Khmer Angkor Thank you for your thoughtful comment. It strikes me as though you are frustrated as I am when you said, “As Khmer, what have we done for our country whether we are SRP, NRP, HRP, CPP and a bunch of other Pees? We never stopped infighting and cannot agree to disagree. When someone has a different view, what do we tend to do? You don't have to look far from this forum to seek for the answer.”
Cambodia is such a tiny nation. Yet, we manage to have on going conflicts. Here is my frustration. If we paint ourselves with a broad brush, it is safe to assume that we all are patriotic. I will continue to maintain this unpopular position that some in this forum will puke when they hear it. There are plenty of members of CPP who are very patriotic. Many work very hard on a daily basis for our nation. A minute we paint them otherwise, we lose them. They are the silent majority who will make a difference in our country. For this reason, I love them and respect them greatly. I also admire members of the opposition party who are out there raising issues that are important to our nation whether it is about human rights, corruption, or border issue. They are there to provide a much needed balance that our nation must have. For this reason, I also appreciate their courageous efforts. As purely an observer, I am completely agreeing with you that at some point we have to stop fighting or it will be too late. When it is too late, we have but ourselves to blame. The key ingredient to progressive politics is compromise. You win some, you lose some. But we are moving forward together. This means sometime, we have to agree that we disagree. To achieve this end, mutual respect for one another is absolutely rudimental. Without this virtue, we are doomed with infighting that eventually destroying ourselves. I still have hope. I notice that there are young Khmer who are being educated across the globe. They tend to have an open mind. Many are completing advance degree and returning home to work with inadequate compensation. But they are dedicated. This is the kind of capacity building our country needs to move forward. The more educated we are, the more chance we can hope for political change. All this things are happening silently under the current government. Imagine what we can do together. The possibility is endless. The current issue we are discussing can be solved by working together. I used to do some lobby work (it was not my profession, it just happened by chance). I know how politics works in this country. I know that when we approach our representatives with this issue, it will have more impacts if we have a united community behind us. It is all about election and the number of voters behind us. Respectfully yours, Jay On Jul 31, 9:51 am, Khmer Angkor <[email protected]> wrote: > Lok Javakhmer, Ta Prum and all, > > Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act is hinged upon > Cambodian Royal Government to sign and accept. If the US pressured > the RGC to sign, was it due to Visa restriction? May be that's how > Hok Lundi and other government officials were able to travel to the > US. > > Was it due to loan restriction? Perhaps, it is not as the RGC is > accepting unconditional loans from China already. > > Was it due to an exchange for the US to turn its back against the > oppressed ruling party? We've seen this previously in other part of > the world such as China for example. In an exchange for the US to > have intelligence access to the Muslim community in western China, the > US turned blind eyes on China who continued to oppress that region and > Tibet. > > Everything that US does is for its best interest... who wouldn't? > > As Khmer, what have we done for our country whether we are SRP, NRP, > HRP, CPP and a bunch of other Pees? We never stopped infighting and > cannot agree to disagree. When someone has a different view, what do > we tend to do? You don't have to look far from this forum to seek for > the answer. > > On Jul 29, 1:31 pm, Jayakhmer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Lauk Savun, > > > This was the result of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant > > Responsibility Act in 1996. If I remember this correctly, in 1996 > > both houses of the Congress were controlled by the GOP. > > > Arizona's way of dealing with illegal immigration desperately needs > > the Federal govern to come up with a comprehensive immigration > > reform. I agree that we need to raise this issue with Congress. > > > Respectfully yours, > > > Jay > > > On Jul 29, 8:56 am, In Camdisc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > WHY OBAMA and the Democrats have special interest to only one group and > > > the > > > group that crossing the border illegally? I am one of the immigrants that > > > came > > > to the U.S legally and documented, the same as many other Cambodians. At > > > least > > > 1,500 of Cambodians were ended up deported back to Cambodia, It doesn’t > > > matter > > > that they came to the United States of America as young as 2 years old > > > and while > > > they were the teenager, they was committing crimes against the Federal > > > and > > > local laws. But, what are the differences when illegally crossing the > > > border, > > > which is committing crimes against Federal and local laws, why they are > > > getting > > > protections from Obama and the Democrats? Why not the rest of us? > > > > > > Savun -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
