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I'll try to keep my comments as PC as possible. I have no problem with people who come to this country and who do it the right way, and in the same manner our Grandparents and their Parents did it........................learn the language, get a job, pay taxes, become a citizen, obey all the laws, and generally be a nice person. I DO have a problem with people who want to continue to converse in their native tongue and not learn English, who take all the Government handouts they can get, have no intentions of becoming a legal citizen, and fill up our courts and jails because of their unwillingness to not break laws.

I know this is a generalization, and for that I apologize. But something has got to be done about all the people coming here with no intentions of doing it the right way.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I'll try to keep my comments as PC as possible. I have no problem with people who come to this country and who do it the right way, and in the same manner our Grandparents and their Parents did it........................learn the language, get a job, pay taxes, become a citizen, obey all the laws, and generally be a nice person. I DO have a problem with people who want to continue to converse in their native tongue and not learn English, who take all the Government handouts they can get, have no intentions of becoming a legal citizen, and fill up our courts and jails because of their unwillingness to not break laws.

I know this is a generalization, and for that I apologize. But something has got to be done about all the people coming here with no intentions of doing it the right way.

Don

I agree 100 % with your first post on this thread but the second, well.....People converse in there native tongue. So Italians ,Asians,Russians, etc.,etc.,etc. speak English 100% of the time? Then you talk about taking all the hand outs they can get. I could be wrong but I remember a few years ago hearing that Caucasians were the ones using up the majority of welfare. I am also sure you were not talking just about Mexicans , you were talking about EVERYONE thats here illegally. I am sure the others are glad to know the attention is on the Mexicans only,You know like Russians,Asians, etc,etc,etc,. Theres a lot of people here illegally that are not Mexican if you can believe that......... Thats my problem , you people single out the Mexicans to the point where I would call it RACISM, there are PLENTY others screwing the system!

Saying that ,I will now say, Yes get track of everyone! Send them back to where ever they came from! Not just MEXICANS!

Yeah, I agree with some of that. My Grandfather came over on the boat from Czechoslovakia at the end of the 1800's. He and my Dad did speak some Russian at home, but not 100 percent of the time. (Usually when they were arguing ) But people of that era cherished the thought and prospects of becoming Americans. Sure, they kept part of their heritage, but for the most part tried to fit in with their new home. Most worked hard to make a decent living and teach their children right from wrong.

And while my comments may have the appearance of being directed at one group in particular, they weren't intended to be that way. That group is just the most prevalent right now here in S. Florida. But the crime issues are certainly not exclusive to only one nationality.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Yeah, I agree with some of that. My Grandfather came over on the boat from Czechoslovakia at the end of the 1800's. He and my Dad did speak some Russian at home, but not 100 percent of the time. (Usually when they were arguing ) But people of that era cherished the thought and prospects of becoming Americans. Sure, they kept part of their heritage, but for the most part tried to fit in with their new home. Most worked hard to make a decent living and teach their children right from wrong.

And while my comments may have the appearance of being directed at one group in particular, they weren't intended to be that way. That group is just the most prevalent right now here in S. Florida. But the crime issues are certainly not exclusive to only one nationality.

Don

Don I have been to Florida, I make it about 6 times a year to work with local people. So I can tell you this with experience from being there. There are not many Mexicans there in Florida. All though they might speak Spanish and you categorize them as Mexican, they are not..... From all the times I have been there I can not even count on my hands how many Mexicans I ran into. I am not saying Florida is "Mexican Free" but the majority the Spanish speaking people there are not Mexican.

But really this has gone on way to long. It does not matter what nationality you are ,if you are in a land with endless opportunities and there is no record of who you are you can get away with murder, literally.

I don't hold anything against people who come to this country as long as it is done legally. My ancestors came here from England in the mid to late 1600's. Techically they were illegals, at least to the local native americans.

Mexicans do take the brunt of a lot of the accusations, because they are the ones coming in waves. But, I don't care if they are from Mexico, Canada, Iraq, or Cambodia, if they are here illegally, then they should get legal or get out. Florida does have a mixed bag of latino nationalities, Cubans to the south, Central Americans all over, and a fair amount of Mexicans as well. Especially in central Florida. Many of whom are there legally, because they want to be legal. Many are very hard working people who have businesses and are an asset to their communities.