Legal Immigrants Defend Life

The Southwest Side of Detroit is a changing area. I do business with folks all over the city of Detroit, but one of my absolute favorite areas is the Southwest Side. Mexicantown sits there like a small oasis of great food and frivolity. Xochimilco, Mexican Gardens and the Tortilla Factory are all worth a visit. Xochi’s has become a regular spot for my gang of misfits (A Mexican, 2 Italians, a German guy, 1 Greek, 2 Scots and a couple of Canadians). We go to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade every year in Corktown (West-Central Side) and we make our way to this great Mexicantown hangout.

So, as I was driving through the Southwest Side to hit a couple of contracting companies that I take care of over there and I see a Hispanic couple standing outside the local Planned Parenthood office. They weren’t just standing there either. They were standing about 3 feet from the front door of the baby-killing factory and were peering in the windows, holding a couple signs. Far be it from me to be shy, so I pulled over and went and talked to them.

This great couple are both first-generation Americans from Mexico. They are devout Catholics. They said that they couldn’t do this kind of protest in Mexico and that they love this country and that they love life. They are fighting a battle we all need to be fighting, that is to preserve hope and potential for the unborn. They have kids who are also LEGALLY here. These two great Americans remind me what it means to be free.

We have a responsibility under the first amendment to the constitution to Live, to Speak, to Worship, to Assemble, and to Redress Grievances to our elected officials. I was reminded again that these 1st amendment rights aren’t just rights. They are our charge, our calling, and our duty as Americans. We cannot close our eyes to what is going on around us in any area of our society, particularly abortion. Too many young girls, mistake made, are sentenced to a life of “what if”s and pain and guilt and regret. We forget the impact that abortion has on those impressionable and in many cases, victimized girls.

If these two great Americans save just one life they are sainted. They have such courage and such boldness that it makes me ashamed that I haven’t done more. The immigrant mentality is a factor in the greatness of America. The Irish, Italians, Russians, Greeks, Scots, Jordanians, Lebanese, Mexicans, Indians, Macedonians and people from every other country in the world come here and realize they can live how they like. They can build whatever kind of life they want. Why, then, is it any different for the rest of us?

No, the people who make this country great are those who are willing to step up, take risks, work their butts off and chase their dreams. The entitlement mentality that comes along with ILLEGAL immigration is destroying our work ethic. Free school, free drugs, free healthcare, free food, free housing, free cars, free Xbox, whatever, saps the work ethic right out of people here legally and illegally. Entitlement and government mandated welfare-slavery is killing a whole generation of people in the city of Detroit.

Take a lesson, as I did, from these spiritually alive people in the Southwest Side. Never give up. Never go along to get along. Never forget your roots. Never forget what’s important. Never rely on others to do your duty for you. Never compromise what is truly important: Life.