Patriots for Chapter 73

This was written by Rosemary LaBonte to a California newspaper responding to Ernie Lujan, who suggests we tear down the Statue of Liberty because immigrants of today aren’t being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island. The paper never printed the response, so her husband sent it via internet.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900, when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented.

Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They pledged to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule and some changed names to blend with their new home.

They waved goodbye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.

Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy, France and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hi**er, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan. They were defending the America as one people.

When we liberated France, no one in those villages were looking for the French American, the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes entitlements and being faithful to their mother country.

I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. Immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life. They would be appalled they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.

FOR THE WRONG THINGS TO PREVAIL, THE RIGHTFUL MAJORITY NEEDS TO REMAIN COMPLACENT AND QUIET.

I HOPE THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!

Here are a few reasons why the DAV’s influence is slipping away as a Veterans Service Organization.

Should Congress pull their charter? Do they do any good for Veterans?

https://www.veteranslawblog.org/veterans-service-organization/

Anyone interested in finding out more about DAV Chapter 73's revoked charter? We are having a meeting at the MOOSE LODGE, 17751 Saticoy St., Reseda CA 91335 on Monday, 6/6/2022 at 1900 hrs. Everyone is Welcome!