I have worked in politics for 16 years in various roles.
All politicians do is ~carry water~ for corporations. All we did was whatever Time Warner, SBC/AT&T, and TXU (the biggest utility company in Texas ) wanted us to do. It was disgusting. (among others -- HEB, a grocery store in Tx. which employs tens of thousands of people that became upset when a certain tax proposal was offered. So, we dropped that tax item.)
I could go on with examples but there is no point in that.
One of the state representatives for whom I worked said that the train is on the tracks and that if you stand on the tracks all that will happen is that you will be run over.
I will add my statement that US policy will not change whether a D or an R is sitting in the big chair in the Oval Office.
It is funny since I live in Texas that people seem to care about the presidential election. The R will win. It was 61%-38% R/D in 2004. It won't be any different this time.
So, I'm not going to waste my effort promoting Obama or Hillary; although my preferred choices would have been Bill Richardson or Joe Biden.
A wise octogenarian for whom I worked told me to ~fight battles that you can win~. Sun Tzu said something similar.
Everything will always be tweaked a little bit regarding health care, abortion, social security, taxes, national security, immigration, religion, and other issues; but things won't change much.
Regarding immigration, I couldn't give a rat's behind. All of those people who are crossing the border simply want a better life for themselves. They are NOT terrorists. They are NO threat to you.
I speak Spanish every day. I don't care. I'm not preoccupied with "English only." It's just words, words, words (Hamlet). I would love to be fluent in 10 languages.
I think it's a myth that people can't learn languages when they are older. I think that the problem some people have is they aren't trying. I also think there is a fear of a cultural change, but I will use whatever words I need to accomplish my objectives.
ok, random rant is now over.
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Some people seem to think that our current Latino immigrants are somehow different from the waves of European immigrants that came before. I think not. It's a rare individual or set of people who can look around their environment, assess the situation objectively, decide they can do better elsewhere, and (most importantly) actually pull up stakes and leave for a chance at something better. Most people in any culture, society, or nation, even if they are doing poorly, will stay put, rot and die rather than overcoming inertia.
I think anyone brave enough to come here and stake a claim at self-improvement ought to be encouraged, not demonized. These people are the leavening that will keep our society from stagnating and falling into entropy. And if in 50 years most people in the Southwest US are speaking Spanish, well, big effing deal - they were speaking Spanish in these parts long before the English-speakers showed up.
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