Latins in the USA. Friends, or threat?

Question

There are many political groups pro/agiasnt them, in many cases holding radical views on the subject.

The Watchdog, the Minuteman, the Border Angels from one side, and La Raza, La Voz the Aztlan,etc from the other.

But I wonder, what thinks the avarage American, about it?

Paradoxically, the USA has no official language (any imposition is regarded as fascist), so it's kinda shoking...a country regarded as liberal and humanist as France has very tough laws about the French language, impossing and forcing it in all its territoty, but this seems not to happen in the USA, and Spanish is growing faster and faster.

Is this good or bad? Is the average American fed up with this stuff?

What about the 15-20 millions of illegal immigrants that supposedly are in the country, should the be deported or would it represent an economic crisis?

What about the street gangs, the Latin Kings, Ñetas, Norteños, etc...what's the solution the average American thinks of?

What about daily interaction, are Latin Americans willing to integrate?

Obviously not to forget that one can´t generalize and each person is different so far and so on.

In other words, what's going on with Latins in the USA?

Answer 1

The basic premise for your question is inaccurate and so your answers will not be valid.
You incorrectly state that Watchdog, the Minuteman, the Border Angels are opposed to "Latins in America" When in fact they oppose "Illegal Immigration" so..unless you are making a HUGE leap by suggesting all Latins in America are here illegally then your premise is false.

Further you state that America has no official language. While this statement is true...the reasoning is unfounded. The reason there is no official language is because the Federal Government has no authority to declare an official language. This is based on the 10th amendment to the Constitution which limits federal authority to ONLY what is specifically granted in the Constitution.
10th ammendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. "
As for good or bad...States have the authority to declare an official language and can do so if they think it is necessary.

I don't think mass deportation is the answer. I do think they should leave and may attempt to return by legal means. I think Employers of illegal immigrants should be held accountable. When they stop employing illegals. The illegals will not have incentive to remain in USA (provided social services laws intended for legal citizens are upheld also)
(of course those arrested on other charges should be deported after making restitution if they are determined to be here illegally)

Street Gangs (or anyone involved in criminal activity) should be prosecuted.

Integration of legal immigrants should be encouraged...personally I would favor local governments choosing ESL courses and English-Only education to provide immigrants the tools necessary to integrate.

I know it's a long answer...but that was a long question :O)

Answer 2

Well, most Americans are all for immigration. Hell, we are a country of immigrants. However, the illegals coming from Mexico are a huge problem. They are already causing an economic crisis by bogging down the school systems, welfare systems, courts and jails. The street gangs are a bunch of punks as you could assume. The worst part is the integration part. NO, they are not willing to assimilate into the culture. When people in previous generations came over they became Americans in every way. They still kept their cultural personalities ie holidays, languages, customs, but those all became a back seat to being American first and foremost. Now, its Latino first and American only for the benefits. Do you realize in Miami there are places you can live for 30 years and never have the need to even bother learning the language. They aren't even trying to assimilate ffs. So, at this point, the average American is like, screw'em. Pack em all up and ship them out. If they wanna come here legally, no problem. The illegals, they should be considered felons and jailed.

Answer 3

Of course, I'm sure you are speaking of illegals immigrants (Latins). Ignorance would be the word for today, that is, most U.S. citizens are not aware of the entire situation. To be totally against amnesty, or any type of rule that would allow illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S., or at the very least allow them to pay for breaking the law is a much better solution than; rounding them all up and shipping them home. Which by the way, just won't happen as there are too many here.

If we create a way for the working class, tax paying illegal to stay, it would be a tremendous help to our economy as the baby boomer generation is beginning to retire, which is creating a vacuum in our social security system. In other words, it's going broke.

Those that adamantly are against illegals working in this country simply don't have all the facts. I'm beginning to think that, they believe all illegals work in the cotton fields or belong to a gang, which is simply not true. This is a shame to a country founded on immigration.

Answer 4

I think that all immigrants who are in the USA illegally are a drain on the system. America has been an English speaking country, all of the governmental/legal documents from the point of inception are in English, therefore this should be the language of the country. I think a law should be passed to reinforce this point.


Illegal immigrants are 50% of the equation when it comes to hiring for less than minimum wage. If they were not here illegally, the businesses wouldn't find anyone to hire for these jobs. Don't get me wrong, I think the businesses should be penalized too for their role in the law-breaking.

So besides the job market issues, let's consider the drain on social services. Heck, just consider the printing bills alone for having to put documents in Spanish, Hmong, Thai, Laotian, etc. Go to your local welfare office and see for yourself what language the applicants are speaking.

I wouldn't call ILLEGAL immigrants friends, I would call them parasites.

I know immigrants who have come to the US legally, and I have no problem with it as long as they don't expect to be catered to in their former language.

It's not like I am going to move to another country, start living off of their welfare, and then expect them to handle all matters with me in my language. Additionally, I don't think dropping a baby on American soil should make them a citizen.

Answer 5

I am a white, working class male, and the only thing I ever had to do to become a citizen was to be born in this country (and I can't even claim credit for that). I think all races and nationalities should be given the same respect and dignity. I also think that immigrants have historically been scapegoated in this country to keep the focus away from the rich, who are my real enemy, and the enemy of everyone who wants a better life.

I say smash the borders and give equal rights to everyone.

Answer 6

It depends on the person. People in S FL are still hurting from the boat floatilla where Castro sent criminals, etc over with a free pass. Then there's the wet foot, dry foot policy which upsets every other person trying to reach here without documentation. It's a complicated issue.

Answer 7

Americans of 'Latin' extraction: Fellow citizens.

Legal immigrants from 'Latin' countries (or anywhere else): Friends.

Illegal immigrants from 'Latin' countries (or anywhere else): Victims. Yeah, they might be a threat, too, but they're also being victimized. Victims of exploitation by employers who just want cheap, disposable labor. Victims of exploitation by politicians who want to use thier plight as a tool to get elected. And, victims of racism and corruption in thier home countries that is so bad coming here to be exploited by greedy employers and cynical politicians is a good deal by comparison. As a phenomenon, millions of illegal immigrants are a threat to any society, but as people, they're just trying to do what's best for themselves - and thier options are pretty poor.

Answer 8

Ask Alberto Gonzales...

Really I can't comprehend the question. Latins are not some monolithic group that think alike, any more than any other social group. Every one of them is an individual. Really the only group I've seen in rceent years that thinks like a mindless hive are the Bush Republicans.

But then, Gonzales is one of them....

How does that work on your generalizations?

Answer 9

threat because Unlawful Entry is a CRIME. America love it or leave it. Unlawful Entry is a CRIME. Leave it Now. Zero tolerance for immigration-law violators! No amnesty, no "stealth-amnesty." No "change of status," marriage fraud, "exceptional leave to remain," no "Temporary Protected Status." If you break the law, depart or be deported. Illegal aliens kill more US citizens each year than the war in Iraq has killed in four years. Apologists for illegal immigration like to paint it as a victimless crime. But in fact, illegal immigration causes substantial harm to American citizens and legal immigrants, particularly those in the most vulnerable sectors of our population--the poor, minorities, and children. Additionally, job competition by waves of illegal immigrants willing to work at substandard wages and working conditions depresses the wages of American workers, hitting hardest at minority workers and those without high school degrees. Illegal immigration also contributes to the dramatic population growth overwhelming communities across America--crowding school classrooms, consuming already limited affordable housing, and straining precious natural resources like water, energy, and forestland. Taxpayers are being forced to pay for the free health care, education, and other welfare programs being given to illegal aliens; Those tax dollars could be given back to U.S. taxpayers or used to keep our borders secure; They may be here illegally, but they sure know how to "work the system" to collect "free" medical care, "free" education, "free" food, Section 8 housing vouchers and other housing assistance, and hundreds of other social services. It costs citizens additional hundreds of billions of tax dollars at every level: local, state, and federal. It gobbles up billions of our charitable contributions. And much of that money ends up siphoned out of our economy and into offshore accounts. Illegal aliens, over half of whom work "under the table" with neither job nor income reported (nor taxed), are not counted as employed or unemployed. But some of those day-labor and off-the-books "job-lets" would be "real" jobs - available to American citizen job-seekers - if employment regulations were enforced. Illegal aliens can get away with tax evasion, et al., which citizens cannot. In short, we have too many workforce entrants and too few jobs created. The ratio works out to roughly 7-10 workforce entrants per job created. If all illegal aliens depart or are deported, all legal immigration halted, and all temporary employment visas abolished, we still have a problem with more US-born workforce entrants than new jobs created. Illegal immigration damages our country and our citizens every day at every level. And not even the attacks of 2/26 and 9/11 have awakened many Americans to the vast dangers illegal immigration poses to our selves, our families, our communities, our society, our values, our principles, our civilization. Zero Tolerance for Immigration-Law Violators! We must remember the lessons of 2/26, 9/11, and the costs we bear every single day. God Bless the U S A !

Answer 10

How the hell can you live in a country for ten years or more and still not understand what " STOP" means on a stop sign??? Next, are we supposed to have another sign right beside that one that says " ALTO". ??? Are they just stupid or that lazy... or both??? I'm very weary of their "Poor me, where's my free medical care/lunch ????" whining that drones on and on. And the Latin Kings are far more powerful than La Raza. That's the reality of the situation.