BarkellWH -> RE: Who is"real" flamenco/ who is not? (Jun. 5 2013 1:31:44)
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It is a good introduction to the kids, for expression of emotion through music as done in traditional flamenco. This genre seems to fit with the tragedies this population experiences with families being broken by harsh immigration policies of the USA, plus it is in a language they are more familiar with than English. Their indigenous cultures get denied and erased even in their own countries, as Spanish culture came into Central America to conquer the Mayans It is interesting that you extoll the virtues of traditional flamenco (a Spanish art form) as an expression of emotion that is valuable to your clients, while seemingly condemning Spanish culture as conquering the Maya in Central America. Are your clients Maya? Are they Mexican? It hardly matters, as the Spanish conquered both, yet the Spanish have much to offer in terms of culture and music, in this case flamenco. And if the Spanish cultural context fits in a niche for your clients, so be it. I would take issue with your characterization of immigration policies of the US as "harsh." The United States has one of the most liberal legal immigration policies of any nation. US immigration policy is primarily based on family unification, while most of the world's immigration policies--Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and many others--are employment-based, i.e., what is in the best interest of the country of intake. I believe you are referring to illegal immigration when you speak of "harsh," but it has always been one of the signature elements of national sovereignty for a country to determine who to accept as immigrants. There is a big difference between legal and illegal immigration. And when you describe US policy toward illegal immigrants as "harsh," harsh compared to what? Do you know how Mexico handles illegal immigrants? Do you know what happens if illegals are caught in Honduras? Germany? France? Japan? Turkey? Believe me, US policy toward illegals is very benign compared to much of the world. And we will eventually have another program to legalize our illegal population, just as we did in 1986. Official US immigration policy since 1965 has been anything but "harsh." The US takes in about one million legal immigrants annually. That is a pretty generous immigration policy. And we are working to eventually resolve our illegal population problem as well. Cheers, Bill
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