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Saturday, Nov 22, 2008
When David Duke goes marching in
BY PAUL CUADROS
(04/04/00)
When is David Duke going to get a job? It's been -- what? -- 20 years of hate-mongering for this individual. What good has he contributed to society? How much in taxes has he paid? It is he who should go back to where his ancestors came from, for all he contributes to our economy is a long list of unemployed white men eager to follow his lead simply because it allows them to avoid work. These immigrants, like Duke's ancestors, work their heart off for this country. Ask Duke and his morons if they'll staff that poultry enterprise in North Carolina once the immigrants are deported.
-- Patrick Alcatraz
Fort Worth, Texas
I live in a small town in South Hillsborough County, Fla., just south of Tampa. We are no strangers here to the problems faced by an increasing Hispanic population. Two small, mostly Hispanic towns flank our town, which is largely white. We have chosen another path than that taken in Siler City, N.C. Hundreds of our citizens, most of whom are retired, volunteer their time and skills to help the citizens of our neighboring towns. They build houses and run after-school programs. They collect used clothing and donate food and make it available for those who need it. They tutor adults as well as children to help with math and reading skills, and they sponsor many college scholarships. Siler City needs a wake-up call. Thank you, Paul Cuadros!
-- C.S. Wilson
Your article sweeps aside the problems immigration is causing. It mentions higher house prices as a positive, but ignores that it means lowered housing affordability for the average person. You mention that the low wages make it harder to attract American workers, ignoring the fact that the employers would provide higher wages if it were not for these immigrants. At least you did mention the strain on the education facilities. There are millions of poor Mexicans. There are hundreds of millions of poor people around the globe. If you don't want Americans to join their ranks, immigration must be halted.
-- Richard Solomon
Life as a fate worse than death
BY BETH BROEKER
(03/30/00)
Beth Broeker's heart-rending tale of Baby Thomas' struggle to hold onto a meager existence would certainly lead one to think that the do-not-resuscitate order is the most sensible and compassionate act. It may well be, but given that I don't have all the facts of the case at my disposal, I'll pass on rendering that judgment.
Broeker clearly projects her own philosophies onto the child: "A baby is dying, and the question we're fighting over is when and how. I can only hope that when he is ready to go, he is able to go, and that this happens on his terms. I hope that for this one final act of his short life, he is in control." Such a view leads us perilously close to acts of mercy killing, all in the name of compassion and control. She has absolutely no idea whether or not this child would choose to live or die, and she ought to be more circumspect in deciding for others their own fate in matters of life and death. Deeds that begin as compassionate can subtly slip into garish acts of brutality.
-- Peter Doyle
Because Beth Broeker has already made up her mind about the guilt of the parents in Thomas' case, she willfully neglects to consider an alternate motive for their refusing to accede to a DNR: hope.
-- Michael Wardlow
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