The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its list of the top 10 last names in America. Squeezed in with the Smiths and Johnsons are the Garcias and Rodriguezes, coming in at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively.
The poll backhandedly points to a demographic shift in our country. Studies indicate a possible Hispanic majority in the next 20 years.
Immigration is becoming less and less of an abstract issue that can be dismissed with deportation. It’s literally changing our country, and we are beyond the point of turning back.
Posted by Kristin Mehler
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Here are the top 10 last names for voters in Kansas, and the ranks for Garcia and Rodriguez:
# Name Voters1 Smith 162412 Johnson 115893 Miller 94614 Brown 87985 Jones 82426 Williams 78257 Davis 65978 Wilson 63209 Anderson 562910 Moore 4898
67 Garcia 165693 Rodriguez 1315
KANSAS TOTAL 1,633,652
Source: Data from the Kansas Secretary of State, Nov 14, 2007
We are a changing country as we always have been. I don’t have a problem with it however I am not a “Wilson” either.
“”"The poll backhandedly points to a demographic shift in our country. Studies indicate a possible Hispanic majority in the next 20 years.”"”
They may be the majority of the minority but they will not be an outright majority for decades. It would take about 250 million of them to do that and even at the rate they are sneaking in and having babies, it will be probably more like 100 years.
Which studies indicate a possible Hispanic majority in 20 years? That’s a wild exaggeration. Publish a correction.
Anyone who has lived in a major American city with a majority Hispanic population (like San Antonio, Texas) doesn’t find this to be surprising.
By the way, Mexican restaurants in Kansas still haven’t gotten Tex Mex food down. I find restaurants like Carlos O’Kelly food fare to be icky and tasting like spices thrown together without properly mixing them. San Antonio Tex-Mex is far superior in every way. Sorry local restaurant owners, but your foods don’t pass muster.
Back to the name issue, in San Antonio, there are Hispanic street names, buildings with Hispanic names and the city is ran by families with long Hispanic traditions.
There is a contingent (or used to be) of power in San Antonio that were Canary Islanders and of course local population with a huge influence of legal and illegal immigrants.
Everyone that has been to a basket ball game in the past has been to the Henry B. Gonzales Arena and then there was the reign of Cisneros as Mayor.
Hispanic terms and words are so common in San Antonio, it is a unique blend of Cowboy, Texan and Hispanic which everyone in San Antonio accepts without blinking an eye.
The common names that are Hispanic might be new for Kansas, but not in other parts of the country that have large Hispanic populations.
The difference is that these Hispanic communities have embraced the influences and made the best of them. When one thinks of San Antonio, they think of the Alamo, the Hemisphere (largely built on Hispanic history) and a society who has largely built their town on heritage.
Now if Kansas can just get the Mexican food right, they would be more accepting of Hispanic culture and find it is as much influence on the development of the United States as any other factor.
No, this is not an endorsement for illegal immigrants. It’s embracing of what the United States is really comprised of and how culture influences our society more than we think.
It’s literally changing our country, and we are beyond the point of turning back.Posted by Kristin Mehler
Well if that aint an agenda driven post, I’ve never seen one there Kristin. You’re for a wide open border and you just said so.
And no we are NOT beyond the point of turning back. A backlash is growing and it is not gonna be pretty.
More than two thirds of this country disagrees with you and wants this problem addressed Kristin.
“Babyhispanic”
That’s the title for the pic if you hover your cursor on it.
“Anchorbaby” or “babyinvader” might be more appropriate. And put a little Mexican flag in his fist.
and the “step and fetch its” live in NE Wichita
Note Kristin’s attempt to make this on the cutesy side with a pic of a baby. “Awww look at the cute little invader!”
Post a picture of what Mexico looks like now and you’ll show what is going to happen to America if this matter isn’t addressed.
Deport ‘em all. Inform the whole world that the borders of the United States are now mined.
JR, maybe you would feel better if you went and burned some crosses.
Uh huh
Stand up for borders, language and culture and it won’t be long before someone shows up to cry “racist!”
Rev. Jim?
Am I racist because I think that the Mexican government owes its people better than exporting them to America? Their can be no revolution to change Mexico if all the maltreated Mexican people are here.
What is racist is exploiting these poor people and keeping their country broken.
Kans,Yeah, C O’K’s ain’t much. Try Felipe’s on north Woodlawn; it isn’t bad. But if you want the real deal go to Manny’s in KC.
“J R” –
When you write: “Post a picture of what Mexico looks like now and you’ll show what is going to happen to America if this matter isn’t addressed,” yeah it sounds like racism or, at the very least, xenophobia.
Too much “protect the border” rhetoric hits anti-brown, anti-Spanish-speaking hot buttons and seems designed to stir up bigotry and prejudice. That’s fine as far as building a political coalition, I guess, but it distracts from the true problem and the true cause of illegal migration: people in America hire illegal Mexicans to save a buck on labor. People in America pay substandard wages to exploit unfortunate people.
If the Board of Directors of outfits such as Wal-Mart, Iowa Beef, Kansas City Salad, Olathe Beef, et al had to hold their anual meetings in the Leavenworth Penitentiary for a couple of years, there would be no problem with illegal aliens.
KansasGo see Jessie at Cholitas on West Central.Tell him that I sent you.
Hey, I dont agree 100% with this group, but the DO have a point:
http://www.citizensforaconstitutionalrepublic.com/waller5-8-06.html
“Let’s call Mexico’s bluff on its unwarranted interference in U.S. immigration policy. Let’s propose, just to make a point, that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member nations standardize their immigration laws by using Mexico’s own law as a model”
Mexico does not allow Americans, or any foreigner, to own Mexican realestate.
Mexico tries to guard their own, Southern border:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/world/americas/18mexico.html?ex=1308283200&en=86986b58a62a7850&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
You get no argument from me on addressing THIS end of the problem and exploitive employers MonkeyHawk.
I’d like to see the businesses that exploit illegal labor lose their assets the same way anyone afoul of the DEA does.
It just rubs me wrong when someone like Kristin wants to say we should just accept the status quo and tries to tug at heartstrings doing it.
You get no argument from me on addressing THIS end of the problem and exploitive employers MonkeyHawk.
I’d like to see the businesses that exploit illegal labor lose their assets the same way anyone afoul of the DEA does.
It just rubs me wrong when someone like Kristin wants to say we should just accept the status quo and tries to tug at heartstrings doing it.
Huh, don’t know how I did that.
J R : What kind of mines would we use on the Alaska/Canada border? With all that permafrost, it’s might be real hard to plant them.
“”"Back to the name issue, in San Antonio, there are Hispanic street names, buildings with Hispanic names and the city is ran by families with long Hispanic traditions.”"”
Of course! The name “San Antonio” is not exactly English in origin.
The problem of people sneaking into the country is not going to ever get solved by listening to the rants of the racist. Once we tune them out, we can all come to a comprehensive way to solve this issue once and for all by a combination of strong laws, tamper proof ID cards, border fences and security and- yes- an amnesty for many of those already here. There are shamefully some Americans that will never accept the Mexican peoples as Americans or fully embrace their rich and dynamic culture that we are blessed to have here. They will never accept them no matter how hard they work, how much English they learn or how much they contribute.
That is not true. Many Americans own real estate in Mexico. In fact most of the BEST real estate in Mexico is owned by Americans that are flocking there in record numbers to retire or buy vacation homes:http://www.clubmarena.com/mexico_retirement_communities_baja.htm
“”"”If the Board of Directors of outfits such as Wal-Mart, Iowa Beef, Kansas City Salad, Olathe Beef, et al had to hold their anual meetings in the Leavenworth Penitentiary for a couple of years, there would be no problem with illegal aliens.”"”"
I fully 100% AGREE and I will ADD to that farmers that hire illegal harvest help and people that hire day labour and domestic help. As part of a comprehensive reform, this has to be a big part of it. If they do not have a USA ID card and a Social Security number and you hire them, then go to JAIL!
KevNot exactly, but you do make a point.Mexico allows foreign land ownership close to a national border or close to a coastline.However, Mexico actually requires lots of weird “trust” type ownership clauses.Mexico does not allow foreign ownership of farmland, in any case, I believe.Also, foreign ownership of industry and industrial realestate is a real headache.
http://www.realdelmarvallarta.com/agencias/Owning/thehistoryofmexicanland.pdf
The “trust” can not continue for more than 50 years, but may be renewed.(Unless, of course, someone decides that the trustee banks not be allowed to “renew” the realestate trusts.)
Again Kev, my point is this:
What if we treated Mexicans the same way Mexico treats Americans?
Hispanic is just another off shoot of Europeans.And to Pedro, you are blowing against the wind.What you think you will happen will only be just another fantasy.Get the point Pedro; you are a brainwashed slave just like the rest of us.Your people can’t even care for their own situation without your own kind turning against each other.