Those genuine immigrants came here to assimilate, learn the English language & become Americans.
These illegal aliens aren’t here to assimilate - most make no effort to learn or speak English.
Many of those who aren’t already felons/criminals in their country of origin come here to take advantage of our capitalist society but never really care to Americanize; in fact I recall seeing radical La Raza activists desecrating our flag, even removing it & flying the Mexican one declaring it superior.
When my family came here generations ago, the authorities misspelled/changed our family name and no one really cared b/c the goal was to become American. Everyone who was able (the oldest people in the family struggled) learned English. The 1st generation born here didn't even have an accent. This doesn't seem to be what's happening today. It's more salad than melting pot. The people who came here legally with the intent to assimilate and be American are not impressed by the latest wave of illegals looking for quick money and/or victims.
The pity is that there are so many good Latino first and second and third generation legally entered, hardworking, Latino and Latino Americans who will be mistakenly lumped together and hated because of those illegal migrants.
Those genuine immigrants came here to assimilate, learn the English language & become Americans.
These illegal aliens aren’t here to assimilate - most make no effort to learn or speak English.
Many of those who aren’t already felons/criminals in their country of origin come here to take advantage of our capitalist society but never really care to Americanize; in fact I recall seeing radical La Raza activists desecrating our flag, even removing it & flying the Mexican one declaring it superior.
When my family came here generations ago, the authorities misspelled/changed our family name and no one really cared b/c the goal was to become American. Everyone who was able (the oldest people in the family struggled) learned English. The 1st generation born here didn't even have an accent. This doesn't seem to be what's happening today. It's more salad than melting pot. The people who came here legally with the intent to assimilate and be American are not impressed by the latest wave of illegals looking for quick money and/or victims.
Yes, substituting the salad bowl for the melting pot was a demonically clever way to undermine our culture.
The pity is that there are so many good Latino first and second and third generation legally entered, hardworking, Latino and Latino Americans who will be mistakenly lumped together and hated because of those illegal migrants.