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Brown is the New Black
“He Looks Like an Illegal” — Donald Trump
The Hispanic man in the photo, face down on the floor with three members of law enforcement pinning him down, is Alex Padilla, a United States Senator from California. I can think of times in the recent and distant past when members of Congress have been arrested. I have no recollection of a Senator or Congressman on the ground being handcuffed in the manner of George Floyd. Alex Padilla has served as a Senator since 2021. First appointed to fill the seat of Kamala Harris when she was elected Vice President. He was then elected to a full term in 2022 in a general election. In his brief tenure, Padilla has learned that he can’t do what they do. Brown is the new Black!
In the history of America, brown people descended from Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies have always been held in contempt. During the period of westward expansion known as Manifest Destiny, the United States considered absorbing Mexico as part of its territorial expansion. Senator John C. Calhoun summed it up, saying we didn’t want to take over Mexico because it contained too many Mexicans.
“I know further, sir, that we have never dreamt of incorporating into our Union any but the Caucasian race — the free white race. “We have conquered many of the neighboring tribes of Indians, but we have never thought of…
