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The Immigrant Experience (pg. 2)
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| jdat |
let's go way back! Let's go old school.
Angel or Ellis Island for everyone trying to become an immigrant :p |
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| prolikewhoa |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
forgive me if I'm wrong. Seeking opinions on literary books taught in class smacks of homework. I couldn't help but relate your post to an essay assignment on similar lines. Further, you chose to make a thread not in COR, of which you are a resident member, but in PDD. There is too much circumstantial evidence to warrant a suspicion about your true motives in making this thread. |
i actually joined TA for the PDD. the cor didn't suck me in til 2005 ;) |
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| jonSun |
| quote: | Originally posted by prolikewhoa
Okay, so I'm reading "...and the Earth did not devour him" in my masterpieces of literature class, and it's basically about all of the hardships and discrimination experienced by Mexican immigrants into America. Since the U.S. is all up in arms about controlling the border these days, I was wondering what your thoughts were on this issue.
For a nation of immigrants, we've really chosen who we do and do not consider "American..."
I'll be interested to hear what y'all think about it. |
Im fine with Mexicans in this country. They are EXTREMELY hard workers & do many jobs that american citizens wont do. Most are also very family orientated people, which is good for this country. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by jonSun
Im fine with Mexicans in this country. They are EXTREMELY hard workers & do many jobs that american citizens wont do. Most are also very family orientated people, which is good for this country. |
Lemme guess. Since you are an itilian you too are very family oriented which is one of the reasons you like them. But just because they are family oriented doesn't mean they can't be bad people. Iam mexican and family oriented just not bad. At least i don't consider myself bad. |
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| Omega_M |
hard work and sacrifices for family != acceptance of illegal immigration. The price immigrants pay to live illegally is enormous. Besides, they don't pay taxes. On the other hand, illegal immigrants do hard manual labor. Because of their illegal status, labor is cheap and they are exploited. Exploitation is immoral and unethical, but monetarily beneficial for the contractors.
So who wins ? American labor loses, companies win. |
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| star-traveller |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
Lemme guess. Since you are an itilian you too are very family oriented which is one of the reasons you like them. But just because they are family oriented doesn't mean they can't be bad people. Iam mexican and family oriented just not bad. At least i don't consider myself bad. |
HAHAHAHA. you're mexican?? WHAT A JOKE. |
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| Dj O'Callaghan |
At the moment in the UK we have a load of Poles. Their women are fairly good looking which is ok yet they all attempt to dress like 50 cent. I'll give them their due they work hard etc and I have no problems with that.
My area has a massive black British community and also an Italian community, but where that Italian deli that has been here for 50 years ends up turning into a Polish supermarket it begins to piss me off.
It's a total different ball game at least old Giuseppe was welcoming and thanked you had laugh etc, old Leeroy who owned the corner shop would have a bit of colonial banter and talk the footie with you. Now you get shops full of miserable people who have no manners selling digusting pickled rollmop herrings and Saurkraut. I'm tolerant but if this lack of courtesy countinues I'd quite happily smear their heads up the walls. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by star-traveller
HAHAHAHA. you're mexican?? WHAT A JOKE. |
Thats not a joke. And it would be funny if i said i was a russian. Because than i would be either drunk or really really ignorant. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj O'Callaghan
At the moment in the UK we have a load of Poles. Their women are fairly good looking which is ok yet they all attempt to dress like 50 cent. I'll give them their due they work hard etc and I have no problems with that.
My area has a massive black British community and also an Italian community, but where that Italian deli that has been here for 50 years ends up turning into a Polish supermarket it begins to piss me off.
It's a total different ball game at least old Giuseppe was welcoming and thanked you had laugh etc, old Leeroy who owned the corner shop would have a bit of colonial banter and talk the footie with you. Now you get shops full of miserable people who have no manners selling digusting pickled rollmop herrings and Saurkraut. I'm tolerant but if this lack of courtesy countinues I'd quite happily smear their heads up the walls. |
Yeah that is the way poles are. Eastern Europeans are like that but don't let it offend you too much. Just learn their language and you will find that they will be really friendly to you.
how do you feel about the blacks? |
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| star-traveller |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
Thats not a joke. And it would be funny if i said i was a russian. Because than i would be either drunk or really really ignorant. |
You talk and talk about Russia, and now it has been found that you are just some small Mexican. HAHAHAHA again. Go hide in your 3rd world country and cook some spagetti. All you Mexicans should've been killed by Clint Eastwood when he had a time.
Oh man that's really really funny!!! |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by star-traveller
You talk and talk about Russia, and now it has been found that you are just some small Mexican. HAHAHAHA again. Go hide in your 3rd world country and cook some spagetti. All you Mexicans should've been killed by Clint Eastwood when he had a time.
Oh man that's really really funny!!! |
Thats funny. B/c last time i checked the HDI report. The living standard in mexico was going up compare to Russia going down. HAHAHA stupid russian thinks hes better than every one else. And has any body ever heard of a mexican ordered bride? Didn't think so so haha to you. Go back to your sh!t hole russia cretin. Or whats wrong? You don't have any money to afford a ticket back home b/c you spend your money on drugs and alcohol? Ay just your typical backward russian.
EDIT: Spagetti?! wtf?! Mexicans don't eat spagetti dumbass, its tacos!:whip: |
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| jonSun |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
Lemme guess. Since you are an itilian you too are very family oriented which is one of the reasons you like them. |
Nah, i dont think its cause of myself being Italian or anything. Its just many mexican immigrants ive dealt with either on a business or personal level has been very good. Very nice hard working people.
| quote: | | But just because they are family oriented doesn't mean they can't be bad people. |
I agree. But every culture has its bad apples. |
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