They're there and they're Christian. I'm Irish American (several generations - from the group that built the Boston-Maine line) and WASPS hated us and said the Irish could never be Americans. For one thing, they were too "dirty."
You have probably forgotten that the first Mass in the US was said in Latin by Spanish priests at St. Augustine, Florida in 1565 - long before any Prots or English speakers arrived.
Hispanics will make fine citizens if (a) Anglos stop attacking them and (b) FReepers help to peel the Demonrat party off their backs.
1. I am NOT Catholic (so really don't care whether they are christians or not)
2. I have no beef with Latin Americans if they come here LEGALLY! The rest can all go back where they came from and quit making my city unlivable.
Nuff said
Hispanics will make fine citizens if they come into our country by legal means and make an effort to learn English and assimilate into the American culture.
Otherwise... fogetaboutit.
2. Southern Italian men did not usually go to Church at all. When they did, they would often talk with eachother during mass and (if they were literate) read newspapers.
BTW: Enough of this "Third World" crap. It is a cold war term that no longer applys. As Livius points out, the Irish who came here in the 19th century were humble, but filthy people, which reminds me of a joke I heard many years ago at a funeral of all places (and, interestingly enough, was used in an episode of Law and Order years later):
"What's the difference between shanty Irish and lace curtain Irish?"
"Lace curtain Irish take the dishes out of the sink BEFORE they pee in it."
Merry Christmas. Feliz Navidad. Buon Natale. Wesolych Swiat.