it's the same thing. the people that display it don't have much, and their flag is all they have.
in a neighborhood near me, those who were displaying the mexican flag have started to display the american flag since 9.11.
i see mexicans assimilating daily. it really amazes me.
for example, a young indian woman i met 4 years ago couldn't speak english. she started flipping burgers at carl's jr and cleaning the parking lot. now her english is great, she's an ass't mgr, and her husband's just purchased a brand new ford f150 on credit--helping out YOUR economy.
Definitely not mine. I live near the border and the economy here is about the worst of anywhere in the US. Wages were dropping when they were rising in other places, there's a 38% high school drop-out rate. The unemployment rate is 2-3 times higher than the rest of the US, and yet property taxes are sky high and climbing. One thing though which is very nice, the violent crime rate is actually very low.