Geraldo Rivera's reconquista rant
Geraldo Rivera is half Jewish, half Puerto Rican (Spanish). He hasn't let that stand in his way of standing in solidarity with the indigenous people to whom he has no bond otherwise, such as by supporting illegal immigration and penning a new screed at his site called "GOP Immigration Extremists". In case it disappears, you can read excerpts here.
Discussing it in depth would be worth even less than Geraldo himself, but let's look at this:
All most of the undocumented want is a fair shake and a chance to work hard and realize what we proudly call the 'American Dream'. Give them the chance to regularize and legitimatize their status and watch, as they become another beautiful component of the national mosaic. Maybe even Republicans.
A few paragraphs before that, he said this:
Isn't it reasonable to think that residents of Mexico might hold some affection and nostalgia for their lost North America Empire...? ...Where are the casinos and oil leases for the Mexicans forcibly excluded from their historic lands along with the Apache, Navajo, Sioux and Seminole? ...all agree that modern boundaries are now firmly and forever established. Every reasonable commentator understands that.
Obviously, the thoughts of a few "reasonable commentators" mean nothing when dealing with millions of people who hold "affection" for their "lost North America Empire". Geraldo thinks that we should allow Mexicans to resettle their lands, and somehow by doing that they'll automatically be converted into Americans. History - and everything he says - shows that Geraldo is a fool.
On a related note, his production company (Maravilla Productions) is one of the top lifetime contributors to... the Reverend Al Sharpton, turning over $10,000 to the clergyman.
Posted to Immigration2007a at March 23, 2007 01:17 PM
