Posted on 11/04/2003 12:18:14 PM PST by Sabertooth
Lighten up, Francis. You're going to pop a gasket.
I live in a small rural community, about 5000 residents, 20% of whom are illegals who work in the food packing plants here. I know some, I've talked with them, and for the most part they keep to themselves, and stay out of trouble. Yes, our schools teach them in English, and the kids actually learn it.
I travel around the Midwest discussing employee benefits at various companies. I have spoken with many (probably) illegals at these companies--mostly in the Chicago area--and their employers generally tell me that their Hispanic workers are very hard-working and dependable.
I'm sorry my experience has not been the same as yours. I'm sure it IS 100% worse in Arizona or other border states. I never said it wasn't, so lighten up and keep your 'lily-white' comments to yourself. Immigration affects ALL Americans in one way or another. It obviously affects you more than me because of the much higher concentration you have throughout your state, and because of the Balkanized conclaves that have been allowed to exist in border states.
Most of the elite kleptocrats are like that, much Spanish(or other European), not much Indian. OTOH, my Mexican friends, and they are pretty well off folks due their own hard work and business successes, have lots of Indio in their background. One's mother is full blood Mayan (family name Dzib), the other is very very dark complected, but his features are not particualarly Mayan.
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