Why do some people compare the colonization of north america by white europeans to illegal mexican immigrants?
965143
The Indians on this side of the river did not send a written invitation to the Europeans to come visit....They just came and took everything that they laid there hands and feet on......so you say the Europeans did not sneak in.... I agree they came boldly with guns and just took it.....THIEVES
1008129
I agree, but I think you have suffered more from Americans, both Racist and non-Racist alike! It wasn't the "illegals" who stole your land and murdered your people, those good old white Christians did that!!\n\nRacist do scream a lot though and make themselves look like the fools that they are!!\n\nOh and what makes you racist one asked. It isn't the enforcement of a law that people are screaming about, it's the new law!!\n\nIf you want to enforce a law start with those who illegally hire them. Many illegals are white and went to our colleges and never went home. But you don't have to make racist remarks in doing so!\n\nWhat jerks my chain is that we stole the land from the Mexicans that we call them illegal in! No one wants to hear that!!
424883
As those who rule what is now Mexico conquered lands from those who preceded them, the United States conquered lands that those who rule Mexico in the 1840s.  A major difference today is the way the two governments treat immigrants, that is legal immigrants.  \n\nVisitors and immigrants to Mexico are absolutely outsiders virtually forever, the Mexican government intent is to not assimilate them into their society.  In the United States the intent is to assimilate them into our society as rapidly as possible.  The only challenge is that of legality of the immigrant.  The current challenge is that the numbers of those who have come to the United States have swelled to unheard of numbers and most are undocumented immigrants.  These individuals are (for the most part) needed as part of the united States economy but should be “documented” both for the good of the United States and the immigrant (e.g., to get a living wage and benefits).  The reason for this is the way that Mexico is treating its own poor, that is, empowering them to leave for subsistent income.  \n\nSolutions will be found to address and solve the undocumented nature of the immigrant challenge and to control the increasing influx of such immigrants.  As that occurs, assimilation will occur as the younger people will become more a part of the cultures within the United States and while they will remain proud of their heritage, most will opt to remain in the United States (becoming full citizens) rather than return to areas of Mexico with less opportunity for their children.\n\nThe solutions to this are primarily two areas.  One is to control the border so that assimilation can occur are a easy pace and, to assist Mexico to change their economy so that these individuals will remain in their own country because of increased opportunity.  The United States might be able to assist with this by creating incentives for U. S. based companies which have developed branches in other countries to move those branches to Mexico.  This will assist creating new opportunities in Mexico developing a strong middle class with increasing purchasing power which will increase a more balanced trade between the United States and Mexico.  This type of goal is attainable because the Mexican people are intelligent and hard working with a desire for a better future.  The only question is, will the rulers of Mexico allow such a development.\n\nConsider the ultimate result of such a program, The three countries (with differences) Canada, Mexico, and the United States, increasingly working together as a block.  This would eventually draw in other Central American, Caribbean, and South American countries into a Western trading bloc unmatchable across the world.  \n\nWhile all such things as the current situation cause concern and challenges, they should be viewed as opportunities to develop new directions to ultimately enhance individual liberties.
765605
This was before the Americas were civilized, times change.\nDon't try to use some back in the day nonsense to justify illegal immigrants.\n\nMy paternal grandparents came here legally. Not everyone can trace their relatives from the first settlers, those people are rare.
378367
Both involved the forcible removal of people from their homelands, and the relocation of these people to unknown and inhospitable geographies, and undesirable circumstances.\n\nBoth were also entirely engineered by European-American colonizers.
417126
People make that assumption because they are the largest group of incoming illegal immigrants.  They aren't the only people who come to this country and stay without legal citizenship, but Mexicans do come and stay illegally in larger numbers than immigrants from any other single country.
987156
Actually, they are both quite similar.  The indigenous people in North America were living pretty much in peace with their neighbors when the White Man moved in and begin killing them off so they could take over their lands.\n\nThe Indians didn't believe in OWNING the land, but merely using the land and living on the land.  The Europeans, however, came to the New World LOOKING for lands they could confiscate.\n\nThe Palistinians were living on the land when Isreal dropped in on them... back in the BRONZE AGE... but it wasn't until after WW2 when the borders were drawn by England, America and other countries, to provide a homeland for the displaced Jews from war torn Europe and pushed the rightful owners of the lands, the Palistinians, off their ancestral homes and then build jewish settlements on top of them.
632613
~They ran into a superior technology and more numerous and united tribe than themselves who did to them pretty much what they had been doing to each other before the Europeans came to North America in force.  They were no different, and treated no differently, than any other defeated and conquered people in world history.  Is there some point you are trying to make?
388072
Even American Indians fought for different hunting grounds.  Our European ancestors that settled here were just better warriors.  Now we have boarders and laws.  They are observed in all other countries on this planet, the USA should not be any different.  Mexico has some of the toughest immigration laws and some of the harshest penalties for breaking them.
354983
If you were educated in Mexico then you're taught that America is a continent, named after Americo Vespucci the Italian mapper.  Also Vespucci didn't discover the U.S.A.  It didn't even exist when he was around, and he never even set foot on present day U.S. territory which is all taken from its indigenous people in any event.  \n  Both Mexico and the U.S. are in North America. People of the United States are norteamericanos or estadounidenses, i.e., northamericans and unitedstatsians.  \n  However if you're educated in Gringolandia, and under people like George W. Bush, then America means exclusively the United States because of the 18th century doctrine of Manifest Destiny. Remember that? "It's the White Anglo Saxon's Destiny to spread his superior civilization over people not industrious or intelligent enough to make it prosper." There were a lot of quotes like that in 18th century newspapers.
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.
548001
It boils down to the whole white European vs. "Indian" thing. \n\nWhile South Americans, Central Americans, Mexicans and people from the Caribbean speak Spanish, they're not pureblooded white Europeans, in the eyes of some Spaniards (not all Spaniards feel this way, of course!) \n\nNorthern Italians are the same way. They look at Sicilians as being a different race, because Sicilians are darker (due to North African and Arab influences.)
792868
that's a unique question... but Man started off in Africa, but migrated to the rest of the Earth.  When they got to Europe, the climate and environment changed the appearance of the Original man.   Why would you even want to know "how long did it take for people to change" ??  how would that help you?  why don't you ask why the Europeans would historically think they are better than Asians, Native Americans, and Africans in the world?  Or why any race would think they are superior and almost kill off a race and take --to that same land,--  another race they feel superior to?  Or ask why some white people hate the fact that their ancestors are from the continent they despise so much. damn, I got way off subject..
997660
Mewxicans,and sad to say,only cause they can tell them apart easier than they can europeans from americans.That sounds so racist,but it's true.I think all immigration officers suck.
349955
This argument is either utermost hypocrisy, or complete idiocy:\n\nUtermost hypocrisy because the US is the one that demanded Mexico to have strict immigration laws, to do their dirty jobs preventing people to come to Mexico to go to the United States. Now that Mexico has comply and got in trouble with all the Latinamerican countries, this hypocryt racists come with that argument??\n\nComplete idiocy because if Mexico didn't have strict laws, and everybody was welcome, the number of "illegal" aliens will double overnight. \n\nIt's suprising what these racists come up with...
992477
I am not sure where you read that.  I can see whites and Mongolians, but negroid?  Where did you read that?  Mexicans are a mix of native Indians and Spanish.  Mexico has had a lot of migration throughout the years.  Have you ever traveled there?  There are people from all over Europe, Jews, Chinese, Americans even Polish to name a few.
405280
baby_balla_gaby, Chell, spd2romero@s... and latin_hussla all need to go back to school and learn something. For starters the USA bought the land from the Mexican government and not steal it. Yes our ancestors who came here took the land from the Native Americans living here at the time. All civilization came up form the Africa and Middle East regions and spread throughout the world. Asians did come across from Siberia to what is now Alaska a long time ago. So many of you really need to go back to school yourselves. Majority of the people who live in north America today are dececndts from either the Spanish and Europeans. The Native Americans were here centuries before but their ancestors came from Asia. \n\nIt seems to me that many of the people supporting illegal immigrants want to get rid of all laws in this land and everywhere else. Tell me I am wrong here but it is the truth. Like what was said before their were no laws in the land until the mid to late 1800’s. So you can’t argue about the past but you need to start thinking about the future. If the Mexican people rely on the money that their relatives send home then they are making their lives worse every day with that mentality. Instead of  going to the US for a better life why don’t you work on getting your government to fix your economy and not rely on someone’s else.