McHenry County Blog doesn’t usually dip into foreign policy, but it came up at the Minuteman meeting at McHenry County College last Friday night.
A man named Rick, who said he was in construction spoke during the question period after Allen County, Ohio, Sheriff Daniel Beck had finished his prepared remarks.
“It’s extremely personal to me.
“I attempted to do business I Mexico. I refused to pay off anybody.”
He pointed to the May Day march last year when Mexicans waive the Mexican flag and their handlers told them not to that in the second march, rather to wave American flags.
“I feel our kindness has (allowed us to be) taken advantage of.
“They are taught (in Mexico) that the Americans stole their land.”
He said they were not just minimum wage workers.
“They are earning $54 an hour as a union electrician.
“I know because my brother has 5 illegals working for him…
“I just don’t trust the people because they come from a lawless country.”
He told of going back to finish up business affairs.
“I got pulled over last week and it cost me $200.”
“I got pulled over in a foreign country and it cost me $300,” another person in the audience yelled out.
“I was in Wisconsin.”
That brought knowing laughter.
Rick continued with a tale of Saul Herandez, the third most popular rock star in Mexico, a man he considered his friend.
Herandez was playing at the Chicago House of Blues last Thanksgiving week and spoke to the audience in Spanish. Not speaking the language, Rick asked Herandez’ Dutch wife what he was saying.
“Oh, he’s just telling people you don’t need papers to work here,” she replied. “Keep up the fight. You didn’t cross the border. The border crossed us. This is your land.”
“I must have had dinner with them about 100 times.
He also told of what the President of the Cancun Restaurant Association, a man with whom he had had coffee 100 times, told him the last time he was in Mexico.
“We don’t need you anymore. Yes, we’re going to try to take your country from you.”
A man on the other side of the auditorium said, “I have a friend who works as an intelligence office for ICE. (He told me) they want to flood the Southwestern United States and vote them into Mexico (when they get amnesty).”
Another audience member asked, “Do you agree with that gentleman that they are trying to take over our country?”
“If they ever get amnesty, they’ll own the Southeastern United States.”
A women who said she grew up in Pilson and taught in Cicero “where there are a lot of illegals” indicated she “thinks it is hopeless.”
Beck suggested starting “at the local level. Don’t start at the big level.”
He told of being interviewed on WLS and WYLL Friday.
“I suspect there are a million more like you.”
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I would add that right now people can file for Republican precinct committeemen. Get a minimum of ten “good” signatures from your neighbors and you can get on the February 5th ballot for precinct committeeman. I would suggest getting 20 signatures, because some people don’t want to be embarrassed by telling you they are not really registered voters. Notarized petitions have to be at the building north of the courthouse in the county clerk’s office by 4:30.
Here’s what you have to do: