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The Mexicans are nothing like previous immigrants. For one, most of them are illegal.

Two, they have no desire to assimilate, to build on our society.

As a first generation Hispanic, I am finding it increasingly irritating to be lumped into the group of Hispanics being currently displayed in the mainstream media. My parents came her legally (paying a dear price for it, I might add), and have taught all 7 of thier children to become solid, American citizens. They taught us to love the USA and all the good we stand for, and they did it successfully. The faces of Hispanics that you are currently reading about are the ones who not only broke the law to get here, but are proud of it. Not all Hispanics are like that. A great many came here to get a chance to live the American dream by hard work, solid conservative values, and by not taking said opportunities for granted. However, (and unfortunately) those are not the Hispanics being currently portrayed, and it quite frankly pissing me off. My family and I are very opposed to illegal immigration, especially in light of the severe security risk it poses. We have contacted our elected officials to give ideas on how to quell it. Two of my four brothers have served honorably in the USMC. We are all living the American dream. Because this is a free country, I'm not going to ask you to more carefully craft your words so that you refrain from lumping all Hispanics into the same category. However, I will ask you to learn from someone who is Hispanic and who is not what the media says I am. I love this country. I proudly fly the American flag and know and practice all of the protocols which ensure it is treated respectfully. I pay taxes. I worship freely. I raise my children with good, solid family values. I am an American and proud of it. Mine is the face of many Hispanics who are being ignored during this very important debate.

"most of them are illegal". The wagon trains of Americans moving into Mexican California, they weren't illegals?