That is not true now to some new immigrants who have been sucked into the liberal victim mentality, but not all of them as the liberals would have you think with their demonstartions.
JMO, the majority of immigrants wish to assimilate, such as when the referendum in California to promote English immersion passed by a wide margin a few years back, but you see the pictures of the demonstrations and react.
The left knows how to play conservatives like a fiddle and these well organized and media savvy demonstrations have given the left the "reaction" they expect from conservatives and their hope to split people apart, the calling card of the modern left.
If Bush came out and said "first we build a wall and enforce our borders the same way Mexico enforces its southern border. Second, all illegals in our prison system will be turned over to the Mexican authorities to do with what they want. Third, all those who employ illegals have 30 days to apply for a special green card this one time for their employees. If they wish to become citizens they can start the process. If not, when their green card expires they are going home. Finally if any employer is found to have illegals working for him after the 30 day period there will be a 100,000 dollar fine which will increase by 100,000 for every offense, third strike and you are out (jail time)."
That would pretty much solve this problem.
Here is a question though. In WWII Germans, Japanese and Italian Americans were imprisoned by the government yet still fought valiantly against the home of their fathers, even winning medals of valor, in defense of their new country America, who was at the same time treating "their people" unfairly. Do you believe the Hispanic population would fight against Mexico if push came to shove? I know some would because i have Hispanic friends who are 100% American, but many of the newer breed would not, and certainly illegals who are citizens of Mexico would not.