[meenie]

This article represents the thoughts of most Mexicans I have been acquainted with. The loss of the Texas Republic is foremost in their minds. This is taught in school from first grade on up. This is something that our President and Congress have escaped or ignored, to our peril.

There will be a reclaiming of the Texas Republic if this illegal immigration continues. There is much sentiment for economic reasons among the legal Hispanics for closing the border, but they can be swayed easily to jump on the Aztlan bandwagon. Our inaction is disappointing to them and most feel that they might as well join the crowd of insurgents.

[FastCoyote]

The War of North American Agression (Mexican name for Mexican American War) is to blame.

[Rancher_jean]

Being a native Texan I fear what you wrote will come to pass, but not without a fight.
My family lived in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas for 8 hard years where we were the minority. It was a blessing to get transfered to Central Texas with fewer Mexicans. No that is not meant as a racist remark, it is just lots of south Texas Mexican women think their s_ _ t don't stink.
Now they are even trying to rewrite our history of the Alamo by saying Davy Crockett gave up rather than being killed in combat.
At least Texas did one smart thing this November by not electing our first Mexican Govenor....Tony Sanchez lost big time even though he was spending a million dollars a week for TV ads from his own pocket.
Great Article!