To be fair, we had "ghettos" in America long before the illegals came in large numbers. As far as the "hard working" stereotype is concerned, its all relative. When you live in New York and Chicago, and see the illegals working everywhere, while the native born underclass sits around the projects screwing and popping out babies by five different fathers, you have a different perspective on the whole situation. Ask a Korean deli owner or Greek diner owner why they hire illegals over certain other people, and you will get a politically incorrect answer that has nothing to do with lower labor costs.
What pisses me off about the illegals are not the "cultural" aspects (I much prefer Mexicans to certain other ethnic groups, including those who are rioting in France), but the affront they cause to the RULE OF LAW! When I worked at a bank in Miami, my colleagues who were here on visas from Panama, Colombia, etc. WERE PUT THROUGH HELL by INS. Why is it that we make it hard for people with actual skills to come in here, while turning a blind eye to those who come to wash dishes?
