The Monday, October 8, 2007 issue of the Wall Street Journal had an Op-Ed piece (page A18) by Mary Anastasia O'Grady, "No Room for Entrepreneurs." She pointed out the importance of entrepreneurship for growing economies and highlighted the poor record many Latin American countries have in supporting entrepreneurship.
Latin America is an ocean of poverty and the illegal immigration problem we have is the overflow of poverty from south of the border. Hispanic leaders who wring their hands with worry over the plight of illegal aliens in America, while doing nothing to give Mexicans better lives within their own country, are frauds.
The Mexican government sends their people North instead of giving them better lives in Mexico. Hispanic leaders in America should worry less about helping illegal aliens avoid deportation and worry more about reducing corruption and improving opportunities in Mexico.
It is shameful how the poor of Mexico are used as political footballs by the Hispanic politicians.
Robert
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Monday, September 3, 2007
The Wealth of Carlos Slim and the Poverty of Mexico
The Wall Street Journal ran an Op-Ed piece, "Slim Pickings" by Burton W. Folsom, in the Wednesday August 29, 2007 issue. Mr. Folsom's point was that American billionaires offered products to Americans at good prices, while Carlos Slim ran monopolies that gouged his customers while providing poor service.
Carlos Slim recently became news by becoming richer than Bill Gates. Many people are amazed that such a poor country, Mexico, could make one of their citizens the richest man on earth while the rest of the country groans in abject poverty.
The article also said that government laws and regulations have a huge influence on the economy. The flawed regulations choke growth for the nation, although not for the wealthiest few.
Hispanic Americans should care more about flaws in Mexican politics and economic policy than in the false concern of promoting illegal immigration into America.
If Mexicans had good economic opportunities, they would not have to sneak across the border.
Robert
Note: Carlos Slim was mentioned here earlier.
Carlos Slim recently became news by becoming richer than Bill Gates. Many people are amazed that such a poor country, Mexico, could make one of their citizens the richest man on earth while the rest of the country groans in abject poverty.
The article also said that government laws and regulations have a huge influence on the economy. The flawed regulations choke growth for the nation, although not for the wealthiest few.
Hispanic Americans should care more about flaws in Mexican politics and economic policy than in the false concern of promoting illegal immigration into America.
If Mexicans had good economic opportunities, they would not have to sneak across the border.
Robert
Note: Carlos Slim was mentioned here earlier.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
A Hispanic Vision for Mexican Americans
Mexican-Americans need to think globally. Mexico should be part of that global vision. The problems in Mexico cannot be ignored.
The Wall Street Journal on Friday August 3, 2007, published an excellent op-ed piece on deficiencies in the Mexican economy, "Mexico's Job-Creation Problem," by Joel Kurtzman. Mr. Kurtzman identified problems and we should care about those problems. One is the excessive concentration of wealth. Kurtzman described some inefficient monopolies and also mentioned Carlos Slim.
The very next day, August 4, had an article in the Journal about Slim: "The Secret's of the World's Richest Man," by David Luhnow. The article said Carlos Slim was more powerful than the Mexican government. It seems obscene for the world's richest man to live in such a poor country.
It is possible for the rich to rob the poor. America did it with sub-prime mortgages. We cannot help but wonder how much of Mexico's poverty is created by the business practices of the Mexican rich.
Kurtzman's article also identified the lack of credit in Mexico as a force stifling business growth in Mexico.
Mexico is not poor because of a lack of natural resources. The people are poor because their leaders have impoverished them. Mexican-Americans should provide the leadership to help the Mexican people overcome the weakness of their leadership class.
It is a mistake to sue American cities that try to deal with too many illegal aliens. The problems that hurt Mexicans are not in American cities, the problems are in Mexico.
Robert
The Wall Street Journal on Friday August 3, 2007, published an excellent op-ed piece on deficiencies in the Mexican economy, "Mexico's Job-Creation Problem," by Joel Kurtzman. Mr. Kurtzman identified problems and we should care about those problems. One is the excessive concentration of wealth. Kurtzman described some inefficient monopolies and also mentioned Carlos Slim.
The very next day, August 4, had an article in the Journal about Slim: "The Secret's of the World's Richest Man," by David Luhnow. The article said Carlos Slim was more powerful than the Mexican government. It seems obscene for the world's richest man to live in such a poor country.
It is possible for the rich to rob the poor. America did it with sub-prime mortgages. We cannot help but wonder how much of Mexico's poverty is created by the business practices of the Mexican rich.
Kurtzman's article also identified the lack of credit in Mexico as a force stifling business growth in Mexico.
Mexico is not poor because of a lack of natural resources. The people are poor because their leaders have impoverished them. Mexican-Americans should provide the leadership to help the Mexican people overcome the weakness of their leadership class.
It is a mistake to sue American cities that try to deal with too many illegal aliens. The problems that hurt Mexicans are not in American cities, the problems are in Mexico.
Robert
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Hispanics and a Texas Renaissance
In my Hispanic Vision I see the Hispanic community contributing to the economy and culture of Texas as leaders, not as cheap labor. Texas can have a renaissance and Hispanics can contribute to it. Click on this link to learn more about the Texas Renaissance.
Robert
Robert
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Hispanics must avoid being racists
The Sunday June 3, 2007 Dalla Morning News published an opinion piece by Linda Chavez. The article was: Here's what immigration debate is really about: fear of "the other"
It was a poorly done opinion piece. It was racist. It stooped to ad hominem arguments. It is a textbook example of bad reasoning, a paradigm of poor thinking, and an excellent example of the lack of leadership in the Hispanic community.
All America is suffering from a leadership crisis, so it is to be expected that the Hispanic community shares the fate of the nation.
The Hispanic community needs a positive vision for itself and the entire Hispanic world. There is nothing positive in racism. The Hispanic community and those who think of themselves as leaders in the Hispanic community need to put aside racism and think about a positive future.
Robert
It was a poorly done opinion piece. It was racist. It stooped to ad hominem arguments. It is a textbook example of bad reasoning, a paradigm of poor thinking, and an excellent example of the lack of leadership in the Hispanic community.
All America is suffering from a leadership crisis, so it is to be expected that the Hispanic community shares the fate of the nation.
The Hispanic community needs a positive vision for itself and the entire Hispanic world. There is nothing positive in racism. The Hispanic community and those who think of themselves as leaders in the Hispanic community need to put aside racism and think about a positive future.
Robert
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Do Something Positive !
There was an interesting article in the May 5, 2007 Dallas Morning News by Katherine Leal Unmuth, "Schools' Racial Makeup Fuels Tension in FB". It is a long and thoughtful article that I will not summarize, but I do want to touch on two points made in the article.
One point is that when people try to maintain quality in the schools, some minority people are quick to cry "racism." It is wrong to call names and it is counter productive. It becomes a joke to the children.
One boy who was a behavior problem in math class would say, "You just don't like me because I'm Mexican, Mr. Canright." Then a boy next to him would punch him in the arm and say, "You idiot, Mr. Canright is from Chihuahua." The first boy was throwing racism around as a joke. (Yes, I was born in Chihuahua and came to America only speaking Spanish.)
People who are quick to complain about racism are teaching their children to be complainers, not winners. You cannot complain your way to success.
Now I've introduced my 2nd point: you cannot complain your way to the top.
The article by Ms. Unmuth said the former City Manager (of Farmers Branch?) Richard Escalante filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice department because he did not like where F.B. was building their new school.
The Hispanic American community has no leadership. People who file complaints and lawsuits are not leaders, they are complainers.
Education, a love of learning, is the key to the future for the Hispanic American community, not politics, and not complaining.
Robert
One point is that when people try to maintain quality in the schools, some minority people are quick to cry "racism." It is wrong to call names and it is counter productive. It becomes a joke to the children.
One boy who was a behavior problem in math class would say, "You just don't like me because I'm Mexican, Mr. Canright." Then a boy next to him would punch him in the arm and say, "You idiot, Mr. Canright is from Chihuahua." The first boy was throwing racism around as a joke. (Yes, I was born in Chihuahua and came to America only speaking Spanish.)
People who are quick to complain about racism are teaching their children to be complainers, not winners. You cannot complain your way to success.
Now I've introduced my 2nd point: you cannot complain your way to the top.
The article by Ms. Unmuth said the former City Manager (of Farmers Branch?) Richard Escalante filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice department because he did not like where F.B. was building their new school.
The Hispanic American community has no leadership. People who file complaints and lawsuits are not leaders, they are complainers.
Education, a love of learning, is the key to the future for the Hispanic American community, not politics, and not complaining.
Robert
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Education is Important
An election is coming to Farmers Branch, Texas. I have not heard anything from the Hispanic community about education.
There is much discussion about immigration, but what is the point of immigrating to America just to stay on the bottom of society? Education is important for upward social mobility.
To succeed, the Hispanic community should discuss education, not immigration.
Robert
There is much discussion about immigration, but what is the point of immigrating to America just to stay on the bottom of society? Education is important for upward social mobility.
To succeed, the Hispanic community should discuss education, not immigration.
Robert
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