07-29-2014, 03:35 AM
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Originally posted by coastal
I love the sentiments on the Statue of Liberty. Makes me proud to live in a country where anyone, anyone who gets an education can make something of themselves - regardless of where they were born or what "class" they were born into.
@ Kelena - could not agree with you more. I'll be there with you waiting to help that child climb up the hil towards a more successful future, here in the land of immigrants.
And oh, lots of what is being said here, could apply to us - those people who landed here years ago illegally, without so much as a passport or a visa and took over, on this island of Hawaii. Today, most of us on this community board are all immigrants here, and the local population has accepted us pretty much with open arms. We come here, many of us, with no advanced skill set, and try to compete with those born here for local jobs, but that's okay - because we want to be here. We brought all sorts of pests, illness, and other unsavory things as well when we landed here on these islands and took over.
But i could be wrong, and now that i'm here - i don't want anyone else to come to Hawaii island. NIMBY! or Not In My NEW Backyard!
I am glad in the 1920's no one pushed my grandfather off the cliff. Although he worked at St Charles church in No Hollywood as the maintenance / janitor for most of his working life in the US, his progeny include doctors, police officers, engineers, a couple of lawyers, teachers, career military, one former asst to their County District Attorney, and nurses among a few.
In my perfect world, to solve the problem, the immigrant gets issued a ID card and SS card, and limited welfare services for 7 yrs.
This is pretty much what my grandfather went through. He never collected any welfare even though he had 10 children (who all did well and his 60+ grandchildren did well, and his many great grandchildren are doing well.) Six out of ten of his children went to college back in the 1930-50's (three were women who got married and raised their families).
So the immigrants are not the problem, it is how the US is handling it that is the issue.
ETA: I am glad no one pushed me off the cliff when I came to Hawaii 25 yrs ago. I was welcomed with Aloha.