African-Americans drowning in wave of illegal immigration

Houston Chronicle ^ | February 2, 2003 | TERRY ANDERSON

[Dog Gone]

THE black community has made great strides in the last few decades. Racism has certainly not been eradicated, but it is no longer accepted with a wink and a nod as it once was. We are proud to see Secretary of State Colin Powell, even when we do not agree with everything he does. The same with Condoleezza Rice, the president's national security adviser, and many others.

That's the good news.

The bad news is that in some regions we black folks are so overwhelmed by the huge numbers of immigrants that we are being displaced in our schools, jobs and neighborhoods.

That may seem a harsh thing for a black person to say against brown people, but I don't see it that way. I am an American, proud of both my nation and my race. What I see in my community of South Central Los Angeles -- where I have lived nearly all my life -- is thousands of Mexicans who care nothing about our traditions and culture, and only want to impose their way on us. That's not immigration, that is invasion.

It is sad what has happened in my neighborhood. This was a respectable, blue-collar area of hard-working black folks living in their bungalows and going to their jobs. In just a couple decades it has become almost entirely Mexican. They live several families to a three-bedroom house and keep chickens in the yard, but the city doesn't care about the zoning violations or the noise of having so many crowded into a small space.

According to the Census Bureau, nearby Watts is now 60 percent Hispanic, and it was previously the black community on the West Coast. No longer.

The immigration situation is really hard on our young people. A 17-year-old kid on my street couldn't get a job at McDonald's because he didn't speak Spanish. Another young neighbor boy was thrown into a bilingual classroom at age 8 and was forced to listen to Spanish all day long. His six-hour school day was turned into three hours. When his mother asked for an English-only class, she was told "there are none."

Would you believe that I, a black man, have been called a racist many times for speaking up against this invasion? I have a radio program on the subject and therefore hear from a lot of people, even some in Mexico.

When they call me a racist, I put this question to them: What if a hundred thousand Vietnamese were suddenly dropped into Guadalajara? And what if those newcomers didn't speak Spanish, and further insisted that their children be taught in Vietnamese? What would you think if they were happy to work for half the normal wages for any job they could get, thereby putting thousands of your local Guadalajarans out of work? Would it be racist to say there was a problem?

When people of good will and good sense hear the situation put that way, nearly all understand and respect my viewpoint.

Now if only they would listen in Washington. America's political leaders are the problem. They have been selling out this great nation for real and imaginary political benefits while ignoring the dangers. Even after Sept. 11, nothing has been done to plug up our borders. Another terrorist attack could be 10 times worse, and it would likely happen because Congress and the president learned nothing about the need to keep the nation's borders secure.

If I sound angry, you hear right. Like other Americans, I want immigration to be legal, controlled and reduced. But as a black American, I see that the burden my people must carry is heavier than for many others. I am sure that if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were alive, he would understand the fundamental unfairness to the black community of allowing more immigration than the nation can handle.

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Anderson is an auto mechanic living in South Central Los Angeles. He is the host of The Terry Anderson Show on radio station KRLA airing on Sunday nights. He testified before Congress in 1999 about the effects of mass immigration on his community. Anderson can be e-mailed at terrry@theterryandersonshow.com.

[Chu Gary]

"Illegal alien. To be exact you are an illegal alien who gained entry through fraudulent means but you are still an illegal alien. The switch is either on or off. "Illegal Immigrant" is like saying "Illegal Citizen" Either you are or you aren't"

OK, you win the point.

I enjoyed it.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Thank you. So did I.

One person convinced.

Only 479 million to go.

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[wardaddy]

I miss old Florida....the old motels shadowed by mossy oaks and old 2-lane US Hwys...90, 98, 41, 19, 27....yep the good ol pre-Disney World days...when Silver Springs and Cypress Gardens were where folks went...

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[Mears]

Thanks for your LAPD post,that says it all!

GWB is a disgrace,and I was thrilled when he won. I despised Clinton but "W" is no better as far as Mexico is concerned. I wish there were more outrage from working class Americans,something visible and noisy,like a Million Man March.

[PatrioticAmerican]

I agree with most of the article: Blacks are being displaced by Mexicans. Mexicans are considered minorities, scuh that they consume programs that are reserved for minorities, displacing blacks.

[Mears]

All the Koreans in my area of Massachusetts are professionals.

[DBtoo]

Did you ever see "Mississippi Burning"? That was the worst! That was the most bigoted movie I ever saw. It made me feel really bad for people who are from Mississippi because it was so insulting and full of negative stereotypes. My father's family is from south Louisiana so I can relate!

[THEUPMAN]

And BOTH parties are ignoring us. I really would like to know why. I do believe it goes waaaaaaaay beyond voting blocs for the Democrats and cheap labor for the Republicans....
As the population growth slows, so does the growth in gnp, the gov. must import new "citizens" to keep the growth rate up or tax revenue will stagnate.
Open boarders are just a backdoor tax on Americans; politicians find it easier to "ignore" illegales than it would be to explain more and higher taxes.
..... Wouldn’t want to impede the rate of growth of any of those gov. programs now would we?

[Sci Fi Guy]

One thing needs to be said over and over again: The problem with America today is not the blacks and its not the immigrants. It is the elite liberals who control our institutions (and they are almost totally white). These elites are, for their own economic and political purposes, flooding the nation with legal and illegal immigrants

Bingo!

[wardaddy]

LOL...many do-gooders on this forum (and there are plenty) actually use Mississippi Burning as a reference point to augment their social engineering dogma as though MB is a source like Gibbons or something....what a hoot...idiots


I got your freep btw...thanks....I'm jealous...even though Nashville is not too shabby really.

Sunday morning regards!

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[4America]

Regarding POST #79....Great Post ATOMIC! Awesome. Very well put!

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[meadsjn]

Deal with it."

We see a lot from this mindset; mostly from those who are either making money by selling out their countrymen, or whose ox hasn't yet been gored.

The American way to "Deal with it" is to vote out traitors and vote in some Americans who abide by their oath and properly represent their constituents.

Failing that, the next step in the American way is outlined in the first several paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence.

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