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  • FSU_Animal
    Pro
    • Feb 2003
    • 692

    #1

    What do you make of this?

    Seriously. I am curious as to hear what people have to say about this topic. I typically end up reading and not passing on these emails due to how much I hate receiving spam myself, but this one email had me thinking. Is it really as bad as the email states and is America truly becoming too weak and more concerned about being politically correct rather than standing up for what we believe in as a country and individuals?


    If you cannot read the below, try highlighting it. For some reason when I copied it over, the first paragraph came out correct but the rest of the passage was hidden. I changed it to black so I am not sure if it will show up on every forum theme since I personally utilize the OSFrosted theme.

    This should make everyone think, be you Democrat or Republican . . .
    Cheap Tomatoes?
    From a California school teacher -- "As you listen to the news about the
    student protests over illegal immigration, there are some things that you
    should be aware of:

    I am in charge of the English-as-a-second-language department at a large
    southern California high school which is designated a Title 1 school,
    meaning that its students average lower socioeconomic and income levels.

    Most of the schools you are hearing about, South Gate High, Bell
    Gardens, Huntington Park, etc., where these students are protesting, are
    also Title 1 schools.


    One hundred percent of the students in this school and other Title 1
    schools are on the free breakfast and free lunch program.. When I say free
    breakfast, I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll -- but a full breakfast
    and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud.
    The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being
    dumped in the trash uneaten. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)

    I estimate that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least
    moderately overweight. About 75% or more DO have cell phones. The school
    also provides day care center for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as
    young as 13) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having
    to arrange for babysitters or having family watch their kids. (OUR TAX
    DOLLARS AT WORK)

    I was ordered to spend $700,000 on my department or risk losing funding
    for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything; my
    budget was already substantial I ended up buying new computers for the
    computer learning center, half of which, one month later, have been carved
    with graffiti by the appreciative students who obviously feel humbled and
    grateful to have a free education in America. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)

    I have had to intervene several times for young and substitute teachers
    whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here in the
    country less than 3 months who raised so much ***# with the female
    teachers, calling them "Putas" (whores) and throwing things that the
    teachers were in tears.

    Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc. Is it
    any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand
    rights, privileges and entitlements?

    To my liberal friends: I hope you're really proud of how our congress
    has helped to sell-out this country with this pro-illegal policy.

    To my bleeding-heart liberal friends who want to point out how much
    these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their
    gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes: spend some
    time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs.

    Higher insurance, medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more
    crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new


    diseases etc., etc, etc. For me, I'll pay more for tomatoes.


    We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because
    we won't have the guts to enforce it.

    Does anyone in their right mind really think they will voluntarily leave and return?

    There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to
    our country and many that I consider my true friends We should encourage
    and accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way.

    It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world
    culture that does not value education, that accepts children getting
    pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that refuses to assimilate,
    and an American culture that has become so weak and worried about
    politically correct" that we don't have the will to do anything about it.





  • dkgojackets
    Banned
    • Mar 2005
    • 13816

    #2
    Re: What do you make of this?

    Giant wall.

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    • TheGamingChef
      MVP
      • Jun 2006
      • 3384

      #3
      Re: What do you make of this?

      I have a feeling this will devolve quickly, so I'll just go point-by-point:

      *Do you consider a glass of milk and a roll a nutritious breakfast? Better nutrition now will work to prevent costly health problems later.
      *Schools aren't designated Title 1 for no reason. It's not like the school is pretending to be poor, but instead, all of these fat rich kids with cell phones are running around. I'm sure it's below-average income. Besides, studies have linked obesity with poverty. And are cell phones really a luxury nowadays?
      *Is it really wrong to provide day-care for single teenage mothers?

      This entire thing is written from someone with an "Us vs. Them" viewpoint. I mean, what teenagers aren't getting a free education? There's no inherent difference between Hispanics, blacks, and Caucasians when we're talking about the respect shown to education, culturally. These types of xenophobic remarks contribute to racism, and do nothing to solve the large immigration problem that America obviously faces.

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      • jmood88
        Sean Payton: Retribution
        • Jul 2003
        • 34639

        #4
        Re: What do you make of this?

        I love the "bleeding hear liberal" line that's thrown around, like caring for other people is some kind of insult. Anyway, it's funny that this is seen as a problem of one political group when many of the people on the other side who claim to be for tighter regulations are the one's who benefit directly from illegal immigrants. If people really want to stop illegal immigration then they need to call for all the corporations who employ them to be punished rather than giving them no incentive to stop hiring illegal workers.
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        • opd897
          MVP
          • Feb 2003
          • 1093

          #5
          Re: What do you make of this?

          *Is it really wrong to provide day-care for single teenage mothers?



          I would say it was wrong if the mother is an illegal alien. Shouldn't be here in the first place. Why should our tax dollars go for their education, medical bills and now baby sitting? C'mon. There is a legal way to come to this country and the illegals are not doing it. Bottom line question is, who believes our tax dollars should support illegal aliens and pay for the above listed items as well as other things? I do not.
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          • The GIGGAS
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            • Mar 2003
            • 28474

            #6
            Re: What do you make of this?

            I have a strong feeling that this topic is going to get locked.
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            • VanCitySportsGuy
              NYG_Meth
              • Feb 2003
              • 9351

              #7
              Re: What do you make of this?

              It's time to bring in

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              • RubenDouglas
                Hall Of Fame
                • May 2003
                • 11202

                #8
                Re: What do you make of this?

                sounds like my moms school, which is also a title I school.

                ive heard and seen it all first and second hand for many years. great little email imo

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                • Birdsonbat
                  MVP
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 1003

                  #9
                  Re: What do you make of this?

                  As the son of a Mexican immigrant who came here in the 1950's the legal way, then became a citizen while serving in the USAF, I have a strong opinion on this topic. I know this will get locked, but hopefully the OP will see this. It is not wrong to be upset about the illegal immigration in this country. But it is these chain emails and plain ignorance that lead so many to hate. There are much better arguments to be made for why illegal immigration is wrong, and they don't center around free lunches and day care.

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                  • born_bad
                    MVP
                    • Jan 2005
                    • 1130

                    #10
                    Re: What do you make of this?

                    Yeah, there are plenty of legal citizens, including old white men (politicians), that are wasting and squandering away our tax dollars, so if that's what really bugs people, they need to look beyond immigration.

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                    • Lintyfresh85
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                      • Jul 2002
                      • 17492

                      #11
                      Re: What do you make of this?

                      Originally posted by dkgojackets
                      Giant wall.
                      I know it would never happen, but could you imagine a wall that ran from Cali down to the tip of Florida... that would be crazy!
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                      • The GIGGAS
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                        • Mar 2003
                        • 28474

                        #12
                        Re: What do you make of this?

                        Originally posted by Superstar
                        I know it would never happen, but could you imagine a wall that ran from Cali down to the tip of Florida... that would be crazy!
                        Well it kept the Mongols out of China...
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                        • Birdsonbat
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                          • Feb 2003
                          • 1003

                          #13
                          Re: What do you make of this?

                          Originally posted by Superstar
                          I know it would never happen, but could you imagine a wall that ran from Cali down to the tip of Florida... that would be crazy!
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                          • The GIGGAS
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                            • Mar 2003
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                            #14
                            Re: What do you make of this?

                            Originally posted by Birdsonbat
                            Hahahaha that is awesome, man.
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                            • Psyblast
                              2023 National Champions
                              • Jun 2003
                              • 42584

                              #15
                              Re: What do you make of this?

                              Nope. Nuh uh. Not happening, and for obvious reasons. VERY slippery slope.

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