Much of what we now consider to be problems concerning immigration and assimilation really concern Mexican immigration and assimilation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The immigration issue is a gateway issue for Hispanics, no doubt about it.
Mexican immigration poses challenges to our policies and to our identity in a way nothing else has in the past.
Undoubtedly, there are numerous problems with the immigration system here in The United States.
We're at a point right now in our development in this country - setting the immigration issue aside - that you can't ignore the sheer population of us in metropolitan areas all across the country, of how significant Latino-ness is in the United States.
We must insist on assimilation - immigration without assimilation is an invasion. We need to tell folks who want to come here, they need to come here legally. They need to learn English, adopt our values, roll up their sleeves and get to work.
Our nation's immigration policy has been of top concern in recent years, and for good reason. With between eight and twelve million illegal aliens in the United States, it is obviously a problem out of control.
Immigration is not the top issue for Latinos. Latinos are like every other American - economy, jobs, healthcare, education.
All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian.
Most Hispanics are concerned with the same issues other Americans are - the economy, jobs, education. Similar to Main Street America.
But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation.