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As you history buffs know, the “absolut world” depicted here is what the U.S. / Mexico border would look like were it not for the 1845 annexation of Texas, and the 1848 Mexican-American war. The implications of the ad, run in Mexico, have stirred the crazies up North, and prompted some of the too-be-expected justifications for the war. Some are even suggesting that the territory never belonged to Mexico in the first place.
Laying aside that false argument, the ad underlines the irony involved in our current immigration problem; Mexicans are illegal in a land that was (let’s call it like it is) stolen from Mexico 160 years ago.
If you think my use of the “stolen” is too strong, compare it with the words of a lieutenant who served in the war - future General of the Union Army, and President of the United States, Ulysses Grant;
to this day I regard the war which resulted as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger nation against a weaker nation. It was an instance of a republic following the bad example of European monarchies, in not considering justice in their decision to acquire additional territory. — pg. 25 Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
If Ulysses had his way, and Manifest Destiny hadn’t been so, well, manifest, the current global distribution of power and wealth — indeed, the last 160 years of history — would be considerably altered; as this article from the Globalist points out, one quarter of the United States was once Mexican territory, which in turn produces about one quarter of U.S. GDP.
As xenophobia and racism infect the debate over immigration, it’s important we question the term “illegal.”
***Comedian Charlie Hill on the Richard Pryor Show back in the day, definitely worth your while:
I agree with the ad campaign. People are fucking blow hearts.
Charlie Hill stand up:Thanks for the post.
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You’re not actually serious about this are you? Have you actually given this some thought? Some feeling? Anything?
The U.S. simply cannot continue to absorb the overflow (and that’s what it is) of people from Mexico.
The Catholic Church bans birth control because life is sacred. Overpopulation makes life anything BUT sacred.
I’m not sure I follow you Flywheel. Is it Mexico=Catholic nation=overflow of people? If that’s it, then peek at Italy — Catholic nation and it has the second lowest birth rate in the western world - 1.23 children per woman. Your logic is disjointed.
The ad points out a historical fact that many people in the U.S. are uncomfortable with. It doesn’t prescribe policy. So, yes, I am serious when I say that “illegal” is a term that inherently packs a lot of irony.