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| My hermanos and me behind the new border fence in Brownsville, Texas. |
To Southerners who still remember their Second War for Independence, it is understandable that Mexicans still remember their total defeat in the Mexican-American War (1846-48). Of course, Mexicans do not call it the Mexican War. They call it the U.S. Invasion. They claim that America subjugated a weaker country, stole half of Mexico's land, and ravaged its populace with war. Sound familiar to our War of Northern Aggression? Well, it is, and it isn't.
In this post, let's first take a look at what's going on today. Mexicans still want to retake their land, and they are doing a very good job at it. Americans still don't understand that illegal immigration is an invasion of a hostile people on our soil who want to take back the land they lost after their surrender in 1848. Don't believe me? Google the Aztlan project and read more. Why don't our politicians understand this history?
Despite seemingly tranquil relations with Mexico, a 2006 Zogby poll showed that only 36% of Mexicans hold positive views of Americans. On the other hand, 84% of Americans hold positive views towards Mexicans. Some 73% of Mexicans claim that U.S. residents are racist, only 26% view Americans as hard-working, and only 16% view Americans as honest. Does it disturb us that a majority of our largest immigration group holds us in disdain? (
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1082).
Yet, Mexican nationals continue to pour across the border. The Department of Homeland Security reported that over 188,000 Mexicans immigrated to the U.S. in 2008 alone (see chart). This does not include illegal aliens. At the same time, the documentation of this growing people group is highly deceptive. Why does the U.S. Census Bureau, for instance, include Hispanics in its count of white Americans? According to the census, 79.6% of the U.S. population is still white. In reality, only about 65.1% are white while 15.8% (and the number is increasing) are of Hispanic origin.
Just how much immigration is taking place? Currently, 10.7% of our population is Spanish-speaking. This means that America has the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world! (We are second only to Mexico). America's Latino population is larger than America's black minority, a statistic that is unprecedented in our history. Take a look at some statistics from the CIA World Factbook: The U.S. birthrate is 13.83/1,000. If we subtract the death rate, we have a net gain of 5.45 persons per 1,000 population. Our current immigration rate is 4.25/1,000. (See the CIA Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html). This means that American citizens are barely reproducing as fast as immigrants are coming into our country. Obviously, this is dangerous to maintaining our culture.
In a time when diversity is such a part of our social philosophy and education in America, we seem to have forgotten that we are included in diversity, too. The picture is clear: traditional American whites are quickly becoming an anomaly. Reuters, a respected news service, predicts that white Americans will be a minority in the United States by the year 2050. (
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1110177520080212). If white Americans want to maintain their historical identity in the U.S., something is clearly going to have to change. The birthrate must increase, and immigration must decrease.
Perhaps a footnote is in order. I love the Hispanic people to death, and I respect their culture and heritage. But I also respect my own culture and heritage. Today, white Americans have been duped into the belief that if they question other races, then they are racist. They are told that America is a melting pot. This is absurd. Historically, America has never been a melting pot. Our forefathers were very careful to maintain our unique culture. Today, we don't know what our culture is. It is not color we are worried about. It is our culture and way of life.
Anglo-American culture, historically, has held to certain beliefs that other people groups have not. Take, for instance, the black race. When they first arrived, they did not understand such things as free government, individual rights, and Christianity. As they became more Americanized, they understood this American heritage and were eventually made citizens. Even Indian law recognized blood killings---where the family member of a murder victim could murder a member of the perpetrator's family. These laws were tolerated within the bounds of the Indian nations, but they could never be tolerated in American jurisdictions where jury trials were a common right of the people. Ever wonder why blacks and Indians were excluded from the political process? It wasn't always because whites were racist. It was because whites wanted to protect their historical culture.
If you have looked around you, you probably have noticed that not many white Americans can speak Spanish. In fact, many white Americans protest speaking Spanish because they think it is somehow un-American. However, I propose that if Americans do not start learning Spanish and teaching our immigrant populations about our history and culture, our country is doomed.
Mexican politics is extremely socialistic. Ask your Mexican neighbors what their political views are. You'll probably be surprised how friendly they are to socialism. The fight that our fathers fought against the Soviet Union is now being lost through our southern border. Now, perhaps you can understand why the Democratic party wants them here. It is not because these politicians are kind, considerate people. It is because they want to use this new people group as a pawn to swing elections in their favor. The Democratic Party is, today, hardly democratic. The party represents socialist aims such as welfare and socialized medicine. To the Mexican people, who have long been oppressed by “conservative” regimes who pocket the people's money, re-distribution of the wealth seems like a good idea. They don't understand that Americans, historically, have resisted socialism because it flies in the face of American Liberty where the government keeps its hands off the people.
We have a choice. We can sit back and watch a large cultural subgroup grow and grow, or we can learn Spanish and try to get these people informed about our cultural heritage. The government is not going to stop the immigration problem anytime soon. There is too much political and monetary gain at stake. Businesses (who sponsor candidates) can hire illegal workers at cheaper prices. The government allows illegal workers to pay taxes. Above all, the liberal politicians encourage them to bring in their socialist agenda.
That means it is up to you and me to use this as an opportunity. Since the Mexican and Latin American people are here in America, what better way than to share with them about a Savior who died for them? No longer must we pack up and head to Mexico to be missionaries; we can witness right here at home. Additionally, we have the opportunity to teach them about our form of government: less governmental involvement, States' Rights, individual liberties. Who knows? Maybe they will take these beliefs home with them when they leave. Or, if destiny determines that they should stay, maybe they will become a blessing to American Liberty instead of a liability. Perhaps because of you, Responsible American, America's hostile Mexican presence can become her ally.
It won't happen if the Mexican people continue in bondage to a works salvation and believing that the Church is the only way to Heaven. It won't happen if they continue to think government re-distribution of wealth and property is the way to end poverty. Most of all, it won't happen if you don't get busy. It starts with a love in your heart for the Spanish people. You don't have to agree with them; you must love them as human beings and lost souls before God. You must learn Spanish to share with them the Bible story of salvation solely by Christ's work, and not our own. It is up to you to make friends and gain their trust on an individual basis, so that they will listen to you. You have a choice. You're country's fate, absolutely and without question, hangs in the balance.
