Quoting: olito
I also understand americans' opinion (sometimes) when they complain about many mexicans in USA and that they are criminals or they dont integrate or cant speak english. But I also can't blame these poor people, they hardly had something to eat back in Mexico, so it's hard to think they were learning english and preparing for integrating to american culture, and of course, because of their poor-status they are unable to get a proper visa to have a better life somewhere else.
Olito, I hear what you are saying. As an American, I am frustrated in a "big picture" sense that we cannot control our own border. But, on a personal level, I knew plenty of people who had been or were, at the time I knew them, illegally in the country from Mexico. They weren't there because they each had an evil, diabolical plan to change the character of the United States. They were there because the positives of being in the U.S. outweighed the negatives of their illegal situation, because the economic situation of their town back in Mexico was just too bad. --What really makes me angry is that it always seems to be reduced to the immigrants vs. the United States govt (and anonymous angry white people), when the problem really seems to be the Mexican oligarchy using the U.S. as a pressure outlet so that they can avoid having to make painful decisions and structural changes. BUT that's just my opinion . . .
Quoting: olito
I compare (and share) such feelings to polish in UK and turkish in Germany, if you have the great bliss of understanding, you can figure out that such people are not making an effort to integrate, not because they dont want, but probably because they are too busy working-hard and bring something to the table back in the home-country.
This is very true. Especially if you don't understand the language very well, or even at all. And especially if the "locals" are not very niceto outsiders to begin with.
Of course, Poland's an interesting country b/c it was very mixed ethnically until the end of WWII - the current ethnic situation is an historical anomaly.
P.S. James, you are an idiot and every time you "open your mouth" you simply confirm this. FYI.
P.P.S. I'm pro-mexican-food, too! :^)