[Clemenza]

I find articles such as this interesting, as Long Island is where I grew up. When I was a kid, "Hispanic" meant Puerto Ricans and Dominicans who lived "in the city." Most of the island (especially the south shore) was populated by people who fled Brooklyn and Queens, creating a rather insular environment.

I am not surprised that they would react more stridently than other areas of the country. Suburban communities here in the metro Seattle area are filled with apartment complexes with large immigrant populations. I went to a community center near Microsoft's campus two weeks ago where a large gathering of Mexican day laborers were having some sort of "know your rights" event. Nobody protests that sort of thing out here.

[cyborg]

Maybe I've gotten jaded but I can't get worked up about the sky high taxes anymore :( The good part about having hispanic families moving in is that they actually appreciate where they live. I can't say the same for one particular area by the bus terminal where MS13 seems to hold court every single night.

[cmotormac44]

because Seattle and environs are full of stinkin' liberals who want to fill our country up with illegals to keep voting them into office