Are the mexicans coming across modern day slaves?
956675
This is a ridiculous analogy and those above who agreee with it need to open a history book and actually read it.  The differences are numerous:\n\n1.  African slaves did NOT come here willingly--illegal Mexicans do.\n2.  African slaves were never paid ANYTHING for their forced labor--illegal Mexicans are paid according to the market economy THEY have chosen to enter.\n3.  African slaves could not own homes, property, or get legally married--illegal Mexicans CAN and often DO own homes, property and marry legally.\n4.  The fate of African slaves was entirely in the hands of their owner--illegal Mexicans don't have any owner (masters)--therefore their fate is in their own hands.\n5.  Slaves were denied education and could not attend public schools--illegal Mexicans CAN attend school (the very schools that REAL Americans pay taxes to support,) they simply don't take advantage of the free schooling and drop out at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in America.  However this high drop out rate is not forced upon them it is evidence of their their poor decision making skills.\n6.  African slaves could not vote by law and no steps were available for them to remedy this status--Illegal Mexicans can vote if they go through the legal process of becoming citizens and obey the law, however even legal citizens of Mexican heritage seldom vote (less than 6% as of the 2004 presidential election.)\n7.  Slaves could be bought or sold by their masters for any indescretion or lack of motivation--illegal Mexicans do not have any masters there they cannot be bought NOR sold.\n\n\nIllegal Mexicans would LOVE to claim slave status; however this claim reflects their ignorance of history NOT their second-class citizenship status in America.  They are NOT second-class citizens at all, they are criminals living here illegally and should be caught, arrested, and deported just like any other criminal should be treated.  The fact that they come from a poor country and their children are hungry is moot.
581112
No and why would they? America had companies that slave labored their people and polluted the land. They then abandoned the Mexicans for Chinese Communist workers at half the price they paid the Mexicans.
842180
I'd say that the majority are mestizo.  The rest are probably mostly of spanish descent with a small amount of other nationalities that have migrated there through the years.
392762
The Chinese have the numbers, if they ally with the Mexicans, who also have numbers and location.... I one hundred years I see these two finding more in common than now and I see them ruling the world with the USA as a source of labor.
547439
The scenario you describe could very well happen here.  Especially if illegals receive amnesty and are able to bring tens of millions more of their relatives from back home.  They will pretty soon become a majority - at least in places like California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.\n\nUnfortunately, most people refuse to look at history and learn its lessons.
95905
the plantation owners or the slaves?
986157
They were down there helping lay the groundwork for the coming takeover of Latin-America by the Anglo-American aristocracy who will soon be migrating south seeking refuge from the coming Ice Age.\n\nOh, I'm sorry, were you looking for a serious answer?\n\nWell I'm half-serious; there must be some reason why all the elite factions of the Western world seem to be trying to move their powerbase south.  \n\nThink about it.....\n\nNimadan
443384
You mean like the other slave laborers hopping the border?
148656
When you think of freedom you think....MEXICO???\n\nThere was no freedom in mexico. Slaves did not speak spanish and would have been turned over to the nearest slave trader for a couple of tortilla's...
1068513
Move south and  learn from the Mexicans.  Or import some Europeans.  Or now maybe Ghanians.(is that even a word?)
229284
1/3 of them owned slaves
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.
1071481
Have no clue. Maybe they're trying to bring Mexico here?
661168
Mexico has important events?  I didn't know that.  Wonder what they would be....oh, yeah, maybe the day they learned they could wire money from the US back to Mexico after working illegally in our country.  It's their biggest economic commodity ya know.
839755
At one time it was unheard of, not anymore.  Illegals are being recruited and are promised citizenship for serving.
331783
Well I See It Like This\nIf Their Passion Were As STRONG On Their OWN Government As Theyre Making It On The US Government ....\nAnd If They ORGANIZED As Well In Mexico As Well As Theyre Organizing Here....\nAnd MILLIONS Of Mexican CITIZENS Marched In THEIR STREETS WAVING THEIR FLAG....\nThe Mexican Government Would Get Of Their A**ES And Take Notice.....They Would Have To RESPOND, And Some May Argue That Theyd Get SHOT At Or Put In PRISON,\nBut In Reality People,(Think About It)Can The Mexican Govt.\nWASTE Or IMPRISON That Many People ????\nThe TRUTH Of The Matter Is That The Mexican Government Would HAVE TO MAKE REFORMATIONS ....Cause If They DIDNT\n \n(Now Stay With Me Here Folks)\n\nThe US GOVERNMENT Would Step In(Now..In The Backs Of Our Minds, Dont We ALL REALLY KNOW THAT??)\n\nThe REASON The US Government Is So Fast To KEEP THE ILLEGAL ALIENS Here Is(Are We All READY???)\n\nDRUMROLL PLEASE\n\nLimitless ILLEGAL Immigration Is the Modern-Day Equivalent of SLAVERY, benefiting only the Conservative Corporate Elites.\n\nOK .....EVERYBODY GET IT NOW???
485786
Yes, provided the basic belief systems have not been dramatically changed by unwelcomed outside influence.  I really don't want to imply that the illegals from Mexico constitute an "invasion", but if enough of them were to take up residence without assimilating and be confined to a relatively small geographical area, those citizens that lived in that area prior to the dramatic influx would have their polical power taken from them if these illegals were to get citizenship.  \n\nThe common understanding in America as I have seen it for a long time is that the hispanic population will grow very large, but this will be composed primarily of hispanics that have lived in the US for several generations.  They're as American as apple pie.  But if we allow a radical amount of Mexicans over who are poor, they and most of the second generation will be, for all intents and purposes, Mexicans and NOT Americans.