[Miss Marple]

Well, you often tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about in regards to illegal immigration, and since this is my home town described in this article I can perhaps explain a few things.

The near west side (and the near east side, which also has a fair number of Hispanics) were run-down, dangerous neighborhoods. The Hispanics have fixed up the property and are improving the areas. The groceries serve the immigrant workers like those who work with my son, who are LEGAL and go home for two-three months each winter.

The policy of the city is to welcome LEGAL immigrants, and I can assure you that someone running a grocery store is a legal immigrant.

[CWOJackson]

My mother lives in Shelbyville, just a little ways south of you.

I took a couple of days off business a few weeks back and visited. Going back with the rental car I drove around Indy a while. About 10 years ago I spent the day in downtown Indy and was really pleased with what's happened there. What I saw on the west side was impressive in it's own right. Oddly enough, their English is easier to understand then what used to be spoken in those areas.

There are a lot of neighborhoods in many cities I visit that sure could use this kind of community activism.

[Joe Hadenuf]

And don't forget about those delicious tortillas chips and cute Latin women!

Welcome aboard Indiana, the open border, government sponsored, immigration "free for all, and this national security nightmare. It'll get better, wait and see. Bet the rent, honey.

My relatives back in Indiana keep bit*ching, and I tell them to shut up and enjoy the Tortilla chips.....Yummy!

[Morrigan]

I take phone calls from all over the country as part of my job, and I hear many people that cannot speak English (very infuriating) yet they have American Express cards. I won a small victory for REAL Americans when I took a call from a man that could barely speak enough English to ask if anyone spoke Spanish......I said, in a very confused tone, "Why would we have anyone that speaks Spanish?"

Heh heh.

[Joe Hadenuf]

and I can assure you that someone running a grocery store is a legal immigrant.

Oh, and thanks for the laughs Ms. Marple. We are now, all assured........

[MissAmericanPie]

Can you assure us of how they vote?

[glory]

Legal? You sure? I live 3 hours to the east of you and I happen to know that there are a number of immigrants who have forged paperwork to work. I'm sorry, but forged documents are such a problem, I question the status of any non citizen of Mexican origin. I moved from Arizona just over a year ago and previous to that spent my youth in south Florida so in case you think I carry some homogenous midwestern bias, thought I should point that out.