> On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:39:50 -0400, Irish Mike wrote:
>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Irish Mike"
ameritech.net> wrote in message
>>> news:fPHxk.617$Z64.595@flpi143.ffdc.sbc.com...>>>>
>>>> "Alim Nassor"
yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:0759017f-1593-451e->>>> On Sep 9, 8:44 pm, OrangeSFO
yahoo.com> wrote:>>>>> On Sep 9, 5:14 pm, wis...@
yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "A good illegal alien is a dead illegal alien". No compromise.
>>>>>
>>>>> Who's gonna kill 'em. YOU?
>>>>
>>>> I don't know what the answer is, but we gotta do something. Where I
>>>> live an illegal with 4 prior DWI's hit and killed 2 newlyweds the
>>>> other day. Tragic.
>>>> We have to gain control of our borders so that when we deport a
>>>> shitbag, he stays deported.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well bucko, under Obama's "free" health care plan illegal immigrants
>>>> will be getting "free" health care. I'm sure that, and all the left
>>>> wingers creating "sanctuary cities", will discourage them from
>>>> flooding in to this country.
>>>>
>>>> Irish Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> The more things change, the more they stay the same. Here's a look
>>> from 150 years ago. Some of the arguments sure seem familiar today.
>>> "There was very deep prejudice against Irish-Americans during the 19th
>>> century, especially as more immigrants came into the United States.
>>> Many Americans considered the Irish as dirty, stupid and lazy.
>>> Newspaper cartoonists often contributed to this image by drawing
>>> Irishmen as looking like apes with a jutting jaw and sloping forehead.
>>> Newspapers also wrote about Irish people using the derogatory term of
>>> "Paddy."
>>>
>>> Americans also blamed the Irish immigrants for causing economic
>>> problems. They felt that the great numbers of Irish workers would put
>>> Americans out of work or lower wages. Americans felt that the increased
>>> number of people would mean taxes would rise due to additional needs
>>> for police, fire, health, sanitation, schools and poorhouses.
>>>
>>> Consequently, it became acceptable to discriminate against the Irish.
>>> Many job posters and newspaper ads ended with "No Irish Need Apply."
>>> Hotels and restaurants may have had signs stating "No Irish Permitted
>>> in this Establishment." In 1851-1852, railroad contractors in New York
>>> advertised for workers and promised good pay. When mostly Irish
>>> applied, the pay was lowered to fifty-five cents a day. When the
>>> workers protested, the militia was called in to force the men to
>>> accept. (M., p. 322)
>>>
>>> The Irish reacted to the conditions they were faced with in different
>>> ways. Many changed their accents, names and even religion to escape
>>> discrimination. Others turned to alcohol and crime. Still others turned
>>> to the Catholic Church. Since many of the priests and nuns were Irish,
>>> it provided a connection to home. It also helped the immigrants feel
>>> safe from prejudice and helped them learn American customs."
>>
>>
>> Well gullll-leeeeee. Thanks ever so much for that cut and paste on the
>> history of the Irish in America. I've never heard any of that before
>> and it's all eye opening news to me. However, this is 2008 and it
>> doesn't have fuck all to do with the 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants
>> in this country today and the thousands more that are floolding in each
>> month.
>
> Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Well thanks again! That's a pretty niffty saying. Would you mind if I
wrote it down?
Irish Mike
