Trump to Dreamers and the Parents Who Brought Them Here: Just GTFO!

Message to Dreamers and the Parents Who Brought Them Here: Just GTFO!

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free." Since most Americans are unfamiliar with the backstory of this time rusted phrase, we'll share. This quote comes from Emma Lazarus' sonnet, New Colossus, which she wrote for a fundraiser auction to raise money for the pedestal on which the Statue of Liberty stands to this very day. And powerful words they are. These are the words that gave rise to hope for a better, safer life filled with opportunities for those willing to work hard, live right and become productive members of society. But do these words ring true today? Okay, that's a rhetorical question.

If only the downtrodden could just reach the land of milk and honey, where the streets are paved with gold, the future would be something worth looking forward to. Well, that's what the downtrodden have been led to believe. One of those downtrodden is Rosa. Rosa is in her early 20's with two toddlers in tow. In Mexico, girls marry young. Sadly, Rosa was too young. But as the story goes, Rosa was in love. Or so she thought. Unfortunately, the love of Rosa's life was an angry man when he drank alcohol. And it wasn't too long before she noticed the love of her life drank alcohol all the time. Rosa began to realize her husband was a lot like her father. And she didn't like what her father became when he drank too much. 

Rosa's husband is a big man and when he gets drunk, he becomes angry and when he's angry he's also hurtful and hateful. He becomes so hurtful and hateful, it would be impossible to describe Rosa's plight without making you cry. This is no life to live and Rosa knew it. Rosa had two babies to think of. When her husband got drunk, he didn't seem to care much about the babies. He'd seem to enjoy taking his anger out on Rosa while the babies watched. A life like this could be the death of Rosa and she knew that, too. So, Rosa has to do something. But what could she do? Where could she go? 

Rosa has a cousin, Maria, in America. Maria has lived in the United States for the last fifteen years. Maria's mother crossed the border illegally many years ago, as she too was escaping her husband's drunken and drug-fueled wrath. Maria's father was a Mexican gangster. He was brutal. He would beat Maria's mother mercilessly. She took one beating too many one night. The last one left her without the full use of her right hand. Maria's mother had no choice, so she made a mad dash for freedom. Promising Maria she'd one day send for her, Maria's mother worked in an Arizona roadside inn cleaning rooms for two years to save up enough money to keep that promise.

Maria was five years old when she reached America. Maria's mother moved to California, enrolled Maria in school and told her to be extra good, extra smart and always speak English. But Maria's mother never let her forget she had an older cousin, Rosa, in Mexico. It was Rosa's mother who had kept Maria safe until she could send for her. Maria's mother always told her she and Rosa would be reunited again one day. They'd be the family all of them dreamed of. When Rosa called Maria's mother for help, she was fifteen years older and worked to the bone tired, but Maria too was fifteen years older and she was happy to help honor her mother's promise to reunite the family. Besides, Maria had done well. She was in her last year of studies at University of California at Berkeley. 

Maria listened to her mother. She was always extra good, extra smart and she mastered the King's English. Maria was more American than most Americans. While Maria was an undocumented illegal, she had a job, an education and enough money to wire Rosa to save herself and the lives of her two babies. When Rosa arrived in the United States, the only things she had were her babies, the clothes on her back and two good working hands to wash dishes in a local bar and grill. The kind of joint that asks no questions if undocumented illegals will work extra hard and extra cheap. Rosa had a job. Rosa felt safe. Rosa thought she had a future. Until now.

Bottom line: With ICE ramping up activities like raiding 7-11 stores, looking for undocumented employees, while reviewing Motel 6 room registration logs for illegal immigrants, they're now hunting down anyone with brown skin and foreign sounding accents for detention and deportation. Forget all that huddled masses crap. The warm welcoming embrace has been rescinded. So, don't come here. America is no longer a safe haven from a life of torment, torture, and tyranny. Today's message is clear. Just GTFO and take your mother with you. Podcast below