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Friday, July 30, 2010
An Open Border in My Hometown
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Igrew up in Laredo, Texas, a border town that no doubt causes no small degree of consternation to those who lament Mexican culture in the United States.
Id estimate that when I was growing up, about 95 percent of Laredoans were of Mexican descent. When Laredoans were summoned for jury duty, Id estimate that about 20 percent of every panel had to be disqualified because they couldnt speak or write English.
Many of the streets of Laredo are named after Spanish, Mexican, or French historical figures, such as Hidalgo, Zaragoza, and Iturbide. Signs in stores are both in English and Spanish. Store greeters say, Buenos Dias or Good morning to customers based on whether they look Mexican or Anglo.
None of this bothered anyone in Laredo. No one ever cared what language people spoke. People adjusted, including the small percentage of Anglos in the town. My father, an Anglo who was ...
Government is widely perceived as a foundation of social order, yet it is the single greatest source of disorder. Political power constantly tempts those who control it to enforce conformity with their religion, education, lifestyle, or other preferences. Naturally, other people tend to have their own preferences. They don’t want anybody else telling them what to do. They evade the enforcers if they can, and if necessary they fight back. This is a major reason there have been so many social conflicts, wars, and revolutions throughout history.
Of all governmental institutions in modern times, perhaps none has caused more conflicts than public schools. During the 1840s, following the failure of the potato crop and mass starvation in Ireland, Protestants became alarmed at the influx of a million Irish Catholics. Horace Mann, secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, insisted that public schools should teach Protestant values. In his 1848 report to the Massachusetts School Board, he acknowledged the emerging conflicts: ...
