Quote:I can just see the majority of Texans agreeing to that proposition... ...Actually, most "Mexicans" were happy to assimilate into the Texas/American culture...Just to get away from the Mexican form of governmental injustice...They called themselves Texicans, and prospered...
People tend to forget that for almost ten years TX was an independent COUNTRY before it decided to join the United States as a state (with a majority Hispanic voting population). Even today, we are one of the few states that could be totally self sufficient without any fed involvement. We are much more heavily "producers" than teat suckers, and we send (a lot) more money to the feds than we get back (even under Bush).
I don't have any Hispanic blood in me (that I know of), but a whole slew of my (next generation) family does, and they consider me family (and visa versa). To a man, woman, and child they consider themselves AMERICANS, and I proudly acknowledge the Lopez, Gutierrez, and Gonzales lines of my family.
The same equation applies to Israel. Did ya'll know that not only are there Muslim Arab Israelis, there are Muslim Arab Israeli elected Members of Parliament? In fact, almost the only freely elected Arab parliamentarians in the Middle East are members of the Israeli Knesset (Iraq, though not strictly "Arab" might challenge that due to our involvement). Almost 80% of Israeli Arabs wouldn't consider living anywhere else.
The choice for Israel as long as Hamas (and their Iranian masters) are involved, is existence, or genocide of their own population. Hamas is dedicated to the extinction of of all Jews. Hitler and the Third Reich reborn!
I don't think I've ever even been to Israel (maybe on a connecting flight, I used to fly a lot), but I definitely admire and (for the most part) support the Israelis.
Obama screwed the pooch (again) on this one, even Carter was more competent.