Originally the land in this country belonged to the Indians and mexicans. Why can't they have it back?
374121
I'm an American Indian, Ojibwe tribe.\nI've always said, my ancestors fought their wars and lost.\nTo the victor goes the spoils. \nI do not collect money from the government based on my nationality. That way I can teach my daughter to make her own way in life.\nI'm an American citizen; I'm American Indian. I'd rather live here than any other place in the world.
31920
why wouldn't they want to own more land? they were tryin to "grow" as a country...just did this in history class...
413342
I totally agree. What most people seem to forget is that this country is made up of immigrants. Now, maybe some have already been here longer. But they still had immigrant grandparents, great grandparents, and so on, somewhere down the line.It's just that they forgot now. Or they act like they did. I mean look at what they did to the Native \nAmericans. They just took over like if it was their land. They drove them to the Reservations. I am a proud U.S. Born Citizen, daughter of Mexican immigrants. And I like thousands of others, went out to show my support yesterday in Houston. Because we didn't cross the border, the border crossed us !!!! And for all you others against us >>Remeber the Mayflower ? Maybe one of your ancestors was on it. Do the research.. And if immigrants have to go back, then send them all back. Including those ...
967912
u need to shut up with that illegal immigrants crap! This land does not belong to the US or Pres. Bush or even you, ok???? It belongs to God!!!!!! God made this world for everyone to live in it and enjoy. But nooooo, people like u are worrying about mexicans or whomever coming into your so called land. Please, go read a book or something. Take A HIKE!!!!!!!
994211
Wow, you really need to go back and study history.  \n\nThe Spaniards conquered the Aztecs in Mexico at about the same time that the English Colonies were starting in the North East.  \n\nThe Mexicans are the descendants of the Spaniards and Aztecs (as are most of the South American Continent.)  That is why they speak Spanish.    \n\nAmerica never stole land from the Mexicans.  We stole land from the American Indian (Native Americans).  Texas was at one point part of Mexico, but it won it's Independence on it's own and became an independent sovereign nation.  Later of course Texas citizens voted to become part of the US.
1180307
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.
886824
yes there lots of hispanic americans remember the alamo where we took the land from mexico? lot of those people stayed when the new border was established so they were actually here before you were. so next time you call one of them a wet back just stop and think he just might be more of a citizen than i'm myself.
415977
Similar to "those illegals" of yesteryear, who had stolen the land of the original inhabitants (Native Americans) of this country . . . present day "illegals" are just trying to make a better life for themselves.
695828
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.
633415
thats what ive been saying. im hopie, cherokee & blackfoot and have made the point that 'indians' & mexicans are the ones that have home rights. funnt how the answers flipped. one second they want mexicans out of their country but when the same is applied to them, theyre against it.
729300
they did sell it, right after the mexican american war "Surveys consistently show 70% of Mexican citizens believe the U.S. stole the Mexican Cession illegally, when in fact the U.S. bought the land for $18 million after the Mexican-American War."  ( http://www.noinvaders.org/home.shtml  scroll down to "this is mexico we are taking over" )  and 18 million back then was still a dirt cheap price for the amount of land the US got.
1148584
Mexico's immigration policy would be consistent with attempting to reclaim US territory.  They allow and encourage their citizens to illegally come to America to work jobs and send American wealth back to Mexico, but they don't allow non-Mexican foreigners to come to Mexico and do the same thing.  This gives Mexican citizens a stake in US territory and could allow Mexico to someday claim American territory as Mexican - imagine if the Mexican military rolled through and the Mexican people in the southwest supported them and drove the Americans people back.
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because it shows that your country has compassion and that it can admit that it was a mistake to rob the land from previous owners. At least when the usa bought new york from the indians we gave them blankets and beads...\nCAN YOU TELL ME WHERE YOUR LAND RIGHTS ORIGINATE
677892
Nobody wanted that land until the Jews made it habitable. As history shows us there is no place that the Jews can go without somebody trying to destroy them.
491203
as far as I know, this country was formed on the back of the indians, built by the hands of slaves, and once that was finished, they want to reap the benefits without sharing. \nKind of like the ant and the grasshopper.\n\nLet people have freedom to come to the land of the free, and stop blowing money on alcahol, drugs, gambling, and stripclubs.\n\nWhere is our God????
902627
woohoo finally someone has the same thoughts on this as i do.... hello people every history book will tell you that the native Americans where here first and that the Europeans ran them out of all their homes... yes, Mexicans came and did the same to the Indians when they took over Arizona, new Mexico and California but seriously how much better is white people than brown people if they both stole this land from the true natives??\n\nedited-what I'm saying is yes the Indians where here first but i do not agree with new immigrants or Americans taking advantage of welfare.. i have three children and can't get any help to send them to preschool because my husband  makes a HAIR more than the limit. now my oldest son is behind in kindergarten. \nI'm not trying to contradict myself i just don't like to hear white people say they where here first. and i don't like the fact that because people don't work they get hand outs, and the middle class can't get any help at all...\n\nedited- i don't get what is this discussion about dirty jobs? i love the show but i don't understand what you are all talking about? email me..thanks in advance..
658248
It was not considered illegal when the European and Asian Americans came here, more like they thought they discovered this land.  It is shameless what they did to the Native Americans still.