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January 6, 2012

9 Paradoxes of Illegal Immigration

The Paradox of the Reconquista. Some Hispanics claim that the Southwest and California were 'stolen' from Mexico by the gringos.
Well, suppose that this vast chunk of real estate had not been 'stolen' and now belonged to Mexico. Then it would be as screwed up as the rest of Mexico: as economically indigent, as politically corrupt, as crime-ridden, as drug-infested. Illegal immigrants from southern Mexico would then, in that counterfactual scenario, have farther to travel to get to the U.S., and there would be less of the U.S. for their use and enjoyment. -- Maverick Philosopher:

Posted by gerardvanderleun at January 6, 2012 10:56 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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No, you don't get it. The U.S. stole the part of Mexico with the nice buildings and good roads. And beaches with hot white chicks.

Posted by: Talnik at January 7, 2012 11:04 AM

And the Mexicans stole it from the Indians who stole it from the Mexicans who stole it from the Indians who stole it from the ..............

Posted by: R Daneel at January 7, 2012 8:21 PM

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