Growing group reaches out for understanding

America has always had a large Hispanic community that has been part of America. They've retained their unique characteristics while integrating into the society that is America. The illegal flood of 20 million Hispanics and the left's attempt to exploit them for political gain has led to an extremely difficult situation and suspicion toward all that speak with a strong Hispanic accent. If there's a way to separate the illegals from the immigrants, it would simplify a lot of potential problems. Embracing the illegals as "immigrants" is not an option.

I don't believe anyone has a problem with hispanics who come to this country legally and assimilate into our society. The rub is the large group of law breaking illegals. Legal hispanic residents could go a long way in solving this problem by policing their own.

Legally immigrated Hispanics remind me of the great infusion of immigrants who came to the United States earlier in this century. There was the exploitation, language differences, and cultural adaptation. The legal Hispanic immigrants today are no different. I am certain that they will be strong contributers in today's American society.
The big difference today is the scourge of illegal aliens (none-immigrants, mostly Hispanic) who have swarmed practically unchecked into our country. They are more like invaders who have no respect for borders, our culture, and our laws. All they want is American dollars to send out of our country and to bring their entire extended families to the U.S. Everyday our news media tries to soft peddle this invasion by calling these invaders, illegal migrants, illegal entrants, and illegal immigrants. The MALDEF lawyers try to include these illegal aliens under the Civil Rights Act. They say that they fall under the protection of these anti-discrimination laws, i.e. race, religion, or natioal origin. These laws would apply only if these illegal aliens were legal immigrants. So the spin doctors spin away and many people believe the sob stories.

My only concern is the remark about sticking bricks. The writer makes it seem as if its bad. Try sticking bricks yourself and you will see that the people that do that are artists. Just because they didn't spend four years in a college doesn't mean that what they do is any less important. If you don't want to be associated with something don't be associated with illegals but all the brick stickers aren't illegals.

ins should have been there checking their status,yeah right ,lol, like that will ever happen.i have never seen this country bow down to a certain group of people like it has all the illegals.the solution to this problem is so simple ,arrest ,convict,and pull the business licience for these companies that hire them and they will leave .the old saying rings truth ,if you cut the head off the body will die.then there is the old myth that they are doing jobs americans wont do ,BULL.americans were doing these jobs long before we ever heard of illegal immagrants,esp .if people will pay a fair wage .these people arent just friut pickers anymore ,they are specializing ,esp in construction and manufactoring.and lets face it people ,we are not exactly getting the cream of the crop here ,they are the ones staying in mexico working for all of the american companies that have moved there.

fd1962, I believe it was the Kennedy sponsored bill that McCain co-sponsored and go roasted (along with the others like SCs Grahamnesty who tried to pass it) by the vast majority of Americans that killed the bill. I agree that the Hispanic community could help with the illegal alien problem by helping in identifying them for deportation. I am all for LEGAL immigration from any where by anyone, but the invasion of illegals is inexcusable and our "leaders" are doing little to solve the problem. If our culture is to survive, we must insist on LEGAL immigration ad ASSIMILATION (learn English, adopt OUR customs, etc). which most illegals do not do. I have written my Congressmen to sponsor a bill to NOT give federal funds to "sactuary" cities. We havee far too much heinous crimes by illegals in this country. As for protecting them iunder our Civil Rights laws just goes to show how far the left will go to get those votes. Those Civil Rights and other laws are for US Citizens and LRGAL immigrants. Now FD1962, go ahead and call me a racist or bigot which is the usual weapon of the left.

fd1962, I believe it was the Kennedy sponsored bill that McCain co-sponsored and got roasted (along with the others like SCs Grahamnesty who tried to pass it) by the vast majority of Americans that killed the bill. I agree that the Hispanic community could help with the illegal alien problem by helping in identifying them for deportation. I am all for LEGAL immigration from any where by anyone, but the invasion of illegals is inexcusable and our "leaders" are doing little to solve the problem. If our culture is to survive, we must insist on LEGAL immigration and ASSIMILATION (learn English, adopt OUR customs, etc). which most illegals do not do. I have written my Congressmen to sponsor a bill to NOT give federal funds to "sactuary" cities. We have far too much heinous crimes by illegals in this country. As for protecting them under our Civil Rights laws just goes to show how far the left will go to get those votes. Our Civil Rights and other laws are for US Citizens and LEGAL immigrants. Now FD1962, go ahead and call me a racist or bigot which is the usual weapon of the left. (reposted to correct typos).