[FITZ]

You might have missed the recent report on the survey taken recently:

"An overwhelming majority of Hispanics considered Latino-against-Latino discrimination to be a problem, although views varied according to people's backgrounds. For instance, Colombians and Dominicans were more likely to consider such discrimination a problem than Puerto Ricans."

Kind of interesting because over 80% hispanics report that they've been discriminated against by hispanics.

[FITZ]

Also interesting in that report ---American blacks seem to be the true social conservatives of all groups ---it's a little odd they don't vote that way:

"Among foreign-born Hispanics, 51 percent said they found divorce acceptable, compared with 65 percent of U.S.-born Hispanics, 59 percent of blacks and 74 percent of whites. There were similar differences among those who found abortion acceptable: 14 percent of foreign-born Hispanics, compared with 29 percent of native-born Hispanics, 28 percent of blacks and 43 percent of whites."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5202-2002Dec18.html

[4Freedom]

"An overwhelming majority of Hispanics considered Latino-against-Latino discrimination to be a problem, although views varied according to people's backgrounds. For instance, Colombians and Dominicans were more likely to consider such discrimination a problem than Puerto Ricans."

That's because it's the light-skinned Puerto Ricans that are discriminating against the dark-skinned Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Colombians. The results of the year 2000 Census show that 80% of Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico consider themselves white and they sure don't want any dark-skinned Dominicans on the island.

Some of the most racist jokes you'll ever hear are told by Puerto Ricans about Dominicans.

Take a look at the governor of Puerto Rico and the majority of the rest of Puerto Rico's politicians. They're as light-skinned as Mexico's governor and the majority of Mexico's politicians.

Take a look at all of the Miss Puerto Ricos that there have ever been. See how many dark-skinned beauty queens you'll count.

How about the most popular recording artists, actors and actresses in Puerto Rico?

Latinos have absolutely no right to call anyone else a bigot or a knuckledragger. Latinos have more than their fair share of haters.

Here's an article right out of the San Juan Star in Puerto Rico. Read it and weep, Ficklin.

Puerto Rico: Illegal immigration from D.R. culture clash

"... (the light-skinned Puerto Ricans) even barring them (dark-skinned Dominicans) from eating in the cafeteria or drinking from the water fountains, 'because they might get them dirty'..."

The question is, is Ben Ficklin going to accuse the San Juan Star of hate-filled rhetoric or accept these words as the truth they are?