It seems that I need to give background info, & qualify my statements. First, as you already might know, I respect & admire certain aspects of Latino culture & language. I am pro-immigrant rights & I am a Democrat. My father was a Russian-American & we adopted the American name of my step Grandpa on my father's side. I have lived in California, Florida, & Texas during our various travels.
Also, as I said, British claims to the islands in question predate some American
claims to portions of our own West & Southwest. It is true that the British
have continuously occupied the Falkland Islands since 1833. The islands are
British soil. I am sorry that Argentina fought a war with Britain in the 1980s
nearly to this date thirty years ago. Britain was the winner of the war, just
like they won the war in the 1830s etc. (Florida was purchased by the USA
and ceded from Spain in 1819 during the Monroe Administration. It was once
a "prefect" of Cuba, a colony of Spain until around 1820...) All the colonies
of Spain became independent at or around 1820, including Argentina.
America, to give contrast, had settlers in Texas who won a war with Mexico in the 1830s. Texas was briefly an independent republic and then agreed to join the United States and was annexed. Then the USA had a war with Mexico and
we won that war. The Mexican Cession was admitted to the union which included California. Then we purchased the Gadsden (sic) Purchase in the
southwest USA from Mexico in 1853 and we had our continental borders stabilized until the present time, after our horrible Civil War (1861-1865).
Our relations with Britain improved after the War of 1812 & our Civil War.
We have common interests & have helped Britain, France, & other European
countries during World Wars 1 & 2. Our relations with Argentina have not
been that cordial until the last thirty years. We opposed the various dictatorships there and were happy when, after the Falklands War, the
government there became more democratic. During the same time period,
our relations with Spain & Russia have improved. (We fought a war with Spain
in 1898.) We had a Cold War conflict by proxy with the old Soviet Union which
lasted through the 1980s. After relations thawed, in the 1990s, in both Argentina, Spain, & Russia, there is a new world peace opportunity in certain
parts of the globe.
By "De Facto", or culturally, in the same time period, our country has had a
large influx of both legal & illegal Latino immigrants. Latinos are now the
largest minority in our country & I accept that. However, I do not accept
the sabotage & undermining of our neighbors governments by terrorist drug cartels & underground elements in our country trying to provoke a new civil war
in the southwest. We are rapidly becoming a bilingual country as is Canada.
I think that folks who immigrate here should be required to learn our language, English, as well. It would help if more of us would learn Spanish.
Both my sister & I have trouble learning foreign languages. However, my brothers are better at learning other languages. My daughter & one of her
cousins, either minored or majored in Spanish in college. I am proud that
my daughter is a college graduate & speaks Spanish.
So, when any of you criticize or debate my opinions, remember that you are dealing with a multi-ethnic person, quite capable of "trolling with equal time",
who has two degrees from some of the oldest land-grant universities in the USA.
Thank you very much for posting, G-d bless, & have a nice week.
Remember, "to the victor, go the spoils of war". Oil has recently been discovered in the vicinity of the Falkland Islands, see video article, and belongs to Britain & the British citizens settled in the Falkland Islands. I think it is time that Argentina accepts the fact that Britain owns the Falkland Islands. It has been thirty years
since current British victory, and trade needs to be re-established just like we
did with both Russia, Spain, and Vietnam...