Yeah I know, a red state. A red state that generates massive amounts of cash for federal spending.
You're not being a racist because you have expectations of Mexico to give attention to the rural mestizo who has traditionally been shat upon. There is a certain twisted pc mentality that has developed in this situation (I think), for the, dare I say, native people of the USA. When we criticize another country, do we have to ask ourselves if we are being racist? Since when is it not permitted to demand that immigrants learn to read and write English and to assimilate in to the host culture? Those aren't racist demands, if anything they are an absolutely generous and humanitarian gift from the US public. And let's face the fact that few, if any Mexican immigrant ever want to permanently return to Mexico. I understand why, it's a backward, RACIST, society. and for the blessing of living in the US, I expect total assimilation. The Punjabs, Iranians, Caldeans, Spaniards, Vietnamese, Chinese, Irish, Swedes, Cubans and many Mexicans have made the transition and it has done nothing but make our country great! Victor Davis Hansen describes the Mexican plight, and that is geography. "For the Mexican....the Rio Grande is no ocean, but a trickle easily crossed by a drive over a tiny bridge. A limited visitation, a family reunion.....nourished enough nostalgia for Mexico to war with the creation of a truly American identity." Native populations have every right to keep a national character. That doesn't mean you have to be a certain color, or only speak English. I'm not sure I know how to describe the national character of the USA, but it does have one.