Children born here Belong here

marjorie says...

Hi Folks: Life has been so hectic lately that I've barely had time to think about blogging...so, thanks to my fellow M's for keeping the Pyre burning!

There is certainly lots to comment on lately.

First, Maggie pretty much hits it on the head regarding the unrest in France right now. One thing you got to say about France, when radicalism rears its head there it does it in force. I will be very interested to see how that nation addresses the rights of immigrants and their children after this. I'm hoping they will offer anglos in this country some ideas about how to shift toward a more humane and open perspective on difference. Not that the reactionaries in this country would take note.

Obviously, we have some incredibly reactionary tendencies in this country. Case in point: the idea being floated around by Republican Senators to end "birthright citizenship" for babies born in the U.S. to an undocumented mother.

HELLO: While the folks in Kansas want to deny it, we *are* biological beings. I was born into this world with no choice as to who my parents were or where I would live. Vast numbers of children are born to undocumented workers in this country (workers who right now are rebuilding the gulf coast states) and they grow up here. Taking away THEIR birthright citizenship essentially makes them people without a country. We ALL have to speak out on this issue--it is one of the most profound issues we face as a nation.

Moving on, yeah, check out those people in Kansas. If I were a Kansas liberal, it would be pretty tempting to get the hell out of Dodge...but I'm hoping they will stay and fight. They need to organize. That's what it is: they've been out-organized. We've all been out organized. They did it with a long-term strategy, and we need to dig in and do the same. All of the children born in this country deserve it.