[Risa]

Oh, my...I think I would not have been so harsh in my response had I known you are a young person, MinorityRepublican.

I mean no condescension or offense to you by saying so, and I admire your intellectual astuteness, too, but I have always considered it the responsibility of adults to guide young people, in part by exhibiting reasoned behavior, and what I wrote in response to your excellent question was not a helpful response.

I do believe that Mexico is not our friend, and for the reasons I stated, but the scathing tone and language was inappropriate, and an indication to me that anger is getting the best of me, and that it's time for me to get off the computer for awhile!

best to you,
risa

[MinorityRepublican]

Oh, my...I think I would not have been so harsh in my response had I known you are a young person, MinorityRepublican.

No offense taken, sir. :-)

I do believe that Mexico is not our friend, and for the reasons I stated, but the scathing tone and language was inappropriate, and an indication to me that anger is getting the best of me, and that it's time for me to get off the computer for awhile!

Perhaps I am naive, but I believe that over time Mexico will be able to finally prosper with our help and influence. It does not really matter if Mexico is not our friend at the moment, after all only two hundred years ago we were enemies with Great Britain.

My point is that we must help Mexico to get on the right track. I recognize that not all Mexicans are assimilating in the United States, but the process is underway. I have hispanic friends who are truly Americans. Don't you have any friends from Mexico or any other Latin American country?