The Letter that the Orange County Newspaper refused to print!
ORANGE COUNTY ( CALIFORNIA ) NEWSPAPER
This was a very good letter to the editor. This woman made some
good points.
This lady made the argument pretty simple. But it was NOT printed
in the Orange County Paper ........ Newspapers simply won't publish
letters to the editor which they either deem politically incorrect
(read below) or which does not agree with the philosophy they're
pushing on the public. This woman wrote a great letter to the
editor that should have been published.
And, with your help, it will get published via the internet!
New Immigrants
From: 'David LaBonte'
My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC
Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to
'print' it myself by sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along
if you feel so inclined.
Dave LaBonte ( signed)
Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the
Orange County Register:
Dear Editor:
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land
is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should
tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question
aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis
Island and other ports of entry.
Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people
like Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this
new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a
rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people
had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be
documented. Some would even get down on their hands and knees and
kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support
their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English
a primary rule in their new American households and some even
changed their names to blend in with their new home.
They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children
a new life and did everything in their power to help their children
assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free
lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had
were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to
trade for a future of prosperity. Most of their children came of
age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men
whose parents had come straight over from Germany , Italy , France
and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any
thought about what country their parents had come from. They were
Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan. They
were defending the United States of America as one people. When we
liberated France , no one in those villages were looking for the
French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The
people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that
represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have
thought about picking up anther country's flag and waving it to
represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their
parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants
truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the
melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.
And here we are in 2007 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the
same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing
with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement
card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm
sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe
that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's
deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice
in raising future generations to create a land that has become a
beacon for those legally searching for a better life. I think they
would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those
waving foreign country flags. And for that suggestion about taking
down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the
citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start
talking about dismantling the United States just yet.
(signed) Rosemary LaBonte
I don't know this person, but I feel the same way! If you come here to be an American, be an American!!!!
KNIT ON!
