Do you believe the segregation in Texas is due to immigration?
926732
No. It was already in existance and has been for many years. You can see it in towns on the north side of San Antonio and Houston.I can also name a few other small towns that are not near big cities.The only difference between now and  about 55 years ago,white people try to hide it.They try to hide by accepting some token hispanics and blacks. The hate and discrimination is still there.It has nothing to do with anything else,,just the fact that a person is Mexican- American.
756956
Yes.  Many people wrongfully equate illegal immigration with people of Mexican ancestry.  This is very unfair because we don't assume the same of people who are from other countries.  There are more Mexican immigrants here illegally than any other nationality, but that's only due to our proximity to Mexico, and they are by no means the only people who are here "without papers".
1018744
A recent poll conducted in South Florida, Southern California and Texas revealed that 57& of those polled thought Illegal Immigration was the nations most serious problem.  The remaining 43% responded... No habla Ingles.
619465
Yes, I did know that Canada had illegal immigration, what I didn't know was there is a percentage of Mexicans involved. You have educated me to that. I was under the impression that you problem was mostly with Asians and Indian and middle east.
765610
You really didn't provide enough information for me to know if you are racist or not. As far as I can tell, you are.  You say you don't want to live next door to people who exhibit the behavior you described, and you have observed this behavior to a great extent coming from members of particular races. So to say you wouldn't be inclined to move into a predominately Mexican or Black neighborhood would make sense, but you said you wouldn't want to live next door to one. If you weren't racist, I think you would have said that although you have seen many Black and Mexican households that make a lot of noise, park in the yard, etc., you wouldn't mind living next to members of those races who do not have those characteristics. So yes, I believe you may very well be racist, but I reserve judgment since I don't know you personally.
573281
Yes, and the answer to getting rid of them was simple.\nCall Immigration.  They love it when you give them an actual physical address and you let them use your home for surveilance.  \nI actually became really good friends with one of the Immigration officials and now run a neighborhood watch for illegals in about a 10 block radius.  We have had at least 25-30 deported.  Most of the time there were guns and drugs found there in the homes too, and it has really cut down on our crime problem here.  The funniest thing was that just because of our "task force" I guess you could call it, my daughters class size has dropped approx 20% and she is doing much better in school.  During parent teacher conferences I asked my daughters teacher why the class was shrinking and she stated that a lot of the non-english speaking children had just not come back to school.  (I sat and smiled at this but did not let the cat out of the bag)  \nWhat a deal huh?  By my taking a stand, my daughter has a much better chance of success because the teacher is not having to teach illegal non-english speaking kids how to say "cat" "dog" or "ball."  I suggest that everyone take a look aound your immediate neighborhood and call immigration also.  It will do wonders for your children, as well as your property value.
224211
Yes, I do consider it a Mexican invasion.  There are 40 million illegal aliens in the US right now - maybe more and the president says there are 7 or 8 million.  When I lived in Texas I couldn't get health care because of the illegal immigration in that area.  And I couldn't get a job because I don't speak Spanish.  I moved to Tennessee and it's a lot better here.....I am not prejudiced either.....)(
496931
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.
327577
I completely agree. It has nothing to do with racial profiling, its about securing the border and having a little more authority over those coming here. But, unfortunatly no matter what case may be someone has to turn it to a racial issue.
641909
Honestly when it comes to this whole debate about immigration I'm a bit torn.  \n\nHere are some of my thoughts (whether they make sense or not is another story):\n\nToday I was able to order lunch at McDonalds today and they got my order right thanks to the illegal immigrants not being at work because of the boycott.\n\nOur nation was built by many great people, most of whom were immigrants. But the immigrants who came here previously worked hard to learn the language and make a better life for their families.\n\nToo many immigrants don't understand why they are really boycotting anyway.  Seeing someone draping themselves with a Mexican flag doesn't scream "I want to be an American and make a better life for my family" it says more that they want to bring everything that is Mexico with them even though they are running from it by coming here in the first place.\n\nAmerican students are held back to make sure their immigrant counterparts are able to get up to speed which proves difficult because of language and cultural barriers.\n\nSome immigrants like one of my neighbors do work their tails off to learn english, contribute to the community and help their neighbors out when in need.  The neighbor I am speaking of mows the elderly woman across the street's lawn and shovels her walk during the winter.  His wife will often cook dinners for another neighbor who is pregnant and whose husband is in Iraq.\n\nTo answer your question would I boycott a business that closes to support the Hispanic community?  I don't know.  It would probably depend on what I knew about the business and their motives for doing so.  It's a tough call, at least for me.
36402
NO!\n\nMany of them are, but many are not as well.\n\nWhat part of Texas are you referring to?
561841
We have a racist immigration policy letting 70% of one group of immigrants come in, legal and illegal. I can't find anything pro-about this. \nMaybe someone else can defend racism.  \nI don't use that word "racist" lightly or incorrectly only by the true term of it.
908887
Absolutly being invaded.  We have illegal immigrants from all over the world......but only 1 group who is burning our flag, trying to change our language, talking of "reclaiming" their land.  Only one group demanding rights for "their" people that our own citizens don't have.  One group that has systematicly planned and infiltrated our government with interests for "their" people.  One group who is anti-angelo and English.  There's not one peep from anyone else.  The Polish don't have special interest groups crying "racism" when they are being deported.  We import and are way to dependant on China, but you don't see the Chinese flag flying over an upside-down American flag because we are dependant on them now.  We have American students under fire for not agreeing with Bush, but yet there's Latino college professors teaching about overthrowing our country and killing the white American and nothing is done.  There's one group "LaRazza" that feel "the race", "their" race is the dominate one.  No....the sob stories don't cut it.  Poor just wanting to work doesn't cut it either.  I agree all Latinos aren't a part of this anymore than all whites went with the KKK or all Germans went with Hitlers views.  But it doesn't take 100% participation for the damage to be done.  It takes a dynamic person and a bunch of radical followers ,in which there seem to be plenty.  All beleiving they are fully justified in their hate for something that happened ions ago.  I just wish these people would stand up and stop hiding behind their mamas skirts and using Illegal immigration and bilingual education which means "must speak Spanish", and "racism".  Yes....there is an invasion going on and a problem with illegal immigration and national security and too much power in business and a host of seperate issues in the midst of obvious problems.\n\nThe other thing to note....if it was just the mythical Atzlan they were trying to reconquor.....it's done.  But they are in Chicago, New York and all states that have high electoral votes.  All sanctuary cities.  It's been street by street, town by town,  it's just "too" planned.  See what big businesses back it and what politicians they back.  It is far from just wanting a job and the rest.  Here in Chicago there are thousands and thousands of homeless.  There is no job here that an American won't do.  But there's a huge population of Latino legal and illegal immigrants.  The latino politicians aren't supporting the law or fighting poverty of anyone other than Latino.  They aren't fighting for bi-lingual Polish-English education where there are more Polish immigrants.  Or Chinese or Arabic.  Only Spanish.  Just doesn't wash.
293514
ARe they both related to Immigration?\n\n.:Fishie:.
685966
I would say that I do. I know that there are much more in other states than here in St Louis Missouri, but In my actual neighborhood is what they would consider "little Mexico", and has increased in the last few years, There are other towns near here with large populations of Chinese and Bosnian immigrants. I dont know how many are here legally, but I dont care much either.
207063
this is the melting pot so hispanics and any type of immigrants in general are what makes this country great.  If you did not have immigrants this country would not be what it is today.  this american society is based on principles and customs and ideas of many different races religion and cultures, without immigrants there would not be diversity of this nation. have you ever taken the time to admire how beautiful multi racial children are?  they are the future.  eventually i believe that the human race is trully going to be just one race, because of racially diverse marriages we are going to become one and what beautiful day that will be!
886680
Mine is illegal aliens causing a division for Middle America.. I am opposed to the idea of having a rich and poor division here.. The rich will be rich, the poor will be poor.. how boring America will be without us Middle class citizens..