I am not an immigrant legal or illegal. I don't have family in Mexico and I've never even been there. Don't people take history in school? There were Hispanic people here before the Anglos got here and they've never left. We are now Hispanic Americans.
2007-10-21 07:08:58 · 32 answers · asked by Gipsyfire 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I'm not even going to report people like Cindy K or Tara J. I want everyone to see what kind of people we have here in this country.
2007-10-21 07:21:28 · update #1
Well Amber, let's see a pic of you? If you are caucasian does that mean you look British?
2007-10-21 07:23:52 · update #2
Mr. Moo, I don't think there is anything wrong with being an immigrant. I am married to an immigrant from Portugal.
2007-10-21 07:28:51 · update #3
Mahmoud, dude, with that kind of name here in America I feel sorry for you. Open your eyes.
2007-10-21 08:04:31 · update #4
Mahmoud, my stepfather is Pakistani (and don't worry I know that you are Persian) and he is treated badly in this country. This is a fact, and does that make him ignorant if he expresses himself also? How does me asking this question make me ignorant?
2007-10-21 08:24:19 · update #5
wow some of these ppl on this site make me ashamed to white...as for ur question i guess its bc theyre so many dumbasses in this country that have all the time in the world to come up with stupid sh!t like this but yet r too busy to open a history book. The person who said whites were here first pissed me off the most
2007-10-21 08:24:42 · answer #1 · answered by Charles B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was born here in the United States and i am Spanish[Spain] and Indian i am a US citizen and i don't have anything to do with Mexico ! Some people assume that just because you have brown skin they automatically think you are a illegal immigrant! These people need to get things figured out before running their big *** mouth!! Get your History straight!!!
2007-10-21 07:59:34 · answer #2 · answered by lola 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darn Stereotypes
Americans are ignorant for example Tara J and Cindy K doesn't it just show the stupidity that is America
And wait a minute Tara J isn't even American She is Canadian(dumb broad)
2007-10-21 08:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I think that to a large extent its a language thing.
The perception being...if someone is speaking anything other than English...Then they're probably foreign born and therefore likely to be an immigrant.
Then the next thought process is...If they look Spanish...they are likely to be, know and/or symathetic to illegal aliens who by the numbers is likely to be Mexican.
Many/most non-Hispanic Americans don't really differentiate beween immigrants from Mexico or other South American countries... They are often just lumped together as being South American and spanish speaking.
I think there's also a national wish for "Americans" to identify themselves as being an American and not a hyphenated American...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphenated_American
http://www.google.com/search?q=hyphenated+americans&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIH
Hope this helps
2007-10-21 07:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by Visit FairTax.org !!! 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because most people dont' take the time to educate themselves. They listen to what the media and society says and automatically assume that kind of craziness.
This one is for Ashley who commented that whites were here first. Someone must not have been paying attention in history classes. The Indians were here first. So if you are not of pure Native American lineage, you my friend are also an immigrant. lol
2007-10-21 07:13:34 · answer #5 · answered by Ms. Exxclusive 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well, i think it has something to do w/ the fact that hispanics are the largest immigrant group here in america, so most people just assume that all hispanics are immigrants. but i know that all arenn't immigrants, but i tend to assume they are if they have an accent or if they can't speak english at all, these are tell tell signs in any society of an immigrant. my dad is an immigrant and he has an accent. but i do know from american history that most of the southwest & florida were spanish colonies, and then the southwest was taken over my mexico once it wasn't a spanish colony anymore, then the US took it. and that is pretty much it
2007-10-21 07:27:15 · answer #6 · answered by Nadine 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Thats not the way it works Mexicans want to be called Mexican-Americans, Columbian-Americans etc. There were Spainards in Mexico and aztec indians before they were called Mexicans but do not try to spend any dinero from Spain there. Anglos landed in North America before Columbus and that is a fact and the indians would still be living in teepees instead of running Casinos if we had not tamed them. I Mexicans conquer my beloved American will you call me a Anglo-mexican? have a nice day.
2007-10-21 07:14:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I believe some people think that because so many Hispanics are coming to the United States, and some are causing trouble. This aggitates Americans, and they start jumping to conclusions. I'm sure that you are a fine person, however.
2007-10-21 07:14:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I am not sure Angelita, but I have often wondered with all the border poblems why the usa doesn't just make mexico part of the usa? Personally I find Hispanics much more friendly than African Americans. Thanks for being here
2007-10-21 07:13:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
After reading all the other answers to this question I now realize that there are even more assholes in America than I originally thought there were.
2007-10-21 07:30:49 · answer #10 · answered by John M 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋