OtisM BLS Tulsa FOB Jayde KGB's blog: "Political shit."

There's sure a lot of talk about the legalities and illegalities of immigration going on these days. I hope that this brief little bulletin can clear a few things up at least with regard to where we started and where we've arrived.

First, anyone who's of European descent is a member of or descendant of an immigrant family. If you were born here on US soil then you are a native .. if you weren't then your not. That's pretty cut and dried but we should never, ever forget the roots of our nation.

The statue of liberty has a plaque on it that says:

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these homeless tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

This.. is where we started. Our nation evolved from a bunch of misfits from other countries ... fleeing from oppression and ignorance ... seeking a home ... a place where they could be free to work, and establish their homes in peace and a solidarity with the other immigrants who were seeking out the same safe haven. They fled from forces in the world that would sooner kill them than coordinate aid for them in their time of need. Whether it be for their beliefs or simply because they were inconvenient .. they came here seeking refuge because it was offered.

Now I know that times have changed. We've gotten older, more complacent, and apparently more apathetic as a society. We hear complaints that the act of seeking safe haven in a relatively strife free life here in our country is illegal .. and that it is inconvenient ... and that the people who are taking advantage of that offer made so long ago do not have the right to be here.

One thing that still remains constant though, is the threat. The conditions that cause people to seek refuge will likely never go away.

Let's be clear on this point though ... you don't have to agree with the way I see it but personally I'm a man who believes that a promise is a promise. The sign does not say:

"Send me the people who can afford to be here under the conditions that I specify until I think it's time to stop the offer - Limited time only.. terms and conditions may apply."

'nuf said on that one .... if we're going to withdraw the offer, we need to take down the plaque. Might as well melt down the statue for copper while we're at it.. shame we've spent all those dollars on restoration and maintenance ..... since we didn't really mean it after all.

Just a little food for thought.