Texas is Bush Country. Since the Rats won't carry Texas, they will ignore the hispanic population here. This does point out the blatant partisanship disguised as bipartisanship. He is appealing to hispanics by claiming that Republicans are racist. There's nothing new, there. What would be news would be an election where the Rats DIDN'T play the race card. However, most Texans are very comfortable with a multicultural environment. However, we're all TEXANS. As a white Texan, I have no problem with Mexicans who want to become Texans. I have a huge problem with the governmental system in Mexico. I have no problem with Mexicans coming to Texas to work. I have a big problem with Mexicans coming to Texas to collect welfare.
What I'm saying is, it's not about race and it's not about culture (at least not Mexican culture). It's about politics, and I'm a h*ll of a lot closer politically to most of the Mexicans I know and work with than I am to Robert Redford, with whom I share a race lineage.
I also must confess that most Texans I know, given a choice, would rather stop the Yankee migration to Texas than the Mexican one.
I hold a job and pay federal taxes. I do not presume to tell Texians what is best for them as I have only been here a year -- nor would I ever be so bold as to try. I speak the English language and know very little about my Swedish ancestry. I am not looking for any special rights or privileges. I have a desire to live in this Texas society with respect for the history and the traditions of this great state.
Can any illegals who crossed the Rio Grande say the same thing? Are they looking to blend in and live in a Texan or American society, or do they have other plans and/or long-term goals? I am a liitle concerned about the Mexican consulates opening in major cities throughout the country, as they exclusively serve the special interests of the millions of Mexicans here, NOT Texans, NOT Americans.
Please do not assume that all who come from north of the Red River are here to make your life miserable. I understand that a society has establishments and traditions and I respect them, just as many other transplants to Texas.