Speaking of Mexicans, boarder crossing, and Hurricanes, Remember when the Mexican army deployed to the US to feed Americans after Katrina?
This time, however, the Mexican soldiers were on a relief mission to feed tens of thousands of homeless and hungry Americans displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Setting up camp at a former Air Force base outside San Antonio, they distributed potable water, medical supplies and 7,000 hot meals a day for the next three weeks.
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By the time their mission in San Antonio ended Sept. 25, the Mexicans had served 170,000 meals, helped distribute more than 184,000 tons of supplies and conducted more than 500 medical consultations.Mexican sailors also assisted with clearing downed branches and other storm debris in Biloxi, Miss., where they posed for photos with President George W. Bush, who thanked them for their help.
The fear of Mexicans- a neighbor we've had friendly relations with and exchanged people with for a very long time- strikes me as so incredibly silly.
Mexico is our friends, and they've proven it when it counts.
Well, moving's a bit much effort and I don't spend the language, but there are definitely placing in Mexico I wouldn't mind living if I did want to put in the effort.
I really do not get the *panic* they induce in you and others. These are people who have lived mixed with USAians for literally centuries. We know it works.
More like "OH SHIT THERE ARE PROGRESSIVE SOCILISTS IN WASH D.C WHO ARE GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ILLEGALS TO TURN THE U.S INTO A 3RD WORLD SHIT HOLE FOR THIER OWN POLITICAL POWER MOVE"
Now that is a reason for panic.
And if Mexico can be classified as a friend. Its in the catergorey of "Obnoxious Drunken College Buddy who lives in our living room 10 years after saying "Its just for the weekend".
I did enjoy all the CYA-ing that went on with the weather predicting industry. All was fun to watch the hysterics.
Originally posted by Bardock42
So, we are agreed, lots of panic within the right wing...
More a cause for concern when a bunch of Prgressives want to turn the country into a crap hole. A cause for concern. Unless your a LIBERAL that likes living in crap.
Originally posted by Q99
Well, moving's a bit much effort and I don't spend the language, but there are definitely placing in Mexico I wouldn't mind living if I did want to put in the effort.I really do not get the *panic* they induce in you and others. These are people who have lived mixed with USAians for literally centuries. We know it works.
Originally posted by Ushgarak
Any more on topic? It seems this really wasn't the big thing people feared anyway.
Kinda, but a large part of that was, even with the very fortunate path it took, a combination of heavy preparedness/response, and some pure luck.
It's one of those "people are only able to say now because the response was so good."
Literally tens of thousands of people were evac'd, after all.
And a slightly different path would've been 'towns go bye-bye from the map' level damage.
One possible path would've been hitting the second most populous city in Mexico. Which would've been... yikes.
It's worth remembering Katrina hit land as a cat 3. This hit land literally two categories higher than that.
Originally posted by Flyattractor
[b]More like "OH SHIT THERE ARE PROGRESSIVE SOCILISTS IN WASH D.C WHO ARE GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ILLEGALS TO TURN THE U.S INTO A 3RD WORLD SHIT HOLE FOR THIER OWN POLITICAL POWER MOVE"Now that is a reason for panic.
And if Mexico can be classified as a friend. Its in the catergorey of "Obnoxious Drunken College Buddy who lives in our living room 10 years after saying "Its just for the weekend".
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Not really, we do hundreds of millions in trade with them each year, both ways, and immigrants prop up several US state's agriculture industry (as shown by what happens when anti-immigrant laws are passed).
And heck, Mexico isn't a third world country itself, it's a two trillion dollar economy. In the developing country category to be sure, but ahead of, say, Russia or Brazil in per-capita income (higher in the areas near the US, due to all the trade).
An ironic thing for you, back in the day when the boarder was looser, people would come in for seasonal work then *go back to Mexico* with their families.
Also, like I posted upthread, they helped a whole lotta people during Hurricane Katrina, when we needed it, so props there too.
Do look deeper than the stereotypes, and you'll have less reason to panic.
Originally posted by Q99
Kinda, but a large part of that was, even with the very fortunate path it took, a combination of heavy preparedness/response, and some pure luck.It's one of those "people are only able to say now because the response was so good."
Literally tens of thousands of people were evac'd, after all.
And a slightly different path would've been 'towns go bye-bye from the map' level damage.
One possible path would've been hitting the second most populous city in Mexico. Which would've been... yikes.
It's worth remembering Katrina hit land as a cat 3. This hit land literally two categories higher than that.
Not really, we do hundreds of millions in trade with them each year, both ways, and immigrants prop up several US state's agriculture industry (as shown by what happens when anti-immigrant laws are passed).
And heck, Mexico isn't a third world country itself, it's a two trillion dollar economy. In the developing country category to be sure, but ahead of, say, Russia or Brazil in per-capita income (higher in the areas near the US, due to all the trade).
An ironic thing for you, back in the day when the boarder was looser, people would come in for seasonal work then *go back to Mexico* with their families.
Also, like I posted upthread, they helped a whole lotta people during Hurricane Katrina, when we needed it, so props there too.
Do look deeper than the stereotypes, and you'll have less reason to panic.
Go back to Mexico!