Just couldn't resist, Well, well, isn't this a hot topic. For those of you who don't live here, how would you like your
business centers clogged with protestors, now the leader of the cuban reform movement wants the protestors to shutdown Miami
international airport. isn't this a violation of FAA rules governing the operation of an airport.
Toss 'em all in the brig!!!
For our Netherlands contingent, The indians weren't the first , the Anistasi (Tom , how do i spell that?) were the first,
well discounting the dynasaurs and green primorbial soup.
I wouldn't be against refugee's if they would make half an effort to become an american . As Frank stated , that most of our
parents, grandparents , uncles aunts and others came here not knowing english BUT THEY LEARNED ENGLISH, they didn't have two
cents to rub together BUT THEY GOT A JOB AND BECAME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS!!!
just my opinion, Ferret

-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Pederson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Cuba!!


|I have to add my two cents worth to the crisis over the
|Cuban boy.  I believe he should be sent back to his father
|UNLESS his mother is a refugee here.  Then she should have
|priority.  However, his relatives should NOT be able to
|control where he lives.
|
|Personally, I am tired of all the refugees (from any nation)
|coming to this country.  I've seen too many put on welfare
|and social security and not even make the effort to learn
|our language.
|
|Does anyone else get upset over this?  Maybe those in
|smaller towns don't see it as much as those of us living in
|major cities.  It really upsets me when I see special
|education budgets cut for the handicapped and learning
|disabled so "English as a second language class" can be
|provided those who aren't even citizens.  I wonder what
|would happen to the inflow of refugees if they had to pass
|an English proficiency test BEFORE being allowed into this
|country?
|
|I wish all the Cubans living here who claim to be so upset
|with Cuba's government would get themselves together and go
|take their country back.  Instead they come here and plea
|political refugee status.  Russia was Cuba's biggest
|support.  I still wonder why the Cubans didn't revolt
|against Castro when Russia changed its government?  It seems
|the timing would have been perfect.
|
|I guess I am burned out with hearing about our trillions of
|dollar debt while we continually try to rescue citizens of
|every other nation in the world.  It's time we put our own
|people first.  Of course, I also believe that English should
|be declared our national language.
|
|I see a country that puts the mentally ill on the street but
|pays welfare benefits, provides college educations, and
|other benefits to someone who has never contributed one thin
|dime to this country's income.  Our own children can't
|always afford college, yet I see the Vietnamese, etc. having
|their college paid for by our government.  Something is very
|wrong here.
|
|Sorry, I'll get down off my soap box here.  Just hearing
|about the cuban boy stirs up plenty of emotion within me.
|Part of this comes from having lived overseas and hearing
|people who just expect that the United States will provide
|money for them.  I lived on an island where they threatened
|to kill the American who put in electricity for them because
|they thought the United States should be paying their
|utility bills.  They didn't think it was fair to be charged
|for electricity!
|
|Diana Pederson
|(Former teacher and missionary)
|