how do other latinos feel about people wanting to move?
456432
I'm not sure, but I know this...in Mexico, if you're an illegal and you get caught, they bus or fly you back to your country of origin.  In 2004, the Mexican government deported over 200k illegal immigrants that streamed in from their southern border with Guatemala.  If Fox thinks open borders is such a wonderful thing, perhaps Mexico might consider drinking a little of their own Kool-aid.
533587
Latinos will be the majority in the US in 20-25 years!\n\nWhat then?  This country will have a VERY different face, tone, direction.  National security an issue?  I think so...\nNational interests re-aligned?  I think so...  Everything will be in Spanish, then English, the dollar will be incredibly LOW (look at Mexico today - look at ANY hispanic country today)...  Civil war???  Maybe...  \n\nLook at what happened to countries in Europe.  Most recently - Yugoslavia.  Quick history lesson for those that don't know, might bring a wierd, yet possible new perspective to this thing.  One that could happen.  Got me thinking anyway.  I would hate for something like this to happen:  I was in Kosovo during that whole war (and stuff leading up to it).  The whole deal was over ethnic Albanians that came to live and settle, then over-populate the southern area of Serbia (Yugoslavia).  Within 30-40 years, they completely re-populated the region (10 to 1 ratio of Albanians to Serbs), took jobs, changed the language, changed the religion, lowered living standards (dirty streets, neighborhoods, more crime).  Pissed off the Serbs something fierce!  Granted, what they did under SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC (that sick bastard) was disgusting, by deciding to "ethnically cleanse" the area - BUT it just goes to show how a MADMAN could rile up what the local people who were frustrated TRULY felt about being having their country essentially "taken over."  MILOSEVIC just played on their frustrations and nationalism to the Nth degree.  Then took the still somewhat communist style army and started whacking away at the Albanians in Kosovo.  It was pretty grim.  I'd hate to see our country ever delve into such dire territory.  YET IT IS NOT COMLETELY UNIMAGINABLE.  HOW MANY CONVERSATIONS HAVE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAD ABOUT WANTING THEM ALL TO JUST GO BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM, ya know?\n\nBad stuff.  Anyways, I'm not saying some ignorant crap like they should all go back to where they came from - casue we're all essentially related to immigrants.  Yet we have to examine what we can handle in this country.  Our principles that our forefathers read as they came to the US fresh off the boats from Europe of "Give us your poor, etc.." should be held near and dear to us as principles, but REALITY needs to kkep us in check.  How much more can we afford right now?  ESPECIALLY when old G.W. is spending BAZILLIONS on the war!  We're sorta bankrupt right now.  We need to close the doors, lock 'em, fix up our own house, ask our friends that want to visit (prospective immigrants) to wait a little longer while we clean our house up for guests, then maybe let some more in.  We should let them in on an equal basis, too.  Right now we have WAY TOO FREAKIN MANY MEXICANS (and CENTRAL AMERCIANS are quickly climbing the ranks)  Where are the CANADIANS?  Seriously?  Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the country (and ballooned to that number in record time).  We need to balance the books as far as immigrants go.  How about from the EUROPEAN continent - any takers?  ASIA?  AUSTRALIA?  ANTARCTICA (I heard it's pretty cold there)?  SOUTH AMERICA?  Once we even out our supposed "melting pot", then we can re-examine letting in some more MEXICANS.  \n\nWE NEED A GREAT WALL, NOW!!!  Vicente Fox (Mexican President) said he will SUE the US if we start to violate the rights of his people who are illegally crossing the border (that he knows about and is obviously complicit in).  This was spuured by Bush's recent decision to put National Gaurd troops at the US border as a stop-gap measure (hopefully just temporary until we get a ton of new border agents).  Dude will SUE us???  Gimme a break!  ASS!  Then he said he might start sending his troops to the border to make sure we are not hurting his people.  Why not just SEND YOUR FREAKIN TROOPS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE OR WORK WITH US SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE THIS
397678
viva latinos.\nHope things work out for you.
277586
I am not latino, but I know quite a few people in the hispanic community and they are discriminated against.  It would be nice if everyone would wake up one morning and view each person they see as a human being with feelings, instead of seeing the color of their skin and basing their negative opinions on that.
768350
I think they're right on the money in wanting to distance themselves from the 'we want spanish' crowd. They left Mexico etc. for a reason. To assimilate someplace, you gotta buckle down and learn the language, at least give it an honest effort. No one expects perfection, but a good-faith effort would be good.
364340
Obviously there are a lot of people that agree with you. I know a lot of people that have come here legally and even they are getting frustrated when others refuse to speak English. I can't get a job with the county or the state because I don't speak spanish and I don't think that it's right
1128866
I'm from California too, Orange County. I'm half Mexican. I don't feel comfortable with some white people because of comments I hear and their stereotypes about Mexicans. I look white so they talk to me in ways I know they wouldn't if they knew half my family is Mexican. Now at my work most people know so they don't say these things anymore. Now OC has so many more stereotypes with the tv show. The people here don't all look like the ones in that show. (Where are the Mexicans anyway? None are allowed in Newport after 7 pm. Only gardeners are allowed in the day time).  Another stereotype is that every Latino here is from Mexico and that El Salvador is IN Mexico. My students think it's the same place and so do the adults!!! My students also think that Santa Ana is dirty (if you watch Arrested Development, that's the city where the housekeeper's family lives). There are million dollar residences in Santa Ana though. I could go on and on :-P
1106134
i am white and i do not ask any dumb questions about latinos. ppl every where no matter what are the same except for skin color. not all americans are like that. i respect the mexican, hispanic, and latino community. they work hard, they pay their bills,and have a strong family structure.i wish we here in america would stand by our famileies like latinos do.
1094877
I totally agree with you.  I live in one of those states.  The city I live in is now 96% hispanic.\nI don't have to tell you what that means.\nAs far as the comment that you are not illegal and don't have to go through what they are going through is crap.  No one forces them to cross the border.  I am tried of all the complaining about the American people and our government.  They need to do something about their own government.  By the way, my city now looks like Tijuana.  The very kind of city they are trying to get away from.  And for all you bleeding hearts in other areas that are not being affected by this yet.  Sit tight.  Coming soon to a city near you.l
477257
there is no descrimination against latinos, its just that with the illegal immigration has put the latinos in a bad light...if they would act like a normal human being and stop being so "i am a latino, i am the man attitude"...if they would stop trying to force thier way of life on us, we wouldnt see as much trouble with them !!
367079
I think it probably depends more on where you live, as to how you feel about it. Most people closer to the border, our fellow Americans, aren't to happy with ILLEGAL immigration. Always remember to say legal or illegal, that is the issue, not immigration.
329391
I feel really down with all this mess. I'm mexican and my bf is from MA and I'm staying with him in the states but I work in MExico because I have a really good job here and there's no way I'm going to go to the states to work at mcdonalds. but it really hurts when i see in the news that white people is burning mexican restaurants just because they want all the mexicans to go back to mexico. I'm afraid one of these days I'm going to see a stupid racist in the street and that he/she is going to hurt me. We are human beings for god's sake!
423818
Look at it from a different perspective.  A lot of people do not live around large Latino popluations and don't have a lot of exposure to them.  (This is much like me not having a lot of exposure to Albanian culture in California.  I'm sure it's there but I'm not around it.)  Most of what they know is what they see on TV.  There has been a lot of stuff in the new lately with illegal immigration.  With that are a lot of activists claiming to speak for all Latinos.  They are saying stuff like "we clean your toilets" (Antonio Villariagosa).  Since no one else is standing up to counter what is being said and that the activists are claiming to speak for the whole community, it is reasonable for some people to believe that all Latinos clean toilets.  \n\nIf you don't like the stereotypes you should work to prove them wrong and change them instead of being angry with those who believe what they are told by your activists.  Getting angry and attacking people for believing what they are told is only going to reinforce the stereotypes that you dislike.
180714
I am puerto rican and I think is easier for us to fit in the states because PR is a US territory what makes our culture similar if not the same as in the states. The problem is that northamericans think we have a hispanic culture as Mexico and others central and South americans countries but we don't our culture is enriched with hispanic and american heritage. In NY as in many other states the biggest problem for PRicans is showing that not because we speak Spanish we are illegals or Mexicans...the problem is that have been put together with some cultures that are way to different than ours. We have the best of these two cultures...family first (latino) pride for our country (USA). wilmary69@yahoo.com
1167528
I lived not to far from there for seven years, and left about 5 years ago.  This was then a Midwest suburban town with actually very limited number of Hispanics at all.  (I joked with my friends that the town was like 'Wonder Bread'.)  When I went back last summer I noticed there were a lot more Hispanics, but hadn't started focusing on illegal immigration, so I didn't think much of it, just that it looked more like LA.\n\nSince the marches I learned that California had cracked down on some border crossings and that Illegals had started crossing into Arizona, some staying there, and others going into the interior.  I learned that Illinois had some mortgages illegals could get.  I understand that Chicago police can't ask about immigration status until the arrest stage (like LA), and that Illinois is now number 6 in the country in having the most illegal immigrants.  Previously when I thought of moving from LA for education reasons, I thought of going back to Illinois, but now I am not so sure that will be much help.\n\nWhat strikes me most is your saying how many crimes they had in Woodstock in the last week.  When I left a town near there, the crime index for my town was 28, with 100 being a national 'average' and city suburb areas like the one I live in now being around 200.  \n\nIt sounds like crime has gone WAY up.  That is really sad.  The place was a cross between Mayberry RFD and Currier and Ives.
518638
of  course  they  do,  i  have  a  friend  that  her  and  her  husband  gave  300.000  for  their  house. they  have  their  yard  landscaped,  its  beautiful.mexicans  move  in  on  both  sides  of  them. my  friend  is  madder  than  hell. the  mexicans all  ways  have  a   yard  full of  people, they  play that  stupid  mexican music  loud  all  hours. they  call  the  law,  they   turn it  down,  the  law  leaves they   turn  it   back   up.they  dont  keep  their   yards  up. my  friend  said  they   thought if  they  moved  into  a  nice  place, they  wouldnt   be  bothered  with  them.  wrong. they  are  every   where.and  in  this  town,  if  mexicans move  in,  the  blacks  move   out. i  just  had   a  black   friend  of  mine,  sell  her   house  because of  this   problem.we  have  a  lot   of  parents, wanting  to   move because  the  schools  are  so   over   run. but  theres  nowhere  to   go.i  dont  know   what  people  are  going  to  do.
979816
This is the country of free speech. I feel sorry for the people who are trying to escape to a better place but they\nneed to do it legally. The people who are pro-illegals\nalready have it good. They live here. I say if they want to\nsupport illegals then they should whip out their wallets and let the\ngood times roll.