"It was better before they came"

What, you might ask, is the title? Is that the latest racist xenophobic comment from one of those anti-immigrant racists? Why, yes it is. And, even worse, that racist comment is engraved in stone and stands outside a Metrolink Rail Station in Baldwin Park, CA.

Now, based on the last sentence, you can probably figure out that the monument is to racism of the politically-correct variety. Not only does it contain the titular phrase, but the end of this poem:

This land was Mexican once
was Indian always
and is.
And will be again.

Details and pictures here.

Immigration2005a · Tue, 05/10/2005 - 12:20 · · Importance: 1

Comments

Bullcrap. California was never owned by Mexico, it was owned by Spain. The indigenous peoples of California are not in any way related to the Mestizo mexicans.

Posted by: eric at Oct 19, 2005 1:37 PM

It's ok for us to illegally migrate to their territory, but it's not ok for them to illegally migrate to our territory.

Posted by: Ralph at May 11, 2005 4:46 AM

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