DALLAS, NORTH AMERICA - Large crowds estimated to number several hundred thousand took to the streets of the city last night to cheer the recent decision by Bejing to recognize their would-be state. Tejano nationalist leaders spoke to the joyful throngs that jammed the city center. Similar demonstrations broke out last night in many other cities across the region. Large screens projected images to the crowd in Dallas of flag-waving compatriots as well as Tejano nationalist videos and political commercials.
“Tejas is ours, now and forever – no one can take that away from us!” One nationalist leader repeated to the gathered. “Especially not now that our friend and ally – the Chinese people - are standing with us. Together we are committed to democracy and human rights for all. That is the interest of the Tejano people.” He said.
While most nations are taking a wait and see attitude in the matter, Beijing was quick to recognize the unilateral declaration of independence from the Tejano Parliament just yesterday. A Chinese humanitarian defense force has been present in the mainly Tejano-majority areas of the region for almost eighteen months. The non-Tejanos, primarily a mixture of Blacks and Asians, along with a small number of Anglos - some of whom are still loyal to the former regime - now constitute less than ten percent of the population throughout the region and have little influence or power. Small anti-independence rallies have been organized in some non-Tejano majority towns in the region for this weekend.
From Louisiana to California, symbols of the new state can be seen everywhere. Red, green and white fills the view. Mexican and Chinese flags and symbols also adorn homes and businesses in many towns. Leaders from Beijing will meet in Mexico City next week to no doubt discuss the situation with Mexican leaders. Meanwhile, in Toronto, leaders of the North American Union have been unable to do much. Fear of civil unrest across the continent as well as Mexico’s veto of any out-right resistance to the declaration on the part of Washington, DC have prevented the United States from doing much.
Scattered fighting continues in some areas, though these have mostly been stabilized at this point. Small bands of militants and rebels have clashed with Tejano security and Chinese humanitarian forces in several rural areas in the eastern part of the region. However, casualties have been low of late, few civil leaders have been killed or power stations blown-up and Tejano officials in Dallas are all smiles when asked about the security situation now. A much larger Chinese force has been promised and with the additional ten to twenty thousand peace-keepers, the rebels will be hopelessly out-gunned.
Note:This is obviously fiction. The North America Union is not yet here. Tens of thousands of Chinese troops don’t occupy our soil. Mexicans haven’t yet assumed total control of the Southwest and Dallas, TX is not the capital of a puppet Mexican state. By the way, in the article, I used the term “Tejano” for the emerging Hispanic majority simply for flavor and to throw off the reader at first. It’s not meant to defame Texans so please don’t take it that way. The article is meant to illustrate to Americans what just happened in the Serbian province of Kosovo.
