Or will it harm Hispanic people's cause
199219
I think it will cause harm to their cause. There are four main views on this issue: the people that are 'for' their cause, the undecided, the apathetic, and those 'against' their cause. The target audience for those 'for' the cause should be those that are undecided since those that are apathetic won't care either way and those 'against' won't change their mind. The reason is that the cause is harmed is that the protest is going to act as a hindrance to their target audience;  which means that the 'for' people will not convince anyone new to join their cause and may even create detractors in the process out of their target audience.\n\nThe protesters should take this advice from this detractor of thiers and  find other forms of protest if they wish to get thier message to thier target audience. Filling the streets and hindering work is not effective marketing for the cause.
422860
I will visit you in federal prison  for not paying your taxes.The government is so afraid of offending a large group of people they do not care if the people are breaking the law as long as they get the vote. It is not just Hispanics .although they are the largest group. I guess it will take another attack on America be for the government will wake up to the fact we need to get rid of the people who came here ( for what ever reason ) ILLEGALLY. I do not care how much it cost, get rid of them NOW. Pay now or pay a whole lot more later when it maybe to late.   To SHAWN M I am 1/5 native American ( Crow tribe Kansas) My ancestors came from the polar region of Siberia so they are immigrants to.
153243
yes many immigrants come to the united states for a better life.  jus like our founding fathers who came from europe. and yes many "hispanics" have resentment towart the usa.  but if you look at why hispanics have resentment it isn't against the country itself but more against racists and hypocrisy that exists against the immigrants that come to this country.  many hispanics love and die for this country from the civil war to the current war in iraq.
643836
This is my opinion only but I believe that white america has such an influence on how we view others that it can rub off on other races that are new to this country.  I am sure that there are latinos that are flat out racist but I don't think that it is as big a problem as it is with the white race.  I know many many many latinos and they are like my family.
650105
Yes It makes me sick to think that people who break our laws are rewarded. To answer the girl from earlier no it isnt all hispanics but lets face facts they are like 95% of illegals. Get rid of the liberal terds, and the illegal Mexicans. All they do is suck off the tit that is law abiding tax paying citizens. They are the reason we have to wait like 2 hrs at the emergency room, our teachers have to speak spanish, and prisons are over populated. F'em send em all packing.
307527
Sure, so let's have them not learn English.  Now they can't get educated because classes are in English. They cannot get a good job because American businesses operate in English.  They cannot even go to the grocery store and guarantee that they will be understood.  Hispanics should not be forced to learn English but they should be encouraged to take that option when presented.
322437
Life would go on... I don't think America is going to fall apart without any one minority (not that I have anything against Hispanics, or minorities in general)... I suspect this is in response to 'what would happen if illegal immigrants get mad and leave the USA.  This seems to be the line the media is running with these days, but the mass protests on May 1st didn't affect the economy in any substantial manner (the 10cent hike in gas prices has done far more than they could hope to do), heck it even made my day better, since a segment of the population wasted their time making fools of themselves protesting in the streets instead of impeding traffic on the interstate...
280545
Yes, it should.  It's not racism and it makes sense.  Why is racism or non-sensical to have a standard of communication within a county?  Is it the responsibility of the citizens of this country to learn every language known to man?  Don't think so.
302756
I am not surprised.  You break one law.  Who cares after that.  I see alot of crime in my city.  96% hispanic.  It is heartbreaking.  The neighborhoods look like slums.  If they are so great with housekeeping and lawns, why don't they take care of their own.  Better yet why don't they just go home.
165466
That's exactly what I've been saying.  People love to complain about everythin but really don't want to do anything to change things.  They want everyone else to do it for them.\n\nWhy do you think the Latinos are getting their way?  THEY ARE ORGANIZED and get off their butts.
498355
Our culture, our language, our traditions are being eradictated as we speak. Republicans and Democrats have sold this country down the river for votes.\n\nShame on them all.\n\n_________\n\nlpkm:\n\nWhy, then, did more than 40% of Hispanics vote for W?
648481
The worst message America can give black and Hispanic students is not expecting them to measure up to the rest of America, Linda Chavez said. "Affirmative action is feeding them this devastating and racist message."\n\nRemember that Chavez was instrumental in AA's beginnings.\n\nI used to think I agreed with her entirely, but now I have a slightly different opinion. I'm not racist but I know that if I had been given a "leg up" in my formative years then I would be thinking in the back of my mind that I cheated somehow.\n\nHowever, I still witness (through documentaries and social commentary) the fact that so many minority kids are still being held back by their circumstances and they have almost nothing in the way of a way out of their predicament. It's these kids who should be given the assistance and the scholarships.\n\nI was heartened to read an article about six Hispanic High School kids who had beaten Harvard under-grads and other privileged kids in an underwater vehicle engineering contest. It was sad that they were held back from college admittance by their status within the state. That seems so cruel that these bright minds have to settle for Hig School graduation and the possibility of working in low-paying blue collar jobs. Their skills were definitely worthy of being allowed to blossom.\n\nI think that Affirmative Action's time is over, and something different needs to replace it that is aimed at kids like these. Believe it or not, there are inequalities within minorities too.
173759
As a hispanic I do find offense to it, not necessarily because of what it represents but because of the misinterpretation that it causes. It does cause some confusion to some...I mean why would a person who wants to become a U.S. citizen still have strong nationalism for the country that they wish to escape the hardships of? But from another perspective I believe that the Mexican flag provides comfort and familiarity to those that are on this journey. I think they should wave both.
529804
Send EM ALL BACK. DO WHAT WE HAVE TOO . THEY DON'T LIKE US ANYWAY THEY JUST WANT OUR MONEY,FREE HEALTH CARE FREE HOUSING. OH MAN THAT'S JUST WHAT THE LAZY ONES  THAT ARE ALREADY HERE  HAVE .HOW ABOUT THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR II (or dose) WE CAN TAKE THE WHOLE OF NORTH AMERICA AS OUR OWN THEM SHIP EM ALL BACK TO SPAIN THEN THEY CAN REALLY BE HISPANIC .
573970
latin people probably won't use it as much\n\nor\n\nyahoo doesn't think about latin people\n\nno offense
325999
I agree with you on one thing (but I'll proofread mine)... "If you give people to take the path of least resistance, generally they will take it."\n\nBeing unable to use the native language of the country of one's residence renders one poor, and it's true that options are few. Soooo many people here don't learn English EVER because there are Spanish newspapers, television, books, services of all kinds, Hispanic businesses where some of the staff don't speak a lick of English, etc etc. Almost everything Southern California has to offer has a Spanish version of it. People can come here and live out most of their lives and still never learn English. A shame, that's just laziness. I mean, night school is FREE! However, there's really no incentive if everything is in Spanish. That should change, I believe that citizenship should be contingent upon learning English. No need to be a master at it, but enough to communicate decently in public.\n\nHowever, to say that they don't belong here, I will COMPLETELY DISAGREE with you. This country is for immigrants, no matter where they're from and no matter what language they speak. Once they're here, they do have the obligation of learning American ways, including the language, this is true. But how dare anyone say that a certain group "doesn't belong" in this country!!! I'm Hispanic, and find this VERY OFFENSIVE.
168107
People who are Spanish come from Spain, and they are not part of the campaign you speak of (almost all Spanish people come to the US with visas and proper immigration papers). Perhaps you are thinking of MEXICANS and other Latinos who insist on making the immigration issue one based on race.