Dear Mexican:
Why is it that those of us who oppose illegal immigration are called racist by many Mexicans? Personally, I think Hispanic people are a beautiful and diverse people who contribute tremendously to our culture (and spicy hot as well!). At the same time, I oppose illegals who wander across the border as if they just won the lottery, with no regard for our laws or culture, not knowing a single word of English. While I agree it should be much easier to obtain legal citizenship here, there also needs to be some standards for who gets it. If we literally let everyone in, not having to do anything to achieve it, we will be breeding a population of people who expect things handed to them and are happier only being better off than they were instead of striving to be their best. While one person may think that having a family of 10 in a two-bedroom apartment here is a huge step up from the shack in Mexico, I certainly wouldn't want to live next to them! I don't understand how all of that makes me racist. I feel the same way about people of my own race or any other race, who are lazy and dirty. It is not a matter of race; it is an issue of integrity, sacrifice and patriotism. If they are trying to convince those of us who oppose them to rethink our views, calling us racist is not going to do it. Learn some English and stop screaming "Viva Mexico" on the land my ancestors died defending, and we can talk eye to eye; otherwise, go back to the land you love so.
Bourbon Bobby
Dear Gabacho:
Gracias for giving me a break by answering your own question!
Dear Mexican:
I know you are syndicated and all, but could you tell the SF Weekly the difference between mole and molé? They put the offending column on the back side of the glorious page that has ¡Ask a Mexican!
El Maestro
Dear Readers:
The teacher refers to the November 12 issue of The Pitch's sister paper in San Francisco. On page 25 of its Calendar section, writer Hiya Swanhuyser wrote about the Mission Cultural Center's "Mole to Die For" event, in which participants could taste multiple versions of the legendary Mexican meal. El Maestro thought Swanhuyser misspelled the name of the dish and that gabacho readers would likely think the Cultural Center was offering furry creatures for consumption instead of a complex, multilayered terrestrial ambrosia. Unfortunately, El Maestro got phonetically punked. Mole and mole are false friends, a grammatical concept referring to words that look the same and might even sound the same but have different definitions. There is no accent on the last letter in the food version of mole to distinguish it from the burrowing animal — it follows Spanish grammatical rules that require speakers to pronounce every letter and stress the second-to-last syllable in words that end with a vowel — so gabacho readers must figure out which mole writers are referring to when they use the term. This false friendship leads to many delightful confusions and is a warning to gabachos that while many Spanish and English words share roots and sound similar, one shouldn't assume anything about language. Don't believe me? Try this experiment, guys: Next time the Mexican mujer in your life does something embarrassing, tell everyone within earshot that she's embarazada. Make sure to wear an athletic cup! Finally, for those of you at home who are nerds like me, the etymologies of the two moles: The Mexican foodstuff comes from the Nahuatl mulli (sauce), and the furry creature probably derives from the Old English molde, signifying soil.
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Bring me your tired, your hungry, your poor, BUT DON'T LET NONE OF THEM BROWN PEOPLE LIVE NEXT TO ME OH GOD.
Bring me your tired, your hungry, your poor, BUT DON'T LET NONE OF THEM BROWN PEOPLE LIVE NEXT TO ME OH GOD.
I could not agree more! My issue is not about race or culture, it is about cutting in to a line of people who have been standing there for months, if not years!!!!
I feel the same way at the movies, or at any other queue in our country!
Take your turn! Pay your dues! Don't cheat and don't jump ahead of those who are attempting to play by the rules!
And, above all, do not think to demonstrate or be rude and insulting to USA citizens. Who in the world do you think you are???
Regarding history, I do wonder what advances this country could possibly have made if it had been left in the hands of "native americans" or latinos. Come on, get real.
Think about the Muslims and how jealous and angry they are. But, they are a primitive, backward culture, who would never have advanced society or science or health or any other part of American culture, if left to their own devices.
Lest I digress, just fill out a form and take your turn. It's the only right and decent way to become a citizen of the USA.
I could not agree more! My issue is not about race or culture, it is about cutting in to a line of people who have been standing there for months, if not years!!!! I feel the same way at the movies, or at any other queue in our country! Take your turn! Pay your dues! Don't cheat and don't jump ahead of those who are attempting to play by the rules! And, above all, do not think to demonstrate or be rude and insulting to USA citizens. Who in the world do you think you are??? Regarding history, I do wonder what advances this country could possibly have made if it had been left in the hands of "native americans" or latinos. Come on, get real. Think about the Muslims and how jealous and angry they are. But, they are a primitive, backward culture, who would never have advanced society or science or health or any other part of American culture, if left to their own devices. Lest I digress, just fill out a form and take your turn. It's the only right and decent way to become a citizen of the USA.
As we all know hispnics are not the only the only ones that cross the border there are a lot of people in the united states that dont belong here,quit focusing on the hispanics and look around you stuff is getting blown up everyday and it's not the hispanics that is doing it how can you explain 911 did they do it? or before then how do these other people get in the country?Most, not all hispanics are legal law abiding citizens.Have you forgot about the statue of liberty that accpeted illeagal people by the thousdands.thats what made america.its ashame that we as americans cannot accept hispanic people as we have accepted others(Illegals)in this country .If you do your home work tehey accepted here in the fifties,in fact we had an agreement with them to come and work in the groves,and a little known fact is that the united states is STILL SENDING A CHECK TO MEXICO.
As we all know hispnics are not the only the only ones that cross the border there are a lot of people in the united states that dont belong here,quit focusing on the hispanics and look around you stuff is getting blown up everyday and it's not the hispanics that is doing it how can you explain 911 did they do it? or before then how do these other people get in the country?Most, not all hispanics are legal law abiding citizens.Have you forgot about the statue of liberty that accpeted illeagal people by the thousdands.thats what made america.its ashame that we as americans cannot accept hispanic people as we have accepted others(Illegals)in this country .If you do your home work tehey accepted here in the fifties,in fact we had an agreement with them to come and work in the groves,and a little known fact is that the united states is STILL SENDING A CHECK TO MEXICO.
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