Mexican On My Couch

Author: Michael Kraft
Published: July 31, 2007

I was just at a Harris Teeter supermarket and stood in line next to a Mexican native immigrant named Adrian. he was in line asking me if I was in line with a thick accent and this started a conversation in spanish.

I like to socialize and meet people, and opening a conversation in spanish when you are as white looking as me is always a huge icebreaker.

He, like all latinos I speak to in spanish warm up immediately and seem to truly enjoy the surpise of a presumed gringo who is fluent and friendly.

It is at times like meeting such a great friendly man like this that I feel pangs of softness on my immigration rants.
I am the strongest believer in “enforce the lawsâ€