And she's a full-fledged citizen of the United States.
Mexicans: Illegal vs. those with papers. Increasingly, I'm finding it to be a distinction without a difference. By and large, they refuse to assimilate and dream of Atzlan.
Here in Texas, Mexicans have polluted television with their Univison, Telemundo, Azteca and other third world effluence. They brazenly speak Spanish even when they know English.
What particularly galled me (and it's still fresh in my mind, hence this posting) was last September 11. Real Americans were flying Old Glory on this hallowed day. On a drive through Mexican neighborhoods, all I saw flying the tri-color of Mexico. They may live here and even have documentation but culturally and politically, they remain loyal to Mexico and not to America.
All IMHO of course and I'll readily admit that some Mexicans have become good Americans but I think they're a minority.
My son-in-law is 1/2 hispanic. He is a Harvard Law graduate and a Republican. His mother is a teacher and a leftie, but he and his father are not like that at all.
I understand what you say and agree to a point, but I know many good hispanic Americans.
My father-in-law was a division manager at a weapons plant. He worked there for 40 years. One of his employees delivered parts in a 3 wheel bicycle and had a custom paint job on it he was proud of. It was painted with the inscription: “Numero Uno Mexicano” (Number 1 Mexican). The EEOC made him remove the statement, he was furious and insisted he was the Number 1 Mexican. Did not do him any good. EEOC sucks.
Then they're idiots. If they had their way, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Colorado would all be third-world sh*tholes, replete with corruption, cartel wars, and miserable living conditions, albeit not as sh*tty as the Old Country, thanks to advanced technology. Come to think of it, isn't L.A. already a third-world sh*thole?