Well, while I understand quite well how Wikipedia operates (I used to help monitor it and frequented its largest IRC channel) I will remind you that I stated I could not remember the source of my claim... so I will have to drop that argument and just provide this last quote:
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(Source: Conflict in the Classroom: Anti-Germanism in Minnesota Schools, 1917-19," Minnesota History, 47 (Spring, 1981), 170-183.)
Here: http://dc.gov/translations.asp?portal_link=fc&page=http://dc.gov/translations.asp this government website attempts to "translate" into many of the popular languages but they only use automated translation software—even for Spanish. The acknowledgement for these other citizens is there—the government is just not making a big enough effort. It is my personal opinion that government documents should be translated into other languages since English is not even the official language of this nation.
Other than this, I cannot prove to you my point at this moment.
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Carrying on:
It saddens me that you appear to despise “illegal” immigrants and the few benefits they have but I am sorry to say that they are not going anywhere anytime soon.
May I remind you that Mexico used to look like this not more than a century ago?
Hence the popular proverb: “we didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us”.
Here is my view:
Americans in general tend to think they deserve so much. In my view, I do not feel that I deserve anything, I was just lucky to have been born in this country—nothing more, nothing less. If I had been born under quite degrading circumstances I too would be trying to do my best to improve the life of my family—even if it meant violating some laws, especially those I view as artificial and unfair—inhuman to say the least. If Mexico had been victorious then history would be different and perhaps many Mexicans would resent Americans trying to cross over into Mexico to achieve a better way of life. This is probably true but it still does not make it right. Really stop and think about what a country ultimately is, and then go back and think about what it means to be “American” or “Mexican” or “illegal”. Can humans be “illegal”? If so, why?
Here is the best recommendation I can make if you truly wish to understand my view. Get to know some of the people you judge here on this forum without fully understanding. Volunteer, talk to them, anything—learn about them from them not from some secondhand source. As much as you may reference or research/study from your computer/books, I do not think you can fully understand the issue at hand by only doing this. I only make this recommendation because I think it is more feasible than people take out to be and probably much more effective.
Please don’t take this as an offense—it is only a recommendation that I truly believe will help you understand a different point of view… but perhaps I’m just too optimistic. I understand this is one of the most outrageous things you will ever read in a forum but I am all about going beyond the standard. Remember that I too am open for criticism and if you think you could make a recommendation to help me understand or improve in anyway, please don't hesitate to let me know.
(We should probably start a new thread on this subject… since it is getting a bit off topic and I could elaborate more on why I have made such a "crazy" recommendation)
