Why do a lot of Americans hate mexicans?

Question

With all due respect im not saying all...I like Americans and they are cool but i get pissed off and mistreated when you see on tv for example..
Blenn Beck on CNN he was saying **** about mexicans!
c'mon i know we mexicans can be over the line sometimes but why though?

Answer 1

because some americans are racist a**holes. and our country seems to think its superior to everyone, and is also paranoid about immigration, and seems to direct a lot of this paranoia to mexicans immigrating to america.
its completely wrong though. no one should judge an entire ethnicity by some few individuals. we've seen this happen so many times (on the recent side (well somewhat) 9/11) but people keep doing it! its immature, idiotic, and racist!

just for the record (although i know you didn't say all americans) i just have to say: hello,i'm an american and i do NOT hate mexicans (lol it sounds like an AA meeting... my name is blank and im an alcoholic..)

Answer 2

The issue is a lot deeper than 'Juan and Luz down the street are a nice couple' The problem with Latin American, not just Mexican immigration is that probably close to 100% of them are not highly educated and unskilled laborers. Our economy can only absorb so many unskilled laborers. Every country in the world controls immigration based on what the immigrant brings to the society that is beneficial. Except the United States of course. The second problem is that unlike previous waves of immigrants, Mexican and Latin immigrants stagnate at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder, and in some cases subsequent generations actually do worse than the previous generation. Also, their attitudes about education and upward mobility are just the opposite of what they should be. Success and achievement seen as selling out and becoming "Anglo." For some reason failure is the desired goal in life. Contrary to the solid, nuclear family portrayed by uninformed sympathizers like yourself, the out of wedlock birth rate and single mother family rates of non-white hispanics is second only to African Americans. Their former president, Vincente Fox, actually had the audacity to say that the U.S. has an obligation to create jobs for the Mexicans who want to come here and work illegally. That's great coming from the leader of a country that won't let some who is not documented rent a house, drive a car or enter their school system. Speaking of school systems, some of ours are going broke trying to accomidate all the non-English speaking students flooding the schools. This unchecked immigration is undermining our society in some places. So for you to say that it is just racism and hatred just makes your ignorance of the problem obvious. It's a typical liberal statement meant to shut people up who disagree and have a better agrument on the issue. To keep allowing people to come into this country just because they are willing to work for a less than liveable wage is the real racism. "Hey, we're not gonna pay any more money. If the Mexicans won't pick this lettuce, the Salvadorans will." Our immigration system is a shambles and has been for almost 40 years when we shifted to this rediculous family ties system. The long waits just to get a temporary worker visa only encourages people to break our laws, but we have to start the reform process somewhere. Our country isn't a game of tag where once they get to home base they are safe from being tagged out. Whole books have been written about this problem and they are not inspired by hatred. You should pick one up some day and read it.

Answer 3

I'm 1/2 mexican and I am pretty tough on them...especially those that dress up like gangbangers..then there are the illegals who come here and trash the neighborhood like some downtrotten villiage they're from...and lets not forget the ones that work and have kids and the kids get to collect cash aid along with any money thats not reported because they do not have to or lie about how many are living in a household.
Yes I am highly critical of those mexicans..especially since my Great grandmother came here and assimilated into the American... culture the way it should be.
See now what you did..you got me all riled up.

Answer 4

Jobs are being lost to you people! You're willing to bend over so far backwards, that literally anyone can hire you for nearly nothing, therefore, we're losing our jobs to you! You people have no self respect, and I've seen how all the Mexicans dress around here - huge necklaces, countless rings, dirty white tank shirts, and drooping pants. Disgusting. If your country's so bad that you all have to flock over here like rabbits, why don't you do something about your government instead?! Stop being cowards!

Answer 5

First, his name is Glenn Beck. Second, Americans don't hate Mexicans. We don't like it when Mexicans come over the border illegally and obtain assistance, get social security,section 8 housing ect, etc,. There is a reason why the American government only allows a certain amount of people in per year. Illegal immigration is tapping out our resources. Hospitals in California are having to shutdown. Gas prices are through the roof...if we deported most of the illegals our gas prices would go down just simple supply and demand here folks.

Answer 6

Because the majority of Mexicans hate Americans. What comes around goes around...

Answer 7

I would need to see Mr. Beck's show to understand what you are talking about there . . . he's not ever struck me as hateful.

The majority of the US citizenry is fed-up with the effect caused by illegal immigration, and the lack of Mexico's effort to stabilize it's own country.

There is also a strong dislike for demonstrations of hate against the US, of which those demonstrating want to be part of . . . not a good way to make others happy you're here.

And let's not forget the faction that suggests that most of the western US actually belongs to Mexico and those here illegally. Naturally not thinking that adding to Mexico's land wouldn't change the issues that caused them to leave in the first place.

What would happen if Mexicans stood up in mass protest in Mexico? Why does the US have to change to accommodate a people unwilling to abide our laws, and unwilling to work to change their own nation?

Answer 8

We don't hate Mexicans, it's just that we feel they are taking away jobs that our out- of- work husbands could and would take.
In America we simply don't have the resources to provide
education,jobs,health care,
cars,homes,etc. etc. to
millions of new people (that
do not pay their fair share.)
As Americans we resent the fact that people from another
country come here and won't
even speak our language or
salute our flag or stand when
the flag goes by, but they
take all the perks they can get.
We understand that Mexicans still love THEIR
country, but can't understand
why they came over here???
Why didn't they make THEIR
GOVERNMENT CHANGE.
Instead of running away, why
didn't they stay and demand
a fair living instead of letting
the PATRONS own it all.
We also wonder why Mexican women have one
child after another and expect
Americans to keep them healthy and educate them and then give them a job when
they grow up, while we are
having a hard time just raising
one child????

Answer 9

Most of us do not hate mexicans. We just hate when Illegals come to the country. They will nomrmaly get paid under the table and get no benefits. Than when they do get sick or go to the hospital the bill gets passed on to us the legal citizens with increased cost in health.

Also the illegals can not really get out of the poverty level, because no one will represent them.

Answer 10

~If you are referring to Mexicans who live in Mexico, I don't know any Americans who hate them. I know Americans who lived in Mexico for several years and they had a lot of good things to say about their experiences with most of the Mexicans they met.

If you are talking about American citizens born in Mexico or of Mexican heritage living in America, I think, at least I hope, that most Americans would judge them as they do any other Americans -- from personal experience and not by stereotype.

Human beings tend to judge others based on their own value system, cultural background and personal experiences. The Mexican-Americans I've known had values and cultural backgrounds similar to mine. They were hard working, family-oriented people who valued education and achievement and showed great hospitality and kindness to friends and visitors alike.

I don't know anyone who likes the Mexican gangs and drug dealers (nor anyone who likes the white, black, Asian or any other gangs or drug dealers).

If you are talking about Mexicans who are in the U.S. illegally, that's a real touchy issue. Those Mexicans who are working in this country illegally (for lower pay and under worse working conditions than Americans would tolerate), would not be able to do so if American employers and American unions were not so greedy. I know I'm not willing to pick lettuce for chump change or work 12 hours in some sweatshop. However, many Americans resent that illegals are getting benefits from the system that many Americans can't get but have to pay for through their taxes.

Don't assume that because some people rant on about Mexicans or any other group, that all Americans feel the same way. There are ranters and ravers in all countries but they usually don't represent the majority.

Answer 11

The answer is simple: Fear

Fear is people's #1 enemy. As humans, we tend to do horrible things out of fear. Racism is one of the worst forms of fear.

Fear is a political strategy:

I woke up on Sept. 12, 2001, and found out that there are 12 million illegal people in the country. I thought to myself "holly shiet, that's a lot of illegal people crossing the border in one night". My point: It didn't get that way overnight. Our government has been looking the other way FOR YEARS, but then on 9/11, John Smith shiet his pants and is suddenly afraid of his own shadow. Politicians (specially the Republican Party) have used this fear in their favor. Illegal immigrants have become the new tool that they can use to get people to vote for them.