My father was born in Arizona, he is an American citizen who is also a first generation Mexican and first generation German. What we have is a law that potentially will cause the death of innocent people, Americans and illegals. If you don't believe or see that, I'm sorry for you. The architects behind this insanity, empower the worst kind of racists to go around and harass anyone who isn't white. What the people behind this truly want is to slowly build up to an ethnic cleansing of America. Behind the mask that it will serve a greater good and deter illegals from being there, the true motives behind this law is something purely racist and sinister. This will only lead to tragic consequences for those who don't look white.Īrizona state Governor Jan Brewer has stated that under this law racial profiling is prohibited, but let's get a dose of reality. This new law will only give the xenophobic and flat-out racists and reactionaries, the bump they need to harass private citizens and anyone they assume is not here legally. In reality, what is being done is bigoted, cruel and without a doubt, disgusting. The assumption of this law is that it will only affect illegals and "clean up the streets of America".
He's also a close and personal friend of neo-nazi activists like J.T Ready. The email was called "White Rules America" and criticized black and white intermixing as well as the Jews for promoting racial equality. The law was written and created by Russell Pearce, a man with close ties to white supremacists and white nationalists, and who in 2006 forwarded emails from National Alliance, a white separatist group. What most people believe will clean up the streets of illegal immigrants, is only a mask of its true intentions. The new immigration law in Arizona (SB-1070), that recently passed is one of the most shameful acts to pass in recent years. The lyrics in the song “You could lose more than you'll ever hope to find” are touching and catchy. Ry Cooder himself sang this song live at the border to warn the Mexicans. They were picked up and brought back to end up in prison. They were often betrayed for money by the same people smugglers who first took all their money and possessions. These were poor illegal immigrants who swam across the Rio Grande hoping to find work in the U.S.
It's a wonderful warning song for the "wetbacks". "Across the borderline" is an old song by Freddy Fender. We danced a lot at Cooder's swinging version of “Get Rythm” with friends, having fun at home or at parties.įor us music was (and is) leading in pleasure but also in sadness. You always recognize his style, while on the other hand he's always diverse. Atmosphere is one of Ry's quality's and he often applied it to the music of film scores. “Get Rhythm” by Ry Cooder is an LP with good atmospheric music. D’s Al (musician, 1961) likes to share Ry Cooder and Get Rhythm (1987)