Has anyone noticed the diversity that has been creeping into our country? In the 1970s about 5% of our population were born outside our country. Today that number is about 15%. This has changed things dramatically as anyone who has been to the big coastal cities can attest to.
Although this has never been on any ballot somehow this has become the direction the country is headed. Who decided we should become a diverse society? If you ask this question you do so at your own peril because you must be a raciest or some other terrible person. Questioning all these new people in our country is unacceptable.
Some might say diversity is good for our country, yet some might say something else. For Democrats it may mean more future voters and for Republicans it may mean cheap labor. But what about America? Does diversity really bring more strength? Do people having less in common, help our families, our community or our businesses?
New immigrants who tend to stick together, do they add strength to anything or do they bring separation when they do not speak the language or have anything in common with their neighbors. When the numbers are small, they tend to be assimilated but as the number rises, some develop their own community separate from the community they now inhabit. That phenomenon can be seen in many parts of the country. In some of the places police do not even go.
Our old society provided the best living standard and opportunity for new commers yet some want to change it to diverse culture. That might have some value if it has worked anywhere but it seems hard to find where it has worked.
Diversity sounds good but the results vary with the amount of people and the skills they bring. The 11 or 12 million illegals from south of the border bring almost no skills and many live off public assistance. The regular people never voted for this and did not want change, but our ruling class brought it anyway. Social justice is what some say but most middle classes say where did the jobs go and what the hell is Social Justice, you get what you earn.
Our new President is trying to reverse this direction but meeting heavy resistance from the ruling class but not from the heartland people. The people who were in charge see themselves as smarter than the rest and really do not care about the general public. A perfect example of this is Nance Pelosi, whose home is walled off from San Francisco. Even her office is off limits to the people whose tents line the streets.
The ruling class never really have to touch the people they represent because they know what is best for them anyway. It easy to see that the Democratic party supports this idea of more diversity and not a one people model. Societies that survive, have unity not diversity, the people come together not split into self-serving isolated groups. Yes, people can have different opinions, but still can work together. Win or lose Americans used to support the President but now many support diverse groups. The question then is, can America survive diversity?
Mike, did you borrow this column from 1930’s Germany? Is your President considering the “final solution”? Wow, where to begin? First, the so called illegals are the hardest working people in our country. They do the “crap” jobs that no one else will do like working in slaughter houses, picking fruit, and cleaning out toilets. Secondly, not all illegals are from south of the border. Many are from Europe, Canada, and other countries who have over stayed their visas. Some could be your neighbors. Third, have you forgotten about the China towns, Little Italy, Hamtramck, Polish communities, and other enclaves in our history? We still have Italian, Greek, and other ethnic communities. I love eating ethnic foods. Do you want to do away with them too? Diversity also applies to women and people of color. I assume that you want to go back to the 1950’s when women and blacks were in their place. Fourth, you seem to forget that the second and third generations are assimilated and do make our country better. Many of them are in leadership positions in private and public jobs. Some are even Senators and Congress members. Lastly, in case you have also forgotten, we are all related to one another. The general we killed is your relative. The children from Guatemala are related to you. The person trimming your palm trees is your distant cousin.
PS: This must be your 15th anti diversity column in the six years I have lived in Mesquite. Please try some “diversity” in your topics. At least you did not claim that democrats mourned the death of the general.
Those are wonder soundbites. You made it very clear which side you are on. The ideology that you use to judge the past discredits it. The diverse communities you talk about are from a different time period. Today, the United States is battling the Global ideology more than ever. That seeks to destroy sovereign nationals through increase refugee acceptance without any regards to the citizenry and destruction of borders. Diversity for the sake of diversity is dangerous. Eating foods from another country does not make one diverse. How many countries have you actually been to? I find this place not very diverse in the sense of not much is catered to the young. Seasons of being over crowed with “snowbirds” who fail to have any respect for the locals. I digress; illegals are illegals, regardless their work ethics. Cleaning toilets, butchering (which is a false claim), picking fruits and vegetables in the fields does not constitute a free pass. There is no doubt the immigration process needs a serious reform, not at the price of national security. Do not mistake tolerance for acceptance.
Great column . Mike Young
David, you and I are lucky individuals as we live in one of the worlds best countries My point is if we as Americas are overrun, our society, the values and opportunities will also be gone. The only reason we have this type of country is our values and people who come here may not bring those values or even want to have them. Look at Mesquite, is it diverse, No. Some might then ask why are we here? As a California refugee, I can tell you why I am here. It is because it safe and most of the people are like me. They speak the same language and have the same values. There are some great people who speak another language but they have the same work ethic and work hard and most also speak English or learning it. They are working to share the America dream. You also mention the children of Guatemala which you clamed we are related too and I hope you have reached out to them and brought them into you home and made them part of your family so you can provide a better life for them. I do not mean cooks or grounds keeper but real job that you could help them obtain. If they need education I hope you are generous enough to provide that for them.