it seems that this is a common reference to mexicans who are from what is a colonial country....just like the rest of the Americas
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Forget the Starbucks swilling Oprah sychophants, let's hear from the pillow biting pudding eating Brokeback cowboys.
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I think its been long forgotten....I have read it as well, and know about the violations.....Perhaps that is why there is some hidden animosity from the Mexican govt. towards the US govt....They don't want to drudge up the past, because the last thing they want is a war with US....We are neighbors....
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I'm not Boricua but I am Mexican and Proud of it! I think that any nationality does it in order to represent that nationality here in the United States. And because it is fun, to be representing ones country.
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Finally some one else who thinks the sames as me.\n\ni don't know why but people seem to forget other illegal immigrants.\n\nChina\nPakistan\nJapan\nKorea\nIreland\netc.....\nI mean come on there are a sh*t load of different illegal immigrants from different countries not only Mexico.
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Mexicans are Americans. We are all the same.
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No. They are not related.  That is a very common last name in Mexico.  Just like "smith"
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A lot of Mexicans from Mexico don`t know about cinco de mayo until they come to America..I think it`s great to celebrate all the holidays that make up America. Saint Patrick`s day is one of my favorites and I still don`t know what it`s about but everyone is Irish for the day,Green beer and corned beef n cabbage....Go and check out a Greek festival..or when the Portuguese celebrate holy ghost you have to try some soupish......I do know one thing No matter where you came from or how you got here everyone knows about the Fourth of July and why it is celebrated.....
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I myself am not American, nor do i have anything at all against America - however; i will say that i have noticed that MANY  (NOT ALL!) American people tend to believe they are "above" people from most other countries - including Mexican Immigrants.  This attitude, i believe, has little or no basis in fact but has far more to do with the leaders of America.  The arrogant attitude comes right from the top; was it not America its very self that created the notion of "the American Dream" ?!  If the leaders of their country have an arrogant attitude& think they're better than the rest then its little wonder that the same principles and ways of thinking have been taken on by so many (it seems) American people.  I noticed in your question you are very passionate about your cause, which i do commend you for but would urge you to not fight a losing battle.  As i said i doubt it has anything to do with your people(it seems from your question that you yourself are mexican immigrant) personally, politically or anything else if the truth be known - it probably IS that Americans can be very arrogant and just automatically believe they're better than everyone!  (i am in no way against american people; i actually have family there!  And im certain that there are plenty of undesirable British traits - im british!- that i could sit here and take apart!!!)  In short i suppose what i'm saying is: don't worry about it; it's not you with the problem-it's them!!!!(oh; and yes-immigrants DO contribute a lot to america; to its economy,workplace ....)
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How was America stolen from Hispanics? From the Native Americans, sure, but not Hispanics, sorry. And no, they're not the same thing.
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Yes, the last one is Africans, but not in all the country, those who descend from the Africans are mostly in the states of: Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche and some in Oaxaca. It's difficult to find some in the rest of the country.
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auntb93... has some good advice, I would listen.  Having lived in Texas off and on most of my life, I have had a good deal of contact with the Mexican culture.  I am fluent in Spanish and I think I understand them.  For the most part The Mexicans outlook of life is somewhat different than ours.  Their government has been quite corrupt for about 90 years, it is just now trying to enter the real world of the 21st century.  Their military is anemic, and local police are mainly available for purchase at the right price.  There is a vast difference between the rich and poor in Mexico.  There is a very small middle class.  Money talks, when all else fails.
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Being that the Mexican border is connected to our country it makes it very easy for people from Mexico to sneek here illegaly. They same could be said for Canada, however, because Canada is not such a poor country the people don't feel the need to escape their situations as much as the people in Mexico. So a majority of the immigrants in this country that have came here illegaly have been from mexico. It has been a hot political topic for so long now and in the eye of the media that when we hear "illegal immigrant" we automatically think south of the border. On the east coast however, there is more of a mixture of people from other countrys that are here illegally.
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Dude, this is where people get the message mixed up. it's not just for Mexicans but other ethnicities that immigrate to this country, Filipinos, Inidans, Armenians, Russian, Africans, Bolivians, Peruvians, etc. get the point? It is a way to show that illegal immigrants do cause an impact on the U.S. economy. It is a demonstartion.
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yes, I am certainly aware of this.  North America has 3 countries, Central America has 7 or 8 (I forget) and South America has a lot (sorry, I don't know that either).\n\nI think it all started when we called ourselves The United States of America.  We were already refered to as "The Americans" in England (since England owned the Colonies and Canada I guess it was a natural thing to do when refering to the far away place.  We still do it today when we speak of African or Asian people).\n\nIt isn't so much of a stereotype as it is a missuse of words.
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The skin color doesn't bother me. It's because Mexicans always smell like that flowery washing detergent sh*t, live about 20 deep in a small house, don't believe in health or car insurance, like having about 7 or 8 kids per family and exploiting our government aid, don't mind working 3 or 4 jobs instead of demanding a living wage, and are extremely adamant about not amalgamating with our American culture like speaking English and showing  respect to OUR American flag. I see mexicans all the time hanging the mexican flag in the United States on their homes. Take your ass back to mexico then. No other culture really does that but the hispanics..mostly mexican. I don't feel feel sorry for the mexicans. Blacks have had it a lot harder than you and should deserve way more than you. Mexicans have been given way more than they ever have and whine more than they do, and yet still you think we owe you something.
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well actual mexicans ( not the spanish kind) are asian, every native american is asian anywhere in the americas from canada to chile , as for the mexicans not realising its probably coz mexico is so close to america and the ignorance has oozed off the yanks and travelled through the air into mexico
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Personally, I think the entire Hispanic label is sort of misleading. So many Americans think that the Hispanic people are a race, their not. They're like a group of people who share a language and that's about it. A Mexican has more in common with a Guatemalan then they do with Dominicans. Cubans have more in common with Puerto Ricans then they do Argentinans. Since you're Brazilian would you be Hispanic? That's hard, since "Hispanics" are people from Spanish-speaking countries. I have Brazilian friends, though, who mark themselves as Hispanics because they say they have more in common with Latin Americans then they do Americans. Whatever the USA tries to label you, remember that what you think you are is what really matters!