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| Catching Up to Mexico |
| 2009-08-25 |
| Illegal immigration is depleting CaliforniaÂ’s human capital and ravaging its economy |
| Posted by:ed |
| #6 You can google 'racism Latin America', but here's a start. It permeates just not Mexico but pretty much the entire region. The political lines in Ecuador and the fall out in Venezuela are just as much the consequences of the separation of have and have nots formulated by blood 'purity' driven by a culture installed during Spanish colonial rule. As imperfect as Jefferson was in practice, he along with Madison and the others left us an alternative philosophy with roots to strive for equality while the Spanish heritage leaves their decedents just another dead end European trope in Marxism and class warfare. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-08-25 20:48 |
| #5 Could anyone suggest readings on the "Spanish" ruling caste in Mexico? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-08-25 16:50 |
| #4 The Spanish elite also control 90% of the country's wealth and have no interest in investing it back into the people. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-08-25 16:39 |
| #3 Procopius2k: I have heard the exact same comments made by intellectual (Mexican-Americans) down here on the border (Tucson). I agree fully with them and you. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2009-08-25 11:36 |
| #2 It should be added that this intensified because of the "internationalist" Plan Puebla Panama created by Mexican president Fox. It was a redevelopment plan for much of southern Mexico, that required enormous numbers of peons to move North to the US, so that their land could be turned into an immense transportation hub. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-08-25 10:09 |
| #1 One of the points ignored by the media and masked by the apologists for illegal immigration is that the ruling caste of Mexico et al made it a point of moving their lower strata out of their country to be the problem for others. It was pure racism on the behalf of the white Spanish blood caste to rid themselves of the indios y mestisos within their domain. The ruling caste did not have and still does not have any motivation to change that policy regardless of the lip service they pay to the issue of illegal immigration. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-08-25 08:34 |