1927 Collin County Courthouse, McKinney Texas Historical Marker (Photo credit: fables98)
that I found as a young man in 1970. My background was of one born in New York City. I had no trinkets or heirlooms from my past. Old decaying Brownstones in Harlem had no such things especially from the poor family of an iron and steel worker. I discovered the joy of collecting antiques on the Old McKinney Square in those days. The collecting became a passion for me as I called each antique a precious find. There was a magic in those crowded dusty shelves packed with hidden mystery. Each shop owner each dealer became first name friends with a smile and greeting as I searched a part of each day. It was about 2001 that my quests were no more for you see I ran out of space for those treasures. Today in another April in 2013 added to my life. I decided to again visit my Old McKinney Square. The warm friendly faces that I once knew where gone into the dusty trail of time. The crowded shelves of discovery were no more. The store fronts were new. Their new chic names in Gold letters on them. The antiques were new made to look old. They lacked a certain warmth and history in their shiny new look. My heart filled with sadness for I then realized I too would soon be gone. The Old McKinney Square is gone never remembered but forgotten. All my sweet memories of joys past will also be gone into the eternal sunset.
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“The One Change in Our Laws: That Would Change the Future of the United States” copyright 2013 John J. Rigo, Texas’ Commentator
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Today the United States of America is on a dangerous path in its future. On our current course we now have a nation where the average ethics, approach to excellence, average intelligence of our citizens is falling to new lows within U.S. society. By the very nature of our immigration programs, have we brought the strength of our country to a new low.
A country that allows its borders open to any illegal immigrant looking to drop their child on U.S. soil speaks volumes of the changes that need to be made to our immigration laws. Defining what makes a true U.S. citizen should go beyond dropping a baby on our soil.
Each child that is born on our shores by an illegal in this country represents hundreds of thousands of dollars in “Freebies” in community services, education and food stamps over the lifetime of now, what is now a “Legal, U.S. Citizen Child.” This is a burden that the middle class U.S. Citizen of our country can no longer afford.
We, as a country need to redefine what constitutes a legal U.S. Citizen. A child born of a mother who is not a U.S. citizen should not automatically become a U.S. Citizen. In fact the requirement should be for a child to have the status of a U.S. citizen should be that both parents be U.S. citizens at the time of the birth of that child.
By Line: John Rigo is a first generation Italian. Mr. Rigo’s Father came to the U. S. at age 16 thru Ellis Island from Northern Italy in 1926. Mr. Rigo fondly remembers that his Father had two main goals in life. One, was to become an American citizen, and Two, to speak excellent English to where no one would know he was a foreigner, he achieved both goals.
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