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Linda Bristow (Elias)
Rookus:
Today, there aren't as many. I live about 1 1/2 miles from the border (Rio Grande). Downtown, is about 1 1/2 to 2 miles from the building where I work.
It isn't as safe to go down to the barrio right now. The church that you might see on TV-Sacred Heart- is helping as much as possible but can only sleep 120. A few blocks from there is one of my favorite restaurants and I won't go down there until this is cleared up.
Cartels are affecting most of Central America and South American countries. These people are trying to save their families any way that they can. It is horrific.
Normally, we have people crossing over daily. I've seen it for 60 years! Never have we had to be so fearful of the people and for the people. They are desperate.
It wouldn help if our country could stop fueling cartels and quit using drugs. The cartels kill people for kicks. If children won't sell their products, they kill them. They are also trafficking people big time from what I hear. If we were in their situation, we would want out also.
The Immigration Law from 1919 -1920 rotated people allowed into the USA by countries that they were from. It was to keep any country from re-establishing itself as a country within our country. Example would be: Big cities have Little Italy, Chinatown, etc. Currently so many people are showing up without any paperwork to get into our country...........just trying for asylum.
While my kids were in elementary school and I was PTA president, I helped to make sure new, non-English speaking students, were quickly being taught English so that they could go mainstream into the schools in town. I served on PTA City Council too. I advocated teaching them from First grade and then forward and placing them in proper classes afterward. This concept is that if they are going to be here, they need to speak English are quickly as possible.
I hope you get the idea from my rambling thoughts today.
Linda
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