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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
"U-S-A, Mex-i-co."
By VictorM: While the immigration debate goes on, with the Republican party pandering to the hateful wing of their party, Democrats eyeing future voters, and neither party interested in really solving the problem, it's easy to forget that we're talking about, for the most part, good, hard-working people who just want a better life for themselves and their families.This past Sunday, the Unites States and Mexico national soccer teams faced each other in the final of the Gold Cup. Here are some quotes from a few spectators that I think represent the general feelings of immigrants towards their own countries and the United States:
After the game, defeat-dampened Mexico fans danced, chanted and reveled in having come so far. The peaceful throngs spilled into Grant Park, chanting a binational "U-S-A, Mex-i-co."
Augustin Cervantes, like many parents on hand, was dressed in Mexican flag colors. But his 4-year-old daughter, Cilalli, was decked out in red, white and blue. "I'm from Mexico but she was born here," said Cervantes, 43. "We want to show the best of here and there."
"The U.S is our second home," said Jose Guadalupe Leon, 35, a Mexican native and U.S. resident for 20 years. "Countries, citizenship -- it means nothing. I'd be happy to go to war. For this country I'd give my life, but futbol -- that's different."
It's time to red-card right-wingers for referring to these people as "scum" and "criminals."
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