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12544, RE: my parents come from...
Posted by peace3, Fri Jul-06-01 10:24 AM
>the philippines and they came here
>for the same reasons that
>most immigrants come, for the
>opportunities that are not available
>anywhere else. i am
>aware of the injustices in
>this nation and i've fought
>them in more ways than
>one, but i am also
>aware of the privileges that
>i have. despite the
>inconsistencies, the injustices, and the
>corruption, we have much more
>opportunities than any other place
>in the world. i've been
>to the philippines quite a
>few times, and each time
>i go, i realize how
>fortunate i am. poverty is
>terrible anywhere in the world
>and you realize it even
>more when you visit a
>third world nation and you
>hear the stories of what
>your parents had to go
>through growing up


THE REASON WHY THESE OTHER NATIONS ARE LIKE THEY ARE BECAUSE OF AMERICA!!! AND THEY ALL GOT WESTERN GOVERNMENTS OR THEY'RE TRYING TO BE LIKE OUR GOVERNMENT. cOUNTRIES Are third world because of America and Europe! All of that colonization DID HAVE IT's Effects.

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