I know this is a little tangental to the discussion, but my opinion is that we need is a great deal
more legal immigration from Mexico, and a great deal less illegal.
We do need the cheap labor, but we need it without the side effects of the persons entering being criminal to start with and living in an illegal underworld. And we need
a secure border where persons are screened in advance for criminality, terror connections etc.
I think people who actually want to immigrate here and become Americans (and bring their wife/kids with them) should be moved to the front of the line of people applying for work visas.
Very interesting but from my perspective "bilingual" is a bit overly generous. I prefer "illiterate in two languages" and that's more likely the reason that they are looked down upon
I can't speak for all of them, or for their spanish skills, but the guys I'm referring to speak English as well as I do, except that when they're talking to each other they have a little Cheech Marin accent. When they're talking to me they sound like Joe American.