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Racism is driving immigration issue, some Mexicans say
News 8 ^ | 4/20/2006 | None

Posted on 04/20/2006 5:34:31 PM PDT by HEMICRASHBOX

MEXICO CITY -- Roughly four out of 10 Mexicans believe racism is the reason Americans want to stop migrants from entering their country illegally, according to a poll published Thursday.

According to the survey sponsored by the Mexican newspaper El Universal and The Dallas Morning News, 43 percent of Mexicans attribute efforts to stop illegal migrants to racism.

The poll indicated seven percent of Mexicans believe their countrymen emigrate to the U.S. because of a lack of jobs in Mexico. Seventy-nine percent would be in favor of legalizing millions of undocumented migrants in the U.S.

The poll consisted of interviews with about 1,500 adults in early April. The newspapers say that the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

The survey came as U.S. Congress debates several proposals. The proposals range from building a wall along the border and making illegal immigration a felony -- to approving temporary-worker programs and legalizing many of the 11 million undocumented migrants in the U.S. About 6 million of those are Mexicans.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens; illegals; mexico; racism
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To: HEMICRASHBOX

LOL, keep it up! Now you're ticking people off even more than you were with your Mexican flags by accusing them of racism.


81 posted on 04/21/2006 3:36:12 AM PDT by BlessedBeGod (Benedict XVI = Terminator IV)
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To: HEMICRASHBOX

I'm must be a racist because I don't want hordes of uneducated 3rd worlders to jam into America. And to do it illegally. They have no respect for the laws of America? Then screw 'em, and I don't care where you immigrated from. Legally or illegally. Plenty of legal immigrants are riping off America. Not paying taxes. Being in cash businesses to evade taxes. Plus the legal immigrants are often employing the illegal aliens and proving a support network for them in America. Screw 'em all. Go back to your wretched nations of Latin America


82 posted on 04/21/2006 7:58:04 AM PDT by dennisw (If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles-Sun Tzu)
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To: Riverman94610
I can't speak for Clemenza but I have a feeling he is refering to the rather ignorant people who many of us had in our peer circle who plain did not LIKE Mexicans,calling them spics and wetbacks.

I don't like Mexicans because they are invading the United States. Mexicans are racist. Go take a look at their caste system with the white oligarchy on top of everyone. Ruling the brown Mexicans they encourage to invade the united States.

83 posted on 04/21/2006 8:03:04 AM PDT by dennisw (If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles-Sun Tzu)
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To: Melas

60% of the Mexican population are "Mestizo", which is a mixed ancestry of Spanish and Indian.


84 posted on 04/21/2006 8:08:54 AM PDT by hispanarepublicana (Some people are living examples of why cousins shouldn't marry.)
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To: Melas; Clemenza

Just as a followup FYI, here are the more specific population breakdowns from the Population Resource Center:
"About 30 percent of the population is Amerindian, 60 percent mestizo (mixed Amerindian and Spanish) and nine percent white [CIA, P. 4]. A variety of indigenous languages are spoken in different regions of the country. The Amerindian minority is largely concentrated in poor, rural parts of the south "


85 posted on 04/21/2006 8:14:44 AM PDT by hispanarepublicana (Some people are living examples of why cousins shouldn't marry.)
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To: 4rcane
Mexicans are descendants of Europeans just like America.

Some are and some are Amerindians.

By the way, the Mexicans who have descended from the Spanish truly are racists since they believe the indigenous Indians are beneath them.
86 posted on 04/21/2006 8:23:35 AM PDT by Beckwith (The liberal media has picked sides and they've sided with the Jihadists.)
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To: HEMICRASHBOX

The simple minds of Simpletons tend to conjure up simple minded opinions about the most complex of issues.

As in: "Theeze steenkeng gringo's are raciests-otherwize they would welcome theese invasion of their country by Mexico."


87 posted on 04/21/2006 9:36:16 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (The tree never falls far from the apple.)
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To: HEMICRASHBOX
Roughly four out of 10 Mexicans believe racism is the reason Americans want to stop migrants from entering their country illegally, according to a poll published Thursday.

Well, why wouldn't they? Those are the talking points of the liberals in their own organizations! I'll go one step further than that. Ten out of ten Mexicans think that it's racist Republicans who are to blame! THAT is why they're all signing up as DemonRATS, and they will forever more be voting for the RATS, just like the good little un/under educated Sheeple that they are! IF amnesty is passed, I predict huge losses to the GOP for a long time to come!

88 posted on 04/21/2006 9:51:47 AM PDT by NRA2BFree (NO GUEST WORKER PLAN! IT IS REALLY AMNESTY, SHAMNESTY OR SCAMNESTY - IT IS THE SELL OUT OF AMERICA!!)
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To: DumpsterDiver

In other news, 85% of Welfare Rats think their check is too small.

Who cares is right.


89 posted on 04/21/2006 10:17:45 AM PDT by okiecon (Apoligizing for long post . . .)
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To: susannah59

"The only person I've heard in recent memory refer to someone from Mexico as a "wetback" had a great-grandfather who rode with Pancho Villa."

When a Mexican calls me a Gringo, I may retort with Wetback, although I hear Beaner is gaining popularity among those who don't like being called Gringo any more than Mexicans like being called Wetbacks.


90 posted on 04/21/2006 10:41:21 AM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: hispanarepublicana; Melas
I take such statistics with a grain of salt. In Mexico "mestizo" can refer not only to racially mixed folks, but those who are 100% pure Indian in their blood lines, yet have adopted Spanish as their first language and live a more "westernized" lifestyle.

Interestingly enough, most of the Mexican immigrants who come to New York or the Southeast are from the southern part of the country. You don't meet too many Nortenos washing dishes in Manhattan.

I'd have to say the most "laughable" racial statistics would be those of Puerto Rico, where over 80% claim to be "white" even though the majority of islanders have African ancestry (Puerto Rico being a center of slavery with considerable intermingling among the races).

92 posted on 04/21/2006 1:03:31 PM PDT by Clemenza (Amor de mi Vida, Donde Estas?)
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To: HEMICRASHBOX

So is racism the reason they prevent Yanqui's from owning seaside property in Mexico?


93 posted on 04/21/2006 1:07:35 PM PDT by Right Wing Professor
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To: Logophile
The poll indicated seven percent of Mexicans believe their countrymen emigrate to the U.S. because of a lack of jobs in Mexico.

Seven percent? What do the other 93% believe is the reason their countrymen would risk their lives and break the law to come

Welfare handouts.

94 posted on 04/21/2006 1:09:00 PM PDT by Right Wing Professor
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To: HEMICRASHBOX
MEXICO CITY -- Roughly four out of 10 Mexicans believe racism is the reason Americans want to stop migrants from entering their country illegally, according to a poll published Thursday.

Hmmmm. I wonder how many out of every ten Mexicans want THEIR race to (re)take the American Southwest.

95 posted on 04/21/2006 1:09:12 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Walk it off, Snack Fairy!)
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To: Thanx A. Lott

It is impractical to send 11 million people back to Mexico.
For the most part, the ones who have come here are hard-working and eager to make money. They were smart enough to leave a bad economic and political situation in Mexico.

They should be offered a fast track to citizenship, subject of course to weeding out people who have committed crimes such as murder, robbery, drug pushing, etc.

Right NOW we should be using our armed forces and equipment to patrol the border and totally shut down the continuing daily inflow of illegals.

There is too much bigotry going on here. Reminder: almost everyone in the U.S. is a decendent of immigrants.


96 posted on 04/21/2006 1:24:43 PM PDT by pleikumud
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To: Clemenza

"There are many lower class Americans who simply hate Mexicans, even if they come here legally"

Lots of UPper Classs US citizens hate Mexicans too, but they are Majority. US persons who like them are people who can make money off of them or get political control by making puppets of them for pollitical cause.


97 posted on 04/21/2006 1:30:27 PM PDT by twidle (Just because everybody does it doesn't make it ok!!)
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To: pleikumud

"It is impractical to send 11 million people back to Mexico"

What immigrants from other countries have created such an economic mess as the mexicans??? NONE in US history. No body likes MOOCHERS. It is IMPRACTICAL to keep 50 million in US. They are destroying lower and middle class economically.


98 posted on 04/21/2006 1:35:12 PM PDT by twidle (Just because everybody does it doesn't make it ok!!)
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To: twidle
Of coarse racism drives illegal immigration. "La RAza"...the race. Why should Latinos be the only group to get a free pass? 3 billion people want to come here. Why should we let one people monopolize the niche of poor immigrant workers. Racist to the extreme. Guest workers (semipermanent) should have a system to apply to according to our needs regardless of country of origin.
99 posted on 04/21/2006 1:45:02 PM PDT by Dosa26
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To: Thanx A. Lott

bookmarked
Thank you!


100 posted on 04/21/2006 4:49:26 PM PDT by sarasmom
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