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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
okay. lol
I'm really not up on my Leviticus, thanks.
of course we shouldn't mistreat people, but we have to toughen up and deal with this matter.
so Leviticus even covers how to wear your hair? interesting.
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ArlJim,
I brought up Leviticus to disarm the "Bible thumpers" that have previously used it to justify positions and actions that are inconsistant with its words.
I won't get into the "Chistian right's" support of an illegal war, other than to mention in passing something about "Blessed are the peacemakers..."
I brought up the Cherokees as an example of people who were forced off of their land and "resettled" by immigrants.
But let's go a bit further back in history and see...
In 1620 a small boat carrying "religious" people sought shelter from a fierce winter storm. Blown off course, the captain found refuge behind a spit of sand near Provincetown, Mass, (Cape Cod). A landing party sought fresh water and found it in nearby Truro (Pilgrim Springs, still there). They also found food storage that had been put in place by the Wampanogs. The site is now called Corn Hill (also in Truro). Rather than ask permission to have food that had been planted, harvested and stored by others, these upstanding "religious folks" stole the food (and made beer with it), despite the teaching "thou shall not steal".
Thoughout the years, the native peoples of this continent have had their land taken, their food (buffallo) stolen, and their culture denegrated by the "immigrants".
Now you're probably shaking your head and saying, DTS, what does that have to do with Mexicans coming into OUR country?
Oh! Did I say OUR country?
Let's consider who really are "immigrants".
Now, in current circumstances, should we build bigger and better walls?
I don't know. The Great wall, Hadrian's, the one in Berlin, well, they sure were effective, right?
Most of the people coming into the US across the southern border are doing so to provide for their families. They are doing work in agriculture, meat packing, construction, etc, that contributes to the growth of the American economy. Many workers send money back "home". Oh, I should have mentioned the "backstretch", as you might be surprised who you find there.
Let's face it, ArlJim. We won't be able to round up twelve million people and deport them. If we did, it would have dire consequences on the economy.
And think of what it would do to horse racing.
The people you call "aliens", as if they jumped off a space ship to invade us,
are equally as much "immigrants" as most of the people that live in this country are.
I think there's more than enough for everyone here, and like the Wampanogs,
rather than react in a negative manner to those that came to their land, they shared. They even taught the newcomers how to plant crops. Then in gratitude, those newcomers decided to throw a grand feast to give thanks.
Guess who brought the food to share?