Re: After DREAM Act defeated in Senate, Obama admin enacts it anyway by Executive Ord
Are you talking by experience, or just spilling what you "think" is reality?
I KNOW that this is not the case. I had a couple of co-workers who were raised by migrant workers (strawberry pickers in the Watsonville area in CA). They indeed spoke Spanish at home, but learned very early to be extremely proficient in English. They both graduated from universities in California and became Social workers. It is true that (at least for one of them) the mother still has difficulties in English and maintains her strong Spanish accent. But for both of my colleagues, there is NOT A TRACE of Spanish accent. However, they are able to be extremely efficient and do a great job with the Latino population because they are completely bilingual.
The assimilation of most first generation Latino is EXCELLENT. In fact, their bilingual ability is an advantage. Is that what scares you?
They grow up as Americans, and the ONLY reason they MAY continue to think of themselves as "Mexican Americans" is because of the prejudice that they too often encounter in the "mostly White" society. Latino culture certainly has as much right to be part of the US culture as Italians, Irish, or German. . .especially in the South West of this great country!
It sounds like. . .you may be the one having difficulties adapting to our great "melting pot!" So. . .what is YOUR background? Irish? German?
Whatever it is, I am pretty sure it doesn't include much "native" American!
