"We are America"-Tales of a minority.

On September 26, 2007 there was a relatively small protest over the city of Irving, Tx's recent rise in the number of deportations. There were several altercations, and while no one was officially arrested, tension was high. In question is the practice of police officers rapidly turning over suspected illegal immigrants to federal authorities, and the nature of these detentions. Opponents of the practice say that the police are singling-out hispanics in their daily enforcement of laws and how minor traffic infractions are turning into deportations. Supporters say that this program is removing from our country people that do not belong here anyways.

I would like to give you a taste of what I have experienced as a minority. This is not meant to be a plea, but an enlightenment to those unfortunate/fortunate enough to not have experienced this. I find it humorous myself. So, without further ado, I present the how you can tell you are minority, based on true events that I have experienced:

Getting pulled over for having my front-end of my car pass the white line at a stop light.

Getting pulled over for making a left turn too widely.

(Of course both these times I was seriously grilled by the officer. I love how they try and ask all these types of questions trying to trip you up.)

Also, this has happened to me on several occasions, while getting out of my car in a parking lot or restaurant I have heard car alarms being activated and seen no one recently get out of the car. I guess seeing my face is a reminder that your property is at risk!

These are just some of the funny things that have happened in my life. I know better to ever drive without my license for fear of deportation! I really don't think that anything like that would happen to me, but you've got to keep your eyes open. I say enough is enough.

Ipod Touch Review

I decided that I would do a little review of the Ipod Touch. Since normally I don't do video, you can definitely see the rough edges in it, but hey, it wouldn't be me if I didn't let things like that fly! So, in the spirit of a good time, here is my review of the Ipod Touch. I almost feel like this is an intermission while I collect my thoughts for my next post. I hope everyone enjoys it, and please, don't take it too seriously!

Race relations=Solved!

Apparently there is a storm brewing in our fair United States. Supposedly it's been going on for quite a long time. Actually, since the Civil War era, and you know, I thought it was getting better. I thought this resentment between whites and blacks was going away. Well, how naive I was!

Being Mexican, we often are left out of this white versus black thing. That's not fair in my opinion, but that isn't the topic of this post. By the end, you will understand how if people will follow my plan, we can knock this problem out with one 90 minute punch!

The reason I bring this all up is because of what's going on out there. Not in cyber-space, but in real space, or in other words, reality. Unless you've been knee-deep in some World of Warcraft action you know about the protests going on in Louisiana about the Jena 6. These are a group of black kids that beat up a white kid, and as a result, are being charged with attempted murder. What makes this case so astonishing is the fact that Meagan Williams, a black woman who was basically tortured by 6 white people, who is in the hospital still, has not been getting the same coverage, and in fact, charges are not even being pressed in that case. That is so ridiculous. This just highlights the prejudice's that exist in our world. It is easy to understand why resentment still exists.

In history, there have been attempts to make amends, probably government inspired in my opinion. One example of this, was the equal rights efforts of Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder in the great classic, "Ebony & Ivory". I thought that for sure this would go a long way towards healing the wounds. Apparently, I was wrong.

I believe drastic measures must be taken. I'm tired of hearing class-mates, and well, the United States for that matter, go on and on about whites this and blacks that, and how we all don't like each other. I think what we all need to do is Remember the Titans. If they can do it, so can we as a nation. If I had the time, I would drive to Jena myself with my big ole' blow-up movie screen and projector and fire it up, and let this classic story heal the wounds. Better yet, I believe the government should step in. If you're listening government, and since I just wrote the word terrorism in my post I know you are, then please do the right thing. You dropped the ball with Katrina, please don't do the same here!