Comments on: Mexicans in America http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/ Big Ideas for a Better World Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:25:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Long-time absence. « Nonviolent Migration http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-83939 Long-time absence. « Nonviolent Migration Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:24:28 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-83939 [...] First, from this excellent article: “In all the video footage I have seen of people crossing illegally from Mexico, of people arrested, the faces look more Indian than Spanish. Most of the illegal immigrants from Mexico may be mestizo, racially, but Indian features predominate. And isn’t that curious? The Indians are illegally coming into the United States. Indians will always wander in the Americas and they should. One lasting effect of illegal immigration, I believe, is that we will come to see America within the Americas…. Brown illegal immigrants with Indian faces may usher the Georgian and the Virginian to a recognition that they now live within the New World—an illegal idea—and not in some distant colony of England.”  I have now lived in the three major border metropolises, San Diego, El Paso, and the lower Rio Grande Valley.  But not until living in Monterrey did I realize that during all that time when I was on the border, only the Morenos are present.  They are living among the Anglos (or the Anglos are living among them), of course, but you will not find the Rubios  or the Gueros among immigrants.  Monterrey, only a two hour drive from the border, is half blonde; half the city defies racial classification.  If I didn’t know which country I’m in, I’d say they are Caucasian. [...] […] First, from this excellent article: “In all the video footage I have seen of people crossing illegally from Mexico, of people arrested, the faces look more Indian than Spanish. Most of the illegal immigrants from Mexico may be mestizo, racially, but Indian features predominate. And isn’t that curious? The Indians are illegally coming into the United States. Indians will always wander in the Americas and they should. One lasting effect of illegal immigration, I believe, is that we will come to see America within the Americas…. Brown illegal immigrants with Indian faces may usher the Georgian and the Virginian to a recognition that they now live within the New World—an illegal idea—and not in some distant colony of England.”  I have now lived in the three major border metropolises, San Diego, El Paso, and the lower Rio Grande Valley.  But not until living in Monterrey did I realize that during all that time when I was on the border, only the Morenos are present.  They are living among the Anglos (or the Anglos are living among them), of course, but you will not find the Rubios  or the Gueros among immigrants.  Monterrey, only a two hour drive from the border, is half blonde; half the city defies racial classification.  If I didn’t know which country I’m in, I’d say they are Caucasian. […]

]]> By: charityBlog » John Steinbeck Predicts Immigration As Campaign Issue http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-7332 charityBlog » John Steinbeck Predicts Immigration As Campaign Issue Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:04:34 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-7332 [...] Benjamin Franklin complained in the 1750’s about those German immigrants with their languages and complexions different than “real” Americans.  And the CATO Institute’s Richard Rodriguez pointed out that we demonize even other Americans when sufficiently threatened, recalling the moral outrage against folks from other states in Chapter 21 of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath: In the West there was panic when the migrants multiplied on the highways.  Men of property were terrified for their property.  Men who had never been hungry saw the eyes of the hungry.  Men who had never wanted anything very much saw the flare of want in the eyes of the migrants.  And the men of the towns and of the soft suburban country gathered to defend themselves; and they reassured themselves that they were good and the invaders bad, as a man must do before he fights.  They said, These goddamned Okies are dirty and ignorant.  They’re degenerate, sexual maniacs.  These goddamned Okies are thieves.  They’ll steal anything.  They’ve got no sense of property rights. [...] […] Benjamin Franklin complained in the 1750’s about those German immigrants with their languages and complexions different than “real” Americans.  And the CATO Institute’s Richard Rodriguez pointed out that we demonize even other Americans when sufficiently threatened, recalling the moral outrage against folks from other states in Chapter 21 of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath: In the West there was panic when the migrants multiplied on the highways.  Men of property were terrified for their property.  Men who had never been hungry saw the eyes of the hungry.  Men who had never wanted anything very much saw the flare of want in the eyes of the migrants.  And the men of the towns and of the soft suburban country gathered to defend themselves; and they reassured themselves that they were good and the invaders bad, as a man must do before he fights.  They said, These goddamned Okies are dirty and ignorant.  They’re degenerate, sexual maniacs.  These goddamned Okies are thieves.  They’ll steal anything.  They’ve got no sense of property rights. […]

]]> By: fenris.org » Blog Archive » a sign of the apocalypse? http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2777 fenris.org » Blog Archive » a sign of the apocalypse? Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:30:19 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2777 [...] Hmm, someone should go check the “rapture index,” I’m about to link to an article at Cato Unbound - the Cato Institute’s Blog. Richard Rodriguez write’s a beautiful article regarding Mexican Immigrants, their coming to America and what the clash of cultures means to second and third generation Mexican-American immigrants. [...] […] Hmm, someone should go check the “rapture index,” I’m about to link to an article at Cato Unbound - the Cato Institute’s Blog. Richard Rodriguez write’s a beautiful article regarding Mexican Immigrants, their coming to America and what the clash of cultures means to second and third generation Mexican-American immigrants. […]

]]> By: Cato Unbound: Mexicans in America - Urban Onramps http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2614 Cato Unbound: Mexicans in America - Urban Onramps Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:56:21 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2614 [...] Interesting exchange between Richard Rodriguez and Victor Davis Hanson at the Cato Unbound site. Rodriguez leads off with a lyrical reflection on Mexicans in America, and Hanson brings him down a peg (or two). [...] […] Interesting exchange between Richard Rodriguez and Victor Davis Hanson at the Cato Unbound site. Rodriguez leads off with a lyrical reflection on Mexicans in America, and Hanson brings him down a peg (or two). […]

]]> By: Lonewacko http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2612 Lonewacko Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:32:55 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2612 <strong>Richard Rodriguez: "Mexicans in America"</strong> The TV pundit offers this. Victor Davis Hanson replies here. Here's my reply: I stopped right around where he supported a race-based immigration policy that allows "Indians" to settle anywhere in North America that they... Richard Rodriguez: “Mexicans in America”

The TV pundit offers this. Victor Davis Hanson replies here. Here’s my reply: I stopped right around where he supported a race-based immigration policy that allows “Indians” to settle anywhere in North America that they…

]]> By: MaxSpeak, You Listen! http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2601 MaxSpeak, You Listen! Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:42:22 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2601 <strong>IN A STRANGE LAND</strong> An awesome essay on immigration by Richard Rodriguez at Cato Unbound. For some reason they put him up against Victor Davis Hanson, which is like following Marvin Gaye with Milli Vanilli.... IN A STRANGE LAND

An awesome essay on immigration by Richard Rodriguez at Cato Unbound. For some reason they put him up against Victor Davis Hanson, which is like following Marvin Gaye with Milli Vanilli….

]]> By: A Special Report on Immigration - Beyond Borders Blog » Point, Counterpoint http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2593 A Special Report on Immigration - Beyond Borders Blog » Point, Counterpoint Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:00:35 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2593 [...] Richard Rodriguez has an interesting essay titled Mexicans in America. Victor Davis Hanson has a response. (Hat Tip Instapundit) Filed under:Immigration— Conor Friedersdorf @ 10:01 am [...] […] Richard Rodriguez has an interesting essay titled Mexicans in America. Victor Davis Hanson has a response. (Hat Tip Instapundit) Filed under:Immigration— Conor Friedersdorf @ 10:01 am […]

]]> By: psergio’s weblog » Blog Archive » In America… http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2566 psergio’s weblog » Blog Archive » In America… Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:14:22 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2566 [...] Cato Unbound, the weblog-magazine publication of the Cato Institute, is focusing this edition on “Mexicans in America” with the lead essay by Richard Rodriguez. [...] […] Cato Unbound, the weblog-magazine publication of the Cato Institute, is focusing this edition on “Mexicans in America” with the lead essay by Richard Rodriguez. […]

]]> By: Will Wilkinson / The Fly Bottle » Blog Archive » New at Cato Unbound: Mexicans in America http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2512 Will Wilkinson / The Fly Bottle » Blog Archive » New at Cato Unbound: Mexicans in America Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:24:04 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2512 [...] Don’t miss the new Cato Unbound featuring this morning’s lead essay by Richard Rodriguez. Americans have tended to abrogate to economists the question of the costs and the benefits of illegal immigration. But, surely, beyond how much Betsy Ross is willing to pay for a head of lettuce, there is the question of morality, there is the question of Mexico. How much of Mexico are we willing to take within our borders? I believe the question might better be asked of a theologian, than an economist. [...] […] Don’t miss the new Cato Unbound featuring this morning’s lead essay by Richard Rodriguez. Americans have tended to abrogate to economists the question of the costs and the benefits of illegal immigration. But, surely, beyond how much Betsy Ross is willing to pay for a head of lettuce, there is the question of morality, there is the question of Mexico. How much of Mexico are we willing to take within our borders? I believe the question might better be asked of a theologian, than an economist. […]

]]> By: Hispanic Pundit » Mexicans in America by Richard Rodriguez http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2499 Hispanic Pundit » Mexicans in America by Richard Rodriguez Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:43:22 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/08/14/richard-rodriguez/mexicans-in-america/#comment-2499 [...] Richard Rodriguez started off the discussion today at Cato Unbound on “Mexicans And America” . Here is a teaser of what he wrote: Since America will not honor the poverty of the Mexican worker in theological terms, we should at least be clear that the Mexican is such a good worker because of the strength of the Mexican family. Mexicans work for each other; that is their reason for working. [...] […] Richard Rodriguez started off the discussion today at Cato Unbound on “Mexicans And America” . Here is a teaser of what he wrote: Since America will not honor the poverty of the Mexican worker in theological terms, we should at least be clear that the Mexican is such a good worker because of the strength of the Mexican family. Mexicans work for each other; that is their reason for working. […]

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