When the warlike arabic tribe,the Berbers,invaded Spain in 711 A.D. They stayed for seven hundred years.This increases the chances that a whole lot of hanky-panky insued.As we know the hispanics derive from Spain.What do you think?Are there Hispanarabs?
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NO! OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DECENT. FIND OUT MORE AT WWW.HISPANIC HERTIAGE.COM
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Whoa! This is so loaded! In my time, I've come in contact with two types of "hispanics"(for a real bad lack of a better word. I've met those that have true "orgullo" in being who they are and I've met those that keep pushing the "Hispanics are Caucasians" envelope. I've met latinos y latinas with darker skin and nappier hair than mine that were more racist than any WASP I've come into contact with. It's more embarrassing than infuriating. I have this same experience with some Indian people.\n\nI enjoy the Puerto Rican culture in particular and respect them because their political history is one to honor.\n\nAs far as the growing population of Latin Americans goes: It has its positives and negatives. Seeing a hundred Mexicans and Peruvians on the side of the train tracks waiting for work is disheartening. I just hope that they keep up their hope and persevere.
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all of this B,S, about Mexicans being illegal ? strange but unless history is wrong again the Mexicans were here before any whites or any others except Indians, the U,S, took the whole western half of this country from Mexico and many many Mexicans fought for the American forces, then their land and homes were taken by the whites because our gov, did not recognize Spanish land grants, therefore driving many Mexicans who helped and fought for America into Mexico,it would seen those yelling about Mexicans would be yelling about the Islanders here who start crying for their welfare checks before they get off of the boat, or the over one million Muslims who are a very present danger to America, and are robbing us blind thru grants, loans, etc, and are waiting for their Friends to get here so they can cut our throats,    B,T.W.  what about that wet back Mexican who threw his own body on a hand grenade in Iraq to save his American buddies? do you think any Islander or Muslim would do that? don't think so,
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My family, and yours, came here learned the language and assimilated into society.  All were and still are discriminated against in some circles.  The negative connotation to Hispanics,  in my opinion,  comes from the stigma and reality of many who come here and take advantage of the system.  My ancestors came at a time without Social Security, welfare and medicaid.  They were forced to earn and provide for their families. They paid taxes,  earned incomes and contributed. Over time through hard work and determination we were accepted.  The same will happen for other groups, it takes time.
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Here's an article about new immigrants to Spain.\nYou might want to rethink that plan.\nhttp://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=30&ItemID=2185
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Yes this is all true. However any Arabic spoken in Spain nowadays is a result of recent immigration from North Africa, particularly Morocco by migrants in search of a better life in the European Union.\n\nHowever both Spanish and Arabic are spoken in a country called Western Sahara. It is located just south of Morocco on the coast of Africa and used to be a Spanish colony called Río de Oro until the 1970s when it was granted independence and swiftly occupied by its powerful neighbour Morocco. \n\nDue to the Spanish colonial influence they still speak Spanish quite widely there - it is taught in schools and many of the youngsters get a university education in Spain or Cuba. They also speak Arabic which is taught in schools too due to it being the regional language of North Africa. They also have a National Radio station that broadcasts in Arabic and Spanish.\n\nThe Spanish name for this country is 'La República Democrática Árabe Saharaui', in English it is commonly known as Western Sahara.\n\nThis is probably not the answer you were expecting but I hope you find it interesting.
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Really up on your history, aren't you?\n\nThe Spanish stole land from the native Americans, the Mexicans stole land from the Spanish, and the Texans stole land from the Mexicans.\n\nSo, what do you consider "sad?"\n\nIt's sad a bunch of drunks, gamblers and drifters who got trapped in the Alamo (because they were drunk) have attained hero status. \n\nBut, they did give the Texican thieves a rallying cry against the Mexican thieves.\n\nMexicans have no more claim to land in N. America than does anyone else, they weren't the original inhabitants and never had a legitimate claim to the land.\n\nAnd still don't.
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Dear 11 year old, did you know that not everyone in Europe is white.  Why does it really matter, we are all human anyway right.  And yes i am not white i am a  brown skinned mexican.  Maybe they'll be a minority because the white women like to marry non whites.  My wife is white.  As for catnip's answer, he is just mad because he is impotent.
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I hear you dear! I am also of mixed heritage (Mexican/German/Polish/Filipino) but look white though I consider myself culturally as a Hispanic. I was raised in a Spanish-speaking family but wasn't encouraged to grow up speaking it; nevertheless, I understand Spanish but don't speak it. I get flak usually because I don't speak the language on top of being guera - others think I'm pretending too. The older i am getting though others opinions are meaning less & less to me. I stopped trying to get approval from everyone & focused on getting comfortable in my own skin. I am proud to be hispanic & look the way I do. Anyone who has a problem with that can torture themselves about it...i won't loose any sleep over it. Just get strong & comfortable with who you are. Everything else eventually won't matter. Take care chica!!
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Whether there was an official country is irrelevant (unless i am misunderstanding the point of these posts)  I would be quite pissed.  Of course, since it has happened and doesn't appear to be chainging anytime soo, the other arab countries could QUITE easily give a little land and money to the displaced people.  I often told my grandmom, How would you feel if a bunch of native americans knocked on your door and said, "we have this 2,000 year old book that says this neighborhood is ours, get out"?  And making the desert bloom is ALSO inconsequential.  I suppose that means we can just kick poepl out of the desert in Arizona if they aren't working hard enough and hand it over to another group of people?  It's their home whether it has a name or is blooming or whatever.
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Some of the reasons are for a better life, but migration began long before the 90's, and include Texas. Thier most valid reason (they say) is to claim the land they were forced from, do a little research on Google on Hispanic migration to the west
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yes we are still living in a savage time and the Palestine question becomes a part of what i would call a pain in the arse how can a people be pushed into area's outside places they have settled in 4.000 years ago it would be the same to say i came from France in 1066 to Britain.i am so sorry for the lives lost and the little children but it seems its time for people to start looking at people not as creed or colour but as a united race and i would love to see it before i die.xmole.uk.
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First off, many of the early settlers in argentina were NOT italians... you just made that up yourself opaalvarez... the early settlers were Spanish and Portuguese, mostly Spanish.  \nSecond off, it doesn't matter that spanish and italian are similar languages, their last names are NOT similar, so that would not explain italian last names.\nWhat does explain this is that in the late 1800s and in the 1900s there was TONS of european immigration to Argentina, especially from Italy.  The argentinian dialect of spanish is incredibly influenced by italian.  This is seen in many words, for example "gamba," and "pansa."  The way they speak in Buenos Aires is the spanish most related to Italian that there is. This does not mean that they use direct italian words, but they spanish-ize many words that they take from the italian language, and they often use the more italian-like word when there is more than one way to say it in spanish (such as "ananá," which can also be called "piña" but they don't use "piña" as much in argentina).  Anyways... this was not a linguistical question so I'll stop explaining that, but the point is, there is an incredible amount of italian immigration to Argentina.\n(by the way... I find it hard to believe that you are actually FROM argentina, based on the fact that you didn't already know this, and also your english seems native.  Are you perhaps of argentinian decent, but born in the US or somewhere else?... I don't mean to offend, I'm just wondering...)
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DC, you are a lying POS.  La Raza is closely linked to MeCHA, both of which are extremely racist groups.  Their only agenda is La Reconquista for the land they believe belongs to me.  They really think that the Southwest was stolen and needs to be taken back.  \n\nAt least if you are going to support it, have the balls to own up to what the organization truly is.  Poverty my culo!!!
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They belong to a different universe. They have no left the planet.\nYou don't expect the Mayans to show his culture to Spaniard that are so filthy and stupid.\nMayans belong to the final group on Atlantis, as well as the Incas, Tibetans or Egyptians.
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the last major indigenous muslim group in europe.\n\nNorth African derived ethnic group in southern spain, portugal and thereabouts up to several hundred years ago; they were driven out by the crusaders.   It wasn't until the Castillians in Spain had won those wars that spain started building an empire\n\nThe moors built the incredible palace at Alhambra and a bunch of other castles and things like that.   Busy bunnies.   In those days if you were dark skinned you were thought to be a Moor
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The Spanish brought horses, their religion (Christianity - Catholicism), advanced weapons, and new diseases (like chicken pox).\nThey brough from the Americas gold, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and chocolate.\nThat's just to name a few.  Also, are you talking about the first group of Spaniards (with Columbus) or more in general?  I was speaking more in general.