Ruben Navarrette writes in todays article in the Albuquerque Journal, July 9th, that his readers feels that he harbors a ethnic bias and the reader assumes he will side with the Latino immigrants who break the law over Anglo Americans who want to enforce the law. Also, one of his readers writes, that “you write like a Mexican. Your need to write like an American.” He came to the heart of the matter for himself and many others when he said in this article in speaking of illegal immigration that “…for some of us, it could be if you ignored two things: the several generations that our families have lived in this country and the fact that the immigrants in our family tree either came legally or didn’t cross a border at all as much as found themselves overrun by settlers.” …..I think the “overrun by settlers” says it all for Mr. Navarrette…And I kind of feel for him in a way…but yet, with all the improvements that have been made since they were “overrun by settlers”, where would Mexico be if America did not exist? All of Americans are immigrants. We all came from some where else, even the Native Americans…So the “settlers” soon became a world power and other countries have received great benefits from these same “settlers”. The “settlers” are all American. Some English American, some Irish American, some Mexican American, some African Americans, some Russian Americans, some German Americans and on and on and on. These “settlers” are the Americans of which you write sir, proud Americans…..Have we made mistakes? Yes sir, many…But today, we stand on the verge of bankruptcy and the illegals are taking away from the “settlers” ability to take care of themselves, much less all the extra people who put demands on our treasury. The “settlers” are having a rough time and we are having to govern based on our pocket book anymore, Mr. Navarrette, and not with our hearts. Can we have a rule that applies to some and not to others? Can we pick and choose who goes and who stays? Can we just let them all stay? Help me our here, Mr. Navarrette. How are we going to do “whats right” and remain solvent?….A kid from down the street came by the other day and after a brief conversation said to me as he was walking off, “I love you man” totally shocked me by that statement. Well, taking a page from his book, Mr. Navarrette, I’ll say, “I love you man” and I sure would like it if we could all “just get along”.  But  someone has to mind the cash register, huh?… Which, the head or the heart? You say, sir, you say!!!!