[RayChuang88]

Many of our immigrants have no money, no English language skills, no education past 3rd grade in Mexico.

This is a part of the illegal Mexican immigration problem that the pro-immigration crowd doesn't want to talk about. Many of them are illiterate to the point they can't even read a Spanish-language newspaper! If they were at least the equivalent of high-school literate in Spanish they could probably eventually assimulate in to the USA because they could then learn English fairly easily.

[FITZ]

There never seems to be any solution but to raise taxes and government spending to bring these people into a higher living standard, there is no way they can afford to pay their own way however. I can feel sorry for them ---but pity is a bad emotion because it accomplishes nothing and usually makes the situation worse.

[mamelukesabre]

That is true.

I have recently discovered that most of the mexicans that are determined NOT to learn english are so stubborn because they can't read or write even in their own native language! How can you learn english if you don't own or know how to use a spanish-english dictionary? They cover up their shame of being illiterate by just telling everyone they don't know english and expect special consideration for it. The truth is, not only do they not know english, they also don't know anything else....not even thier own language. They are about as ignorant as a human being can possibly be. But that doesn't mean they are stupid. THey aren't stupid. They are very clever at hiding their ignorance.