Dire portents of the new wave of immigrants to America
Isabel P. Ball
September 10, 2006
Varying opinions flurry in the face of hot issue as the immigration. But when two oppositionists are widely known personalities, issues become a lot more intriguing.
Between Pat Buchanan and the matching opponent President of National Council La Rasa, Janet Murguia, their recent TV presence in the Situation Room caused to emerge some disconcerting points to me.
Pat Buchanan, two-time presidential aspirant and a conservative, has been griping about the Mexican immigrants’ undying claim that the American Southwest is rightfully Mexico’s land. Such an attitude and other peripheral issues remain to fuel behind the divisive and irritating immigration issue against illegal Mexican immigrants, and inclusively on the entire immigration issue.
On the NCLR side, Janet Murgia complains that Pat Buchanan has been impertinent, as usual, in his new book State of Emergency presaging America’s deterioration as a nation if illegal immigrants, in particular, referring to the illegal Mexican’s entry into the U.S., who are coming in the millions across the border, poor and undereducated--is not acted upon with exigency and properly.
In the debate, I find the contention of Ms. Murguia, annoyance at Mr. Buchanan’s claim of America’s imminent deterioration as a nation should the present immigrants, mainly underclass Mexicans number burgeons and get to root into the American system, and through their power to protest and using their population advantage creep into the management and leadership of the country. Remote as the scenario might seem an occurrence, but it has a high probability considering the 11 million illegal immigrants already here in the U.S., and the onslaught of more illegal coming in daily. Already, 5% of the U.S. population is that of illegal immigrants. Mathematically, the number can multiply with the efficiency of the proverbial “multiplying like rabbits.” It is reported that the present wave of immigration into the U.S. is the highest in 150 years.
Illegal immigration, per se, is a parboiling issue to many Americans, the very reason it has been at the newsfront for periods. I do agree with Pat Buchanan that America will suffer with structural diminution, and signs are already felt. As a former resident of Colorado since immigrating into the U.S., legally, I was exposed to quality public service that I’ve never known existed, having been from a third world country, much like Mexico in idiosyncrasy. Where back in my home country, consumers or the publics are treated with less respect, cheated blindly, and abused by the haughty storeowners and by the civil servants, almost every transaction was an experience of unpleasantness, conflicts escalating to loathsome bickering and unnecessary inveighs. It was disconcerting, to say the least, enough to have added to my despondency as citizen of the country, and which fueled my desire to leave the country for good.
In Colorado, my resident state, the customer service people at the storefronts and offices were mostly the White Caucasians; pleasant, friendly, and respectful of customers. Though objectively, I’ve also suffered from few harrowing cases of discrimination from some White Americans. The environment helped to flourish my attitude about America, a beautiful country to start a new free and better life.
What Pat Buchanan sees and my own perception may not be too far apart in vision. In places were Mexicans and Filipinos, two dominant populations, serving in the customer relations, in areas of Chula Vista and National City, I’ve began to feel the lack of quality in the service. Mostly serving with an attitude, seemingly discriminatory, at most, they are characteristically arrogant, behaving far superior than the clientele. What the attitude is all about is that these servers are sort of elitists, an enculturation inherent in us Filipinos, and evinced also among the Mexicans, sharing that common cultural denomination a legacy of the Spanish colonization. These immigrants stuck up back in their countries in their own homes it is common to have muchachas (maids). Lured by the lifestyle in America, they come and begin their trek to that pinnacle of the American Dream doing the customer service jobs as catapults.
In the political arena, the number games are putting ethnics in the local government political seats. Like the Filipinos and the Mexicans are vying for leaders seats, such as Mayoral position, but with some dismaying results. Few Filipino Mayors in the cities north of California were denigrated for petty demeanors such as arrogance that led to their political demise. Down in the South Bay, another aspiring Filipino politician was disgracefully fired from job for financial irregularities. There were also some Mexican leaders suffered with the same fate.
Notably, it is in the nature of the White Americans to be good in service, as they are basically honed from homes learned of human rights. Ethnics commonly originated from third world countries--as such--on the other hand, have miniscule experience in good customer relations, let alone, in intra-relationship. This very condition in the homelands have driven legal and illegal immigrants to America, in pursuit of the greener pasture seeded by the strong foundations of human rights. As a resident in National City in San Diego County, I’ve become cynical that the community of mostly of my own ethnicity and those of the Mexicans, have made me feel like I was back in the Philippines, immersed in the same attitude and behavior, which was the very nature that I have tried, optimistically, to lose and escape from away, in the beginning.
No doubt, the face of America will be much different in the future than from when it was originally founded, made to prosper through the hard works, discipline, values, inventiveness of the new world immigrants from Europe. While these forefathers have built the greatness of America, and in record number of years, the new wave of immigrants in America seem are likely to seek for materialism and instant prosperity, while a great part of the accumulated wealth is channeled back to the home countries.
America is best served, and rightfully so, only by those with direct lineage to the pioneering immigrants of the Mayflower.
Between Pat Buchanan and the matching opponent President of National Council La Rasa, Janet Murguia, their recent TV presence in the Situation Room caused to emerge some disconcerting points to me.
Pat Buchanan, two-time presidential aspirant and a conservative, has been griping about the Mexican immigrants’ undying claim that the American Southwest is rightfully Mexico’s land. Such an attitude and other peripheral issues remain to fuel behind the divisive and irritating immigration issue against illegal Mexican immigrants, and inclusively on the entire immigration issue.
On the NCLR side, Janet Murgia complains that Pat Buchanan has been impertinent, as usual, in his new book State of Emergency presaging America’s deterioration as a nation if illegal immigrants, in particular, referring to the illegal Mexican’s entry into the U.S., who are coming in the millions across the border, poor and undereducated--is not acted upon with exigency and properly.
In the debate, I find the contention of Ms. Murguia, annoyance at Mr. Buchanan’s claim of America’s imminent deterioration as a nation should the present immigrants, mainly underclass Mexicans number burgeons and get to root into the American system, and through their power to protest and using their population advantage creep into the management and leadership of the country. Remote as the scenario might seem an occurrence, but it has a high probability considering the 11 million illegal immigrants already here in the U.S., and the onslaught of more illegal coming in daily. Already, 5% of the U.S. population is that of illegal immigrants. Mathematically, the number can multiply with the efficiency of the proverbial “multiplying like rabbits.” It is reported that the present wave of immigration into the U.S. is the highest in 150 years.
Illegal immigration, per se, is a parboiling issue to many Americans, the very reason it has been at the newsfront for periods. I do agree with Pat Buchanan that America will suffer with structural diminution, and signs are already felt. As a former resident of Colorado since immigrating into the U.S., legally, I was exposed to quality public service that I’ve never known existed, having been from a third world country, much like Mexico in idiosyncrasy. Where back in my home country, consumers or the publics are treated with less respect, cheated blindly, and abused by the haughty storeowners and by the civil servants, almost every transaction was an experience of unpleasantness, conflicts escalating to loathsome bickering and unnecessary inveighs. It was disconcerting, to say the least, enough to have added to my despondency as citizen of the country, and which fueled my desire to leave the country for good.
In Colorado, my resident state, the customer service people at the storefronts and offices were mostly the White Caucasians; pleasant, friendly, and respectful of customers. Though objectively, I’ve also suffered from few harrowing cases of discrimination from some White Americans. The environment helped to flourish my attitude about America, a beautiful country to start a new free and better life.
What Pat Buchanan sees and my own perception may not be too far apart in vision. In places were Mexicans and Filipinos, two dominant populations, serving in the customer relations, in areas of Chula Vista and National City, I’ve began to feel the lack of quality in the service. Mostly serving with an attitude, seemingly discriminatory, at most, they are characteristically arrogant, behaving far superior than the clientele. What the attitude is all about is that these servers are sort of elitists, an enculturation inherent in us Filipinos, and evinced also among the Mexicans, sharing that common cultural denomination a legacy of the Spanish colonization. These immigrants stuck up back in their countries in their own homes it is common to have muchachas (maids). Lured by the lifestyle in America, they come and begin their trek to that pinnacle of the American Dream doing the customer service jobs as catapults.
In the political arena, the number games are putting ethnics in the local government political seats. Like the Filipinos and the Mexicans are vying for leaders seats, such as Mayoral position, but with some dismaying results. Few Filipino Mayors in the cities north of California were denigrated for petty demeanors such as arrogance that led to their political demise. Down in the South Bay, another aspiring Filipino politician was disgracefully fired from job for financial irregularities. There were also some Mexican leaders suffered with the same fate.
Notably, it is in the nature of the White Americans to be good in service, as they are basically honed from homes learned of human rights. Ethnics commonly originated from third world countries--as such--on the other hand, have miniscule experience in good customer relations, let alone, in intra-relationship. This very condition in the homelands have driven legal and illegal immigrants to America, in pursuit of the greener pasture seeded by the strong foundations of human rights. As a resident in National City in San Diego County, I’ve become cynical that the community of mostly of my own ethnicity and those of the Mexicans, have made me feel like I was back in the Philippines, immersed in the same attitude and behavior, which was the very nature that I have tried, optimistically, to lose and escape from away, in the beginning.
No doubt, the face of America will be much different in the future than from when it was originally founded, made to prosper through the hard works, discipline, values, inventiveness of the new world immigrants from Europe. While these forefathers have built the greatness of America, and in record number of years, the new wave of immigrants in America seem are likely to seek for materialism and instant prosperity, while a great part of the accumulated wealth is channeled back to the home countries.
America is best served, and rightfully so, only by those with direct lineage to the pioneering immigrants of the Mayflower.
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