[ninenot]

when adults come here with every intention of going home once they've made enough money, and they have kids who go to school and mix with others...the kids become Americans.

Yeah.

Read CityJournal--go find their article on 3rd-generation Mexicans. It's not exactly what you portray.

[FITZ]

It used to be that way but assimilation is difficult when you're placed into Spanish speaking classrooms and never have the opportunity to hear English speaking people.