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To: Caipirabob
I believe that the left will try to create a divide among conservatives and Latinos.

Many Conservatives will help, unfortunately. Even 50 years ago, it was clear that when many (if not most) "Anglos" used the term "illegal" or "wetback," the really meant all Hispanics, even those who were citizens and whose family have been here since before the Mayflower.

When I was growing up, there were separate schools for Hispanics (and Negroes, for that matter), separate theatre sections, separate drinking fountains, etc. I used to argue with (reasonable wealthy) Hispanics about their support of the Democrats; these Democrats were taxing and regulating Hispanic businesses just as unfairly as they did Anglo businesses. The Hispanics agreed about the taxes, but they felt that Republicans just hated "brown people" and wanted to drive them out of the country. Fifty years hasn't changed things much.

137 posted on 07/17/2005 8:18:05 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic

The Hispanics agreed about the taxes, but they felt that Republicans just hated "brown people" and wanted to drive them out of the country. Fifty years hasn't changed things much.

**You'd be surprised how many people still believe that :(


140 posted on 07/17/2005 8:20:25 AM PDT by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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