[Ben Ficklin]

Through-out the history of the world there has been "tension" between those that came earlier and those that came later.

This is one of the fallacies of the public opinion polls regarding immigration that get thrown around.

[traditionalist]

Clearly, but the particular tension described in the article is unique.

Texas Lations who were here for generations tend to be thoroughly assimlated, patriotic Americans. Many don't speak Spanish. However, because they look like the current rabble pouring across our southern border, people often assume they are part of it, and they don't like it one bit.