I know I haven’t posted any HNTs for quite a while and I’ve stopped my Music Monday posts. I’m sorry for that. I’ve been working and spending six nights a week at the gym. Work sucks and we don’t have any intarwebs.
On the bright side of things, I’ve been at the gym six nights a week [for the most part]. I’ve lost fat. I’ve gained muscle. I actually *have* muscles now! It’s a great feeling. I can even see the changes in my arms and shoulders when I’m brushing my hair! I just really need to lose my bubble belly [hardest fat to lose is belly fat] and I’ll be happy.
On the odd side of things, my job has totally changed my views on immigration. Going against the “Liberal Agenda,” [I am a full fledged Liberal] I have always stood firm, since I was a teen, that English should be the national language. If I move to France I would fully expect that I would have to learn French to cope with daily life. Same goes for people moving here. Learn fucking English! There’s no good reason for me having to Press One for English or deal with any of the other thousands of forced multi-lingual crap we now have to deal with on a daily basis. At the same time, I have always stood firm that American children should have to learn at least one foreign language starting as soon as they can comprehend language. I have met people that have lived in the US for over thirty years that flat out refuse to learn English. They will only speak Spanish. Fuck that!
But I digress. My views on immigration have pretty much always been that the US is supposed to be “the melting pot,” everyone is welcome and everyone should get their chance at that fictional “American Dream.” [Am I using enough quotation marks yet?] Now that I deal with immigrants on a daily basis, some applying for programs giving them state money when CA is frakkin’ broke, I get angrier and angrier each day. They don’t have state issued IDs and they don’t have Social Security numbers. Some, even though they’ve been in the US for many years, don’t speak a single word of English and they have to bring an interpreter. They have passports, they have Alien Resident Cards &/or they have Mexican Consulate issued ID cards. Some only have ID that has expired. Some of them are driving on the CA roads with no CA Driver’s License. They don’t care. They can’t be bothered to get the DL. After spending plenty of time driving on the CA roads I doubt they could pass the driving test if CA actually gave driving tests to immigrants [and before you bitch and moan, no, they do not give a driving test to every immigrant. I know this because I've asked.].
Now, I have found that most of the Asian immigrants do learn English [or already know it] and get their state IDs and Social Security numbers. Or they at least get Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers if they don’t have Social Security numbers. [Although the Asian drivers just refuse to look behind them when they're driving, which drives me up the wall. Hello, people want to pass your slow driving ass!] The Russian, Indian, Peruvian and African immigrants I’ve dealt with also get their state IDs and Social Security numbers. Why is it that most of the Mexican immigrants don’t or won’t do these things?
I’ve always been one of the most open and accepting people, but I am finding it harder and harder to deal with Mexican immigrants. I love diversity. I truly believe that the planet is better the more diverse it is. Humans won’t evolve until we are more diverse. But I’m at my wits end here. The majority of Mexican immigrants I deal with don’t want to be a part of the US – they want the US to be a part of Mexico.
Grrr! I’m angry and each day at this job just makes me more angry. I make complete crap money and these people come in with designer clothes, expensive jewelry and keys to their luxury vehicles. Yes, I said ‘these people.’ This Liberal is sick to death of being politically correct.
Grrr night and have a grrr tomorrow. ;-]
