dyehard39, your posting was fascinating to me.

My husband is a legal immigrant and his views are similar to yours, though his ancestors were not involved in slavery or having land stolen from them. Still, his mother went through the legal channels to bring her children to this country and he is outraged by the seeming ignorance of the word "illegal" and by the preferential attitude that is displayed by the media . . . and the "I'll take what I want" attitude that we see in the illegals in our region of the US.

I would like to hear from others who have taken the legal steps to enter this country and from other minority representatives - what are your views on illegal aliens.

My ultimate goal is to try to discover if illegal immigration actually creates or compounds racist views.

I would appreciate any input! Thanks!