Video of protesters opposing corrupt, racist AZ Sheriff Joe Arapaio, in Santa Ana

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• By the way, God also said, "help those who help themselves".

  God believes in equal justice, not social justice!

  Borders are good, because not all culture's in the world are strangers you would welcome in to your home!

• So many folks having to be "right". I am fed up with it. In my eyes there is validity in both camps. I know many fine Mexican immigrants, who I would be proud to have as my neighbors. I know many white people who just simply have no class. The color or race is irrelevant in my eyes, the issue is the judgement that is being passed around. I think I would rather leave the others alone, in hope that they leave me be. If they cause me a problem, I will take actions to defend myself. Otherwise, I will give them all the benefit of the doubt. I don't expect anyone to share my views anymore. I wish to change no one, as I myself am but a work in progress. This nation, if anything could learn alot from Jesus about humility and peace, and set aside the old testament throwing of judgement. Then again, throw the bible at people if it really makes you feel better! God is indifferent. He loves you unconditionally.

• MQ you state:
  "So what if it is stolen?" in reference to the stolen states from Mexico.

  My Response:
  It matters because of the notion that we are a "Nation of Laws"...and because it demonstrates we have not always followed the "rule of law".

  You state:
  "If it had not been stolen, where would all these million’s of hispanics from south of the border go?"

  My Response:
  They would continue to be here...but not in an undocumented status.

  You State"
  "So what, it’s stolen land and it’s a good thing that it was!"

  My Response:

  So you are arguing for Stealing and breaking the law when it suits your bigoted views...incredible.
  I
  t was not just the Land that was stolen, but all the mineral wealth in it. Gold had already been discovered in California in 1842 by Francisco Lopez.
  http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/signal/coins/worden-coinage1005.htm

  The Gold Rush of 1849 after California and other states were "annexed" by the US, set-off one of the greatest migrations in the history of the world...

  Additionally, because of the shennanigans against the "Mexicans" who now found themselves with a new culture, a new language, a new political system, and a new "legal" system imposed on them overnight, MOST ALL of the PRIVATE lands that had been previously under Spanish/Mexican ownership were "transferred" from Spanish/Mexican ownership to Anglo ownership.

  You State:
  "Mr F. like all Mexicans you are showing that hispanic chip “THIS IS OUR LAND’"
  NO, IT IS NOT, THE SPANISH SOLD IT!"

  My Response:

  I did NOT say this is our land...I said that the history shows that it was stolen in an illegal war. TWO different things.

  That is PAST history and we are Americans now.

  And NO it was NOT SOLD by the Spanish...Mexico had gained its independence from Spain (Mexico fought war of independence from1810-1821); and the US founded it very convenient to attack a weaker nation to pursue the notion of "Manifest Destiny" ("it was God's Will that we expand from Coast to Coast"...very convenient to forget which independent and sovereign nations were there.)

  The US took the southwest from Mexico in an illegal war, in 1846-1848, (the Wrong War, Against the Wrong Nation, and in the Wrong Time)...Again that is past history...and we are now Americans...

  So, the Spanish/Mexican culture and Spanish language were around for 300 years BEFORE any contact with the Anglo Culture or with the English language; and now the Mexican-American Culture persists and will continue to persist.

  Francisco "Paco" Barragan