I Thought America Was a Melting Pot--What's this About Illegals?

I'm hearing this term "illegals" a lot from my fellow Americans. It's meant to reference those who have entered the US illegally. But I don't get it. How can you call a person "illegal?" Does their very existence violate some human code?

And in America, the "great melting pot" that makes no sense. But then Americans tend toward reactionary extremism. We think patriotism means waving a flag or saying the Pledge of Allegiance. We proclaim to support our troops yet stand by while they have to fight for benefits. We know less about US history than immigrants. Our national holidays are just beer drinking blasts. We're fellow Americans only as it suits our purpose. We're ethnocentric while bashing each other's background (see this post I wrote).  Who Are These Illegals You Speak of? I Thought America Was a Melting Pot

Good News from Haiti Updates One Year Later

Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the massive earthquake that rocked the island country of Haiti. Haiti was already the most impoverished nation in the western hemisphere when the devastating quake left 1.5 million people homeless. What progress has been made in clean up and relief efforts one year later? Read more...

Post Hurricane Shrimpers Dilemma

Post-Katrina New Orleans Shrimpers Compete Against Foreign Shrimp
Post-Katrina, Fay, Gustav, Hanna Louisiana still very much in need of recovery measures. As if things weren't bad enough, LA shrimpers must compete with cheap tariff free foreign shrimp. Boycott Asian shrimp and buy American shrimp from Louisiana. Help our fellow Americans get back on their feet. Eat better shrimp, too!
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