of the rest of their family, they are Americans. Screw Mexico. The Mexican-American thing can get complicated. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-05-13 23:22 |
| #9 "So, calculating 18.25M with interest since 1848, what would be the amount Mexico would have to pay back [cash only] to renege on the deal?" Mucho Dinero! -M |
| Posted by: Manolo 2006-05-13 22:31 |
| #8 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the peace treaty that ended the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). The treaty provided for the Mexican Cession, in which Mexico ceded 1.36 million km² (525,000 square miles) to the United States in exchange for USD$15 million. The United States also agreed to take over $3.25 million in debts Mexico owed to American citizens. So, calculating 18.25M with interest since 1848, what would be the amount Mexico would have to pay back [cash only] to renege on the deal? |
| Posted by: Elmemble Hupamp7763 2006-05-13 21:37 |
| #7 When are we going to realize that Mexico is an enemy nation and treat them accordingly? |
| Posted by: mac 2006-05-13 18:52 |
| #6 And then build the wall there on Tuesday. |
| Posted by: Jasing Snagum4010 2006-05-13 15:32 |
| #5 Extend the border to Columbia. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-05-13 15:16 |
| #4 The Discovery/Times channel has been replaying a GREAT series about pyramids today. The Mayans and Aztecs were absolutely the most bloodthirsty tyrants I have ever see. Oceans of blood and hundreds of thousands of headless bodies cascaded down the steep temple steps of Aztlan. I'm not exactly looking forward to a return of all that. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-13 15:09 |
| #3 Monday. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-05-13 15:07 |
| #2 Build the Wall. |
| Posted by: Sid 6.7 2006-05-13 14:50 |
| #1 One of the benefits of living in New Mexico is that the 'conquest' card played by the Hispanics is usually immediately responded to by the original natives. They have a very long and deep animosity towards their former rulers. Check - this and here. No sympathy from the real first Americans. |
| Posted by: Closh Graviling6826 2006-05-13 12:55 |