[raybbr]

We are now one of the largest Spanish-speaking nations in the world. We're a major source of Latin music, journalism and culture.

By nominating me, my party has made a choice to welcome the new America.

G.W. Bush.

I couldn't think of another term besides racist and I'd already used that one.

Remember, it was GW who has been looking at this as a cultural/race issue. He has from the very beginning.

By the way, when did we have that debate about his "new America"? I certainly don't remember it.

[colorcountry]

There wasn't a debate...I remember it being an issue in his first election. It wasn't a BIG issue. It certainly is now.

We didn't even mention it during the Clinton years. It took time and the enormity of the problem to hit us square in the face before we would acknowledge it (most of us anyway, there were some who were warning us early on.)

But besides blaming Bush, what on earth are we going to do. There's been some good suggestions here. They ALL need to be implemented NOW. Starting tomorrow...not next year. Most are already laws, all we have to do is enforce them. And I mean WE. All of us. Make breaking the law hurt and hurt very badly, and people will quit.