The article in yesterday's paper about genocide on St. Maarten definitely caught my attention. And many of what the person said is true. The person is a St. Maartener born from foreign parents. I do not agree with everything the person said. However what is nice to see is that people born here in St. Maarten is proud of being born here and should become first in their country when it comes to rights. I champion that option. While I feel the person pain, imagine the people of St. Maarten heritage who was around for hundreds of years and is still being treated not fairly. We welcome you once you acknowledge us and you should join us. We are fighting for the same cause. The cause is greater than any individual, but seniority and charity begins at home should be always first. If I do not acknowledge that my grandmother and grandfather come first then how would I be from here. What I will like Tania Pedro to do is bring all born here St. Maarteners once they truly love here and we will welcome them into SNBF. (St. Maarten Nation Building Foundation) We include not to be excluded and together as a St. Maarten team we will win the day. Log on to http://www.stmartinnation.org.
I agree with you when you said having a French and Dutch passport but owning nothing and being treated as a foreigner is not right. That is why you should help us help you. Think about this, imagine people from all parts of Europe that is part of the European Union come from far and is giving privilege over you because they are consider European and you is consider a foreigner even if you born here. That is why we see one St. Maarten as a people from heritage. Nationality can be taken away by government, but heritage can never be taken away. Germany which was east and West Germany did the same. I am St. Maarten man from both side, I do not rejoice when any person be it legal or illegal is mistreated. You are right, there is no unity among StMaarten people; prove yourself wrong by joining us who love St. Maarten and willing to fight for our rights. You are right again when you said St. Maarten should come first before foreigners. Together we achieve, do not give up the fight.
You together with us can bring unity among all St. Maarten people of heritage, born here and nationalize Dutch. Again I say we do not include to be excluded.
Our cause is noble and is right. Feel free to join it is not about you and me it's about the greater cause love of country St. Maarten.
Yours truly,
Miguel Arrindell
