[3AngelaD]

If I'm not mistaken, the author of this report, Roberto Suro, used to be an extremely pro-immigration reporter for the Washington Post. If it's the same guy, he would never report on stories that showed immigration or immigrants in a bad light, was completely biased, and would actually argue with sources with whom he disagreed. He had the story about the immigrant being deported to Guatemala who assaulted the 12-year-old unaccompanied girl on the airplane, from a few years back, but never wrote it.

[new cruelty]

interesting. do you have any articles of his? just curious.

[Andiceman]

So would it be safe to say that this indicates that the concept of an "Occupied Atzlan" isn't the general viewpoint of most Latinos? I'm shocked! (That's sarcasm, if y'all didn't catch it)

Andiceman

[RobbyS]

Immigration is a complicated matter. The upcoming movie "The Gangs of New York" may give us a new view of the matter. The Irish immigration was much more serious, at least on the short term, than the Hispanic invasion. By the time of the Civil War, the in-migration was largely over. The lasting effect had to do with the corruption of the political process on the eastern seaboard cities. It took the Irish a hundred years to assimilate, which gives pause to an sanquine hopes for assimilation in the Southwest. Tony Sanchez's blantant attempt to win by slamming his (Hispanic)opponent as "not Mexican enough" bothered me.