Many years ago Bob and I enjoyed the May Day celebration in Daly Plaza in Chicago. The native dress and may poles were the aftermath of the big parade. This year the parade will be tomorrow.
I doubt if this May Day celebration will get near the coverage as the parades and rallies held across the country for immigrant rights yesterday.
May Day is a Polish holiday. Most of the Poles celebrating back in 1976 were immigrants. They had the rights to a public parade and display.
Yesterday's events were about immigrant rights and foreign flags, foreign language, and demands of the illegal immigrants. The illegal is a criminal. Most law breakers have few rights.
There are millions of Latinos here legally along with Poles, Greeks, Germans, Indians, Canadians, Brazilians, etc.
My mother-in-law's father came here legally from England. We have read the records from Ellis Island from early last century. Edgar was detained, recorded, his health observed, his $ was accounted for, and his sponsor was checked out. His story is like so many others who came legally. Then only as citizens did they enjoy the full rights of being here.
'til later
Bargain Barb
- Bargain Barb
- Naperville, Illinois
- Greetings! I have years, no decades, of financial experiences to share. I have a passion for education. I am a control freak in that I need to know where my $ goes. I continually ask myself do we need that, what risks are we taking with that investment, how/when can we get at our $, and just how much does Uncle Sam demand of our every earned $. Stay tuned to my life choices now and my references to life choices/experiences from my past.
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