Mexicanization? [of America]

WCFonline ^ | 8/22/06

[XR7]

"The number of immigrants living in American households rose 16 percent over the last five years, fueled largely by recent arrivals from Mexico, according to fresh data released by the Census Bureau.

And increasingly, immigrants are bypassing the traditional gateway states like California and New York and settling directly in parts of the country that until recently saw little immigrant activity - regions like the Upper Midwest, New England and the Rocky Mountain States.

'...Essentially, it's a continuation of the Mexicanization of U.S. immigration,' said Steven Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies. 'You would expect Mexicans to be increasing their share in places like Georgia and North Carolina, which already saw some increases, but they've also increased their share of the population, and quite dramatically, in states like Michigan, Delaware and Montana.'

More of America's immigrants, legal or not, come from Mexico than any other country, an estimated 11 million in 2005, compared with nearly 1.8 million Chinese and 1.4 million Indians."

[XR7]

May as well open the floodgates.

[Graybeard58]

May as well open the floodgates.

They are already open.

[Thrusher]

May as well open the floodgates.

They are already open.

And they have been open for some time.

[XR7]

Obviously.

[RexBeach]

Yup. All you got to do is go to an ATM our dial your insurance company. Push #1 if you wish to hear this message in English, #2 in Spanish. That is not going to change.

Pity.

[TexasGreg]

Yup. All you got to do is go to an ATM our dial your insurance company. Push #1 if you wish to hear this message in English, #2 in Spanish. That is not going to change.

Yes, it will change. It will change to "Push #1 if you wish to hear this message in Spanish, #2 in English" with the initial greeting in Spanish.

[OregonRancher]

What gates?

[Utahrd]

Mexicans, you say?

Like my brother in law whose parents came from Zacatecas; but who doesn't speak a work of Spanish, goes to an evangelical Protestant church, thinks that Menudo is a Puerto Rican pop group and who would not go to a soccer game at gunpoint? (But he's a big hockey and baseball fan)

[BigDaddyTX]

See tag line.

[gitmogrunt]

P>Oppose the "One Face at the Border" initiative Email your Members of Congress asking them to oppose the "One Face at the Border" initiative

In 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a new Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) position and the “One Face at the Border” initiative. Under this plan, a new position, the CBPO, would combine the duties of legacy inspectors from Customs, the Immigration and Nationalization Service (INS) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) into a single front-line border security position. With 41,000 employees, CBP is in control of 317 official ports-of-entry for travelers and cargo.

Essentially, the “One Face at the Border” initiative was aimed at unifying the inspection process that travelers entering the United States have to go through. Instead of making three stops – an Immigration Inspector, a Customs Inspector and an Agriculture Inspector – travelers would meet with a single primary inspections officer who was specially trained to do the job of all three.

Consolidating these three organizations has caused logistical and institutional chaos and has taken attention away from critical homeland security priorities. It is true that all three of these organizations deal with front line border and port security, but they do so in very different capacities.

Please email your Members of Congress asking them to oppose the "One Face at the Border" initiative and support a detailed, independent review of the proposal.

[TexasGreg]

Like my brother in law whose parents came from Zacatecas; but who doesn't speak a work of Spanish, goes to an evangelical Protestant church, thinks that Menudo is a Puerto Rican pop group and who would not go to a soccer game at gunpoint? (But he's a big hockey and baseball fan)

Doesn't sound like your B-in-L is part of the problem ... he's legal and has assimilated into American culture quite nicely. It's those who REFUSE to learn English, DEMAND we cater to their every whim, and drive the drug trade, etc., that are the problem. I have NOTHING against LEGAL residents and US-born citizens of Hispanic descent.

[isthisnickcool]

Someone emailed me this today.

[TexasGreg]

Yep ... isn't that sweet?

[TexasGreg]

I mean ... "sweet" in a SARCASTIC sense.
-sigh-

[floridavoter2]

Mexico has about 100 million people. The U.S. has about 300 million. Soon they will all be here and the border will be a non-issue. Kidding of course.
However, I did see an article recently that stated Mexican migration to the U.S. would slow to a trickle in the near future. One reason they said is because so many are already here and the other is because Mexico supposedly has one of the lowest birth rates now.

[isthisnickcool]

Like my brother in law whose parents came from Zacatecas; but who doesn't speak a work of Spanish, goes to an evangelical Protestant church, thinks that Menudo is a Puerto Rican pop group and who would not go to a soccer game at gunpoint? (But he's a big hockey and baseball fan)

Is he here legally?

BTW, I have loads of friends that are of Mexican heritage. Some of the things I see here on FR are tame compared to what they say about illegals. I don't have any problems with Mexicans or anyone else as long as they are here legally and are contributing to the country.

We should have started protecting our borders on 9/12, if not before. The bad guys are already here.

[RetiredArmy]

Roger that and the president is doing absolutely nothing about it. I feel that is a dereliction in duty for not doing something about the borders. He and the stinking Congress.

[TexasGreg]

Roger that and the president is doing absolutely nothing about it. I feel that is a dereliction in duty for not doing something about the borders. He and the stinking Congress.

Agreed.
Would Kerry have done better?
Will Hillary do better?
In 2020 there will still be a boarder on the souther end of the current USA ... but it will be just like the state boarders between Texas and OK, LA, and NM ... i.e., Mexico will be PART of the USA. IF things keep going this way ... yes ... look for it. Once 25% of their population is here (and that is the direction things are trending), I don't see how we can stop it.

Heaven help us ... because we certainly won't help ourselves out of this mess.