Talk about obnoxious...

[ShadowHM]

I am going to let Jester field the interesting view of history you are espousing.

But I do want to ask about this:

You might be surprised at how harsh, down here in South Texas, some of the second and third generation Americans of Mexican descent are on illegal immigration.  They have no more taste for it than I do.  They did it right, their families did it right, the hard and lawful way, and are resentful of the freeloaders.

This discussion (like many :P ) has gone off in all directions. But how did we get to the 'illegal immigrant = freeloader' place?

Seems to me that many do work their tails off, supporting both a family 'here' and a family 'back there'. So what is to resent in that?