The Land has been around for longer than people have. As long as people revered The Land it seemed to be doing quite well. But, as soon as people claimed ownership and started drawing boundaries (nations, states, counties, city limits ...)The Land hasn't been doing all that well, has it? Somebody's land keeps getting exploited more than someone else's. People are forever eyeing more of other people's land ... and so ad nauseum.
138921
Big brother owns it until you have the pink and when you receive it you are the land owner. Love it take care of it and the McCoys will move in and the Hatfield's are next,,LOL
567544
You don't have to ask me twice----yes !!!!!!\n\nI would like to see land for wildlife and parks. I would like to know we can support the people here with food if we had too.  And there  would be enough grazing land for lifestock . And Medical for all.   And a place for all to rest.\n\nThis country is a mess of its own problems-and closing that door for a few years would help.\n\nSorry for my crude English.
34553
From where I see it most of it has disappeared into one or the other of the two.  We have very little middle ground anymore.  While many people  may be making the trip upward an awlful lot of the middle class has disappeared into the poorer class and have never moved anywhere so they do not even realize that they have done it.  The gap between the Rich and Poor is getting larger and larger with each new day.  Too many people have felt like they are from a throw away economy the way different job's have just disappeared with nothing to replace them with.  We live in a two income economy and wihout two incomes most families are not making it unless they are from the upper half of the scale.  As for me I am retired and have not figured out where I fit in yet.
580274
Not most work on farms. And many people do hot sweaty jobs. \n And there is the cost. More and more it is costing me. I want to see where it is all going. I want more services for those who are citizens and have put their time in here first. I want enough land left for the wildlife and Horses to still graze. I want more forest. I want us to be more self Dependant. \n  And letting a ton of people in is not helping. We have enough people here. Many here populate enough as it is.\n  We all have sad stories-and some have to live with it.\n And we can't have everything we want
554226
Probably what these folks are referring to are government reparations, in the form of laws that have made Native Americans sovereign governments unto themselves - tribal governments that may operate businesses in international trade zones, etc. - such as casinos, even if they don't agree with state laws. I can't imagine anyone seeing this as "making it up to them" anymore than we can say I am of European heritage, so I did it to them {Actually, I am Cherokee, Spanish-Jew, European Catholic go figure}. We cannot, however, throw out the baby with the bath water, so to speak. In an attempt to 'repair' the damage done to the culture, standard of living, and gene pool as a whole, this decision was made. It is a constantly changing and growing, evolving thing....as the consequences of that decision evolve, we see results and all have to live with it and adjust. Here in Oklahoma, for instance, state highways and roads are paid for with public tax dollars to reach these 'international trade zones.' what about that? On the other hand, the tribes ALL provide an amazing amount of charity and other structural social good support to society at large here. Again, we have to deal with it as we go along -- just like the many tribes as ethnicities have had to struggle with many questions. Here, there are fights in the tribes I have heard about between the "pure" bloods, or 1/2 versus 1/8 blood, etc. It seems to never end. What I personally believe is important is recognizing and acknowledging what occurred, in its truthful entirety. A good step toward this is the first ever National Museum for Native Americans- see the site below. I personally have read much about the Trail of Tears and the book "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" still rips at my guts as I write this. These are tough issues with roots deep in the past. To compare this with 9-11 is, in my opinion, a fallacious argument at best; a disservice to a near genocidal event at worst. We cannot make such general, thoughtless statements off the cuff; after all, we are all Americans if we live in the 50 states, whether hyphenated with another lineage or not.
298502
The israeli claim to that land is based on religion and politics. The Arabs were there first, we even know this from the bible. The Jews committed genocide to get the land in the first place. They have no right claim to the land. Even so, the best solution is to just make housing and gardens and farms enough so that all the violence ends.
56958
Some of the reasons are for a better life, but migration began long before the 90's, and include Texas. Thier most valid reason (they say) is to claim the land they were forced from, do a little research on Google on Hispanic migration to the west
519384
This is not necessarliy a lost cause but a true case. A man who bought his house in 1949 bought the water/ mineral rights to his property. When the road in front of his house was being widened the government offered him less than 3 thousand dollars for his house and property claiming eminent domain. Due to the fact he owned the land and what lies beneath they could not force him to sell, so in retaliation they put the road right against his front porch and moved to put the power lines over his house so they could condemn it. I was working for the power company at the time and got an engineer out there to re-route the power lines away from this man's home. However, to the end of his life (he died about 4 years after all this) he had a guard rail at the end of his steps off his front porch. We need to change the laws so the Government cannot seize homes to sell property to corporations and to protect the homeowner.
641979
Yes and you raise a good point. This used to be a land for everyone to come to. Now it is a country of a waiting list and no more room for the less fortunate.
361814
Um, Rod T, you do realise that you're talking about things that happened many generations ago?! How can you suggest that people nowadays deserve to pay for what their ancestors did way back then? That's ridiculous. \n\nAre you American? If so, with that logic, you would deserve to have some people come and "discover" your country, steal your food and take over your land completely, banishing you to little reservations in the desert.
672729
There are a couple of flaws in your question: 1) The federal government doesn't collect property taxes, that is done at the local level to fund local projects.  2) The native Americans never purchased the land either, so there is no deed of ownership.  While many injustices were committed against the native American population several hundred years ago, simply giving back all the land would not undo those injustices...and actually would cause more innocent people to suffer if such an arrangement was made.
79174
Many migrate to nabo countries. After living here some years, the locale people seems to be ok, but waiting for a better future. But as long Thailand boost money to the burmese goverment, the borders will be "closed". Because Thailand know that they will loose huge money in touristindustri if people worldwide choose Burma as a new tourist location. God - here is beautiful.
403689
Provided help. Maybe.\n\nBut that's after conquering, oppessing and enslaving the populations for centuries. Just because Wales, Scotland and Ireland eventually lost to the conquerors....\n\nAnyway, some people have long memories, and look at all that has happened, not just what happened recently. \n\nIt's the same with any group that has rivalries and conflict going back centuries. Some won't let go of the past, and some will.
324056
It is easy to bash the United States because we tend to be arrogant and uninformed in matters about other parts of the world.\n\nIn reference to your comment about stealing land, people have been migrating from one area to another since the last ice age.  Sometimes force is involved, sometimes not.\n\nAs for the place that has not been previously occupied by another race:  the dark side of the moon.
595111
We were duped into thinking "migrant workers" came here during harvest and went back afterwards. That, as we have found out recently, was NOT the case. They DIDN'T go back, they stayed and abused our welfare systems, brought in extended family members and produced their 'anchor babies'.  They settled in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado.  The rest of the USA was not aware of it until the media brought it to our attention.  Then we started noticing the subtle changes to our own cities, towns and communities. Some of us have started paying attention.  Some refuse to take their heads out of their butts and really see what is going on under their very noses.
339956
IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME IN HISTORY. AT THE TIME THE INDIANS HAD NO WRITTEN IMMIGRATION LAWS. THOUGH THEY DID IMPOSE A SORT OF IMMIGRATION DETERRENT. THEY KILLED SETTLERS.\nTODAY THE WORLD IS MUCH MORE CIVILIZED AND THEIR ARE NEW COUNTRIES WITH BOUNDARIES AND WRITTEN LAWS. YOU CANNOT COMPARE THE POPULATING OF THIS COUNTRY WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW. IT'S LIKE APPLES AND ORANGES.\nTHE COUNTRY WAS SPARSELY POPULATED THEN IT IS VERY POPULATED NOW. YOU ARE VERY RIGHT IN YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION.\n\nHEY CATHY IF GOD OWNS THIS LAND THEN WHY DO I PAY PROPERTY TAXES TO THE GOVERNMENT. WAKE UP. THIS IS AMERICAN LAND NOT THE WORLDS LAND.
556732
There has been a lot of Development work being carried out in the area, by the various government and private institutions. The roads have been widened and smoothened. A lot of malls have come up in the area providing employement opuurtunities to many people.