Terra Extraneus

Novelist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is rightfully angry about common ignorance and sloppy media coverage of Hispanic Americans and “the immigration problem.” She makes 16 cogent points on the topic. Here are some excerpts (paraphrased); a link to the entire post is below.

• The vast majority (75%) of U.S. Hispanics were born and raised here, including many who have roots that predate the pilgrims.

• You can be a Mexican American and never have had an ancestor cross the U.S. border, because a huge part of the U.S. used to be Mexico.

• English only? Then you may no longer say the names of most U.S. states. Only seven states have English names; the rest are Spanish or Native American. Spanish names which would be excluded by “English only” include California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Florida, as well as Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, and thousands of other U.S. cities.

• The majority of Hispanics in the U.S. speak English as a first language. The Pew Center for Hispanic Research found that by the third generation, all Latin American immigrant descendents — 100% — speak English as their primary language.

• The U.S. has two international borders, not one. To date, not a single terrorist has come to the U.S. through Mexico. At least two suspected terrorists have arrived here through Canada.

• The only people who can claim to be true “Americans” are Native Americans.

• Most Mexicans are Native Americans. [My note: 80% of Mexicans are all or part Amerindian (native American)].

• Check for plans to give Halliburton the contract to build the proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

See Valdes-Rodriguez’ post: “How Stupid Are the U.S. Media?”

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Hat Tip to Independent Christian Voice for the Valdes-Rodriguez’ link. Read ICV’s article, “Immigration Issue Is One of the Most Complex.”