Yessir, we need those illegal immigrants to come to our country and bring their culture with them because diversity is wonderful. That's what the mainstream media keeps reporting. Academics keep telling us that there is "strength in diversity," and we should "value other cultures," and not "force" our values on different cultures. Oh, and we should never deport them, because they're only here to work.
Enter one Ramiro Gallegos, 26, illegal alien from Mexico. He brought his culture with him -- a culture of "machoness" and heavy drinking. He has convictions for resisting arrest, DWI, and failure to appear in court. In 2003 he was sentenced to probation for DWI. In 2004 he received MORE probation for another DWI and driving while his license was revoked (please note he is NOT a citizen, yet freely uses and abuses his North Carolina driver's license).
Thank you, diversity supporters. Thank you, open borders supporters. Thank you, those of you who celebrate the value of other cultures over the uniquely American culture. Thanks to you, 2-year-old Avery and 5-year-old Jackson have no father and a critically injured wife.
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WHAT? He had been ARRESTED... and convicted?? How the heck was he still in this country? There are no more deportations??
Stuff like this can drive me insane...
Posted by: pam at July 21, 2005 01:02 PM (l6NIn)
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The news story reports the local law enforcement officials as saying that they do not deport for minor offenses...like repeated DWI convictions, apparently.
Posted by: Ogre at July 21, 2005 01:09 PM (/k+l4)
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Being in the country illegally is not enough to deport?! I thought that was THE reason. Ack...!
Posted by: pam at July 21, 2005 06:15 PM (l6NIn)
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Not according to many "big city" police chiefs. The chief in Charlotte specifically makes a big deal, including public notices (in Spanish) that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police absolutely WILL NOT deport or even report ANY illegals to INS under any condition. I wish that were made up, but it's not.
Posted by: Ogre at July 21, 2005 06:58 PM (L0IGK)
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If such is the case, then aren't these big city police chiefs violating some sort of federal law? Aren't crimes supposed to be reported? Something about this stinks.
Posted by: SilverBubble at July 21, 2005 07:07 PM (v5SdF)
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No, they're not violating any federal laws -- the feds cannot tell local police what to do. Yes, it stinks, and yes, the local police are simply being asses about it, but it's not illegal.
Posted by: Ogre at July 21, 2005 10:23 PM (L0IGK)
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I support diversity. I support encouraging other cultures, encouraging Americans to learn to embrace other cultures. I also support the idea that immigrants should be legal, follow our laws (immigration and otherwise.) I agree that this guy, having come into the US illegally, and consequently broke (and continued to break) our laws, and should have been stopped before entering, or at the very least, kicked out once discovered.
BUT I don't think the fact that he was mexican really contributed to this tregedy, full blooded Americans drink and drive every day, US citizens kill people in DUI related accidents every day.
Sorry, I just don't think this had anything to do with cultural diversity - it had to do with ignorance and arrogance.
Posted by: Erin Monahan at July 21, 2005 10:49 PM (0Ea9a)
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But it did -- you see the unique culture that is Mexican puts a very strong emphasis on drinking and heavy drinking. You are more "macho" in that culture if you can drink a lot.
Things like admitting you are too drunk to drive are very, very frowned upon in that culture. If you are part of that culture and admit that you are too drunk, you will be laughed at and ridiculed.
The American culture is different. In America, in general, there is no shame associated with admitting you are too drunk to drive except in very small, isolated circles. Overall, America says that driving drunk is bad. Overall, Mexican culture says that driving drunk is a sight of strength.
The ignorance and arrogance is ingrained in that culture. If they were assimilated into the American culture instead of being celebrated for being diverse, there would be much less a chance of this sort of thing happening -- in the Charlotte area, now the majority of drunk driving citations are issued to Mexicans, but the majority of people are not Mexican. It IS a culture "thing."
Posted by: Ogre at July 22, 2005 05:55 AM (L0IGK)
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Mexicans and rednecks bear a striking resemblance. . .
Posted by: Erin Monahan at July 22, 2005 06:50 PM (0Ea9a)
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I'm not claiming that no Americans drive drunk. I am saying that American society, in general, disapproves of drunk driving, while Mexican culture does not. When you celebrate and accept Mexican culture, you celebrate and accept drunk driving.
Posted by: Ogre at July 22, 2005 07:22 PM (L0IGK)
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