Chicano,
You are an American. I am by heritage Italian but my family
and myself do not call ourselves Italian-Americans. I do not
speak my families native language nor do I understand it.
My grandfather said and I quote " We live in America you
where born in America you will speak English". My husband
was born in Iran. He came here when he was 4. His family
filled out paper work and waited for permission to come. I
know of many families that have waited 4 plus years to come
here paper work done and they still are waiting. You say
Mexicans come for a better way of life because of poverty.
Many say because of its corrupt government and drug cartels.
But let me tell you that is nothing compared to bombs and
machine gun fire all around you day and night for to many
years to count. It is nothing unusual to a military commander
your home while you are still in it. Gunshots being fired in your
home while you are still in it. Fear of death because you are
Christian and not Muslim, or a different Muslim such Sunni or
Shite. How dare Mexicans brake our Nations laws, march our
street , fly their countries flag, make demands ,call us racist and
bigits. The truth is they falsify birthcertificates, still social security numbers, drag down and drain our ecomomy, munipulate the
welfare programs, under score my childrens school systems,
drive down wages, and refuse to speak our by vote National
Laguage "ENGLISH". Every countrie speaks English. My husband
was taught English in his home country. It is the out right refusal
to speak and assimilate that is pissing off more and more citizens
of this country.
By the way not every black person calls themselves African-American. They are American with no ties to Africa. Born through many
generations, and guess what? They speak, read and write
English. Enough is enough companies will pay for hiring illegal.
I will be one American that stands up and makes the call to report them. Either you are an American citizen or your not. If you are not you must leave. Illegal is Illegal and if you do not know what this word means look it up. From what I've heard it means the same damn thing in any dictionary language.