Heather MacDonald's salient point is not only do Hispanics refuse to assimilate into American society, by their behavior, they reject its cultural precepts. Americans are welcoming of immigrants who play by the rules and show a genuine desire to become Americans and develop patriotic feelings towards it, speak our language and contribute to our country. They are also hostile to people who flout our laws, reject speaking English and demand an entitlement from this country while at the same time showing no loyalty towards it. This characterizes of course, illegal aliens. The elite does not understand Americans' resentment of illegals is of not course not rooted in nativist xenophobia as it would like to conveniently believe but in timeless American principle. The White House would like to abandon principle in the pursuit of political calculation; the American people want to uphold principle.
Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Well said. I speak Spanish fluently, have traveled all over Mexico (except to tourist places like Acapulco and Cancun), lived on a Mexican ranch for 6 months where I was the only “Bolillo” there. I actually think popular Mexican music is better than the hip-hop moron “music” that pollutes our airwaves. Most of the illegals are good people. It’s our politicians who are betraying us.
But we can’t absorb everyone in the world who wants to come here. This amnesty bill tells the world that amnesty bills are forever. We will never have any good faith enforcement of our laws. We have surrendered, come on in.