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No, but you have to admit it gets a bad rep.  There must be a reason why.

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The government and law enforcement agencies do. But that doesn't stop the millions of tourist that visit. So it must not be so bad.

So where is City Kid?

Must be at a LULAC meeting.

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He's been on but avoiding the thread. Either he can't respond or he doesn't want to. What a troll.

Cant argue with that.  In this regard, Mr. Coog and myself do see eye-to-eye.  Or something like that.

Regards,

2112

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Is this the only way you two view Mexico? There's more to the country than a few articles on the web.

I guess the real question related to Mexican imigration is "why is Mexico such a mess?"  What a terribly corrupt country!

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And there it is.

Just because I'm Mexican-American don't assume that my country is Mexico or that I came from Mexico. My ancestors were in Texas when it was ruled by Spain. Which later became Mexico. Which allowed whites to settle. And you know the rest. We wouldn't be having this discussion if Sam Houston and company had left their English behind and learned Spanish. After all, they did immigrate to Mexico.

The only reason we're speaking English here is because the pilgrims never bothered learning the Native languages.

Subdue, are you sub-intelligent? 

Put up the crack pipe and read some of the Washington Post articles I liked to.  Same goes for 2112.

Then again, I guess the Post must be racist.

To pretend that imigration is not a serious issue for this country is just that:  pretending.

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You lose all credibility with responses like this. Obviously if it's getting you this upset, then maybe you have a race problem. Immigration IS a serious issue. It was for the Native-Americans pilgrim. It amazes me how many whites feel that the doors were closed after their ancestors arrived. Especially given the fact that the doorway was moved (Southwest).

when you get a bunch of immigrants moving into an 'alien' culture, having them migrate to areas where there are people similar to them is natural. my great-grandparents moved to the italian section of town and subsequent generations moved out of the area into 'mainstream' areas where there was no one predominant ethnicity. most first generationers will locate to the Little Mexicos, Little Saigons, Little Havanas and so on...

EDIT: my other granfather moved (from england) moved to an all english part of town when he first came here as well. my mother and aunt shunned the area and moved to mainstream areas as well.

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So much to respond to here. Let's get rid of those silly British phone booths in Upper Kirby.

Wow. 3 Rushians on this board. Best band ever!

Yah, Toyota use to be Houston Crazy with shots of Downtown. Ford once, I belive, and Chevy had one, but now mostly shows Dallas with a Houston Freeway sign.  Thats all I can think of.

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Those Toyota commercials are really done by Gulf States Toyota. They're based in Houston. This is the toyota cartel in the region. They're also the reason why the arena is named after Toyota.

The French pre-date the Mexicans in Texas.  Imagine if they made a comeback...

I think I'd rather have Mexican fast food than French fast food.

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With the majority of Mexicans being a mix of Native American and Spanish, I'm sure it's safe to assume that Mexicans pre-date the French in Texas. Although it is true that the French were the first outsiders to land in Texas, ancestrally, the roots of Mexicans in Texas run deeper.

A little off topic but Nick-at-Nite currently has an ad that appears to be filmed in Houston. It's the one with the guy in an office building and the furby doll. You can see the Enron and Exxon-Mobil buildings from the window of the guys office.

Bigotry and ignorance go hand-in-hand. I only hope citykid09 changes his ways. With his horrible spelling and grammar he'll be working with alot of Mexicans in those "low paying jobs." Or perhaps he'll be working for a Mexican.

Mine?  I'm really sorry if that's how it came across.  It wasn't meant that way.  It was meant just to convey my observations.

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He was possibly referring to the original post and subsequent posts by citykid09.

i didn't detect racism in his post. ignornace on historical dynamics perhaps and painting an entire ethnic group with too broad of a brush, definitly.

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Immagration is a good thing in moderation. When the Germans and italians came over they came over in droves! But they did not take over the economy they made it diverst. Now in the Case of the Mexicans they are taking over not making the area diverst! Reasearch has shown that in the near future the Houston area will be Mostly Mexican and that group will be the least educated. So my point is The Minority in Houston will soon be Whites, Black, Asians and other. The Majority will be Mexican. The people running the city will be the minority because the majority will not be educated enough (Mexicans highest dropout rate in Houston). So alot of the majorioty (mexicans) will be in Low paying Jobs and The minority (mostly White) will have the high paying jobs. Thats something to think about. As the Future approcess Houston will become more and more of a poor city.

Now you all can say that this is all prejudice talk but it is the truth.

My family used to own a House that was later sold to a immagrant Mexican Family. The House was Very nice until they got a hold of it. The House was at first light brown, They Painted it Orange and Aqua Blue (How UGLY!) The house had a washer and dryer, They Built a Clothes Hanger outside in the FRONT YARD! The House had Nice grass, they Put a Chicken Coop in the front and sideyards!

This Is Not Mexico People! Please adapt to our culture!

I'm sure if us Americans were to move to Mexico in droves that they would not adapt to us. So Please Don't bring your bad habits to America! Thank You! I'm not being prejudice I am just frustrated!

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Yeah. Definitely no racism here . The nazis hated the jews because they saw them as a threat to their pure German nation. I hope I'm not the only one who sees a similarity here. Go ahead and tell me the nazis weren't racists.

As long as imigrats want to be American, and not "hyphenated-Americans" I'll be happy.

Every city has its ex-pat community, but sooner or later you need to enter the mainstream.

That presupposes you have some definition of what it means to "be American" and "enter the mainstream".  Be white?  Speak English?  Not be gay?  Watch popular TV shows?  Who decides, anyway?  I always thought being American was more about your beliefs than your ethnicity or language.  If being intolerant of people who are different is what "America used to be about", then I don't want to go back.

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Right. Besides, I thought America used to be about Native Americans.

Yes I like a multi-ethnic city too, but one group and we all know what that one gropu is (Mexicans) are taking over! Pretty soon it won't be a multi-ethnic city i will be a Mexican city. And thats not good for the economy! Houston will soon be a largely uneducated city if the illeage Mexican trend continous.

When Asians and other immagrants form the other side of the world come here they no they need to be smart to make it. These people are well educated and help the community.

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I'll go ahead and say it since nobody has. Citykid09 is nothing more than an ignorant racist. First, he is failing to see the distinction between Latin American Immigrants and American-born Mexican-Americans. Unless you are a Native-American, then I can bet that most Mexican-Americans have deeper ancestral roots in Texas than you. Obviously you haven't taken Texas History yet or you'd know that Texas was once part of Mexico. Yes, we all know about the Mexican-American War. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo guaranteed that Mexicans living in the new US territories could retain their nationality, properties, and culture. So isn't it possible that many American-born Mexican-Americans speak Spanish? Yes. Many do. But obviously you fail to see that.

Yes, there is a big educational gap between whites and minorities. The notion that this can be blamed on a group being lazy is absurd. Whether people want to accept it or not, these gaps are the result of historical systematic discrimination. Would you disagree? That would be equivalent to saying that minorities are genetically inferior. Will Mexican-Americans and Latin American Immigrants have a negative impact on the economy because of their lack of education? Hardly, considering that the group representing the greatest number of uneducated persons is the majority. The same can be said about welfare rolls. The funny thing about discrimination is that it ends up costing the discriminator heavily.

It is incredible that some people still believe that American culture has to mimic European culture. Our national identity is diversity. To strive to enforce some Eurocentric culture is Unamerican. Is this not a country of immigrants? Should we ban Octoberfest, St. Patrick's Day, Puerto Rico Day, Chinese New Year, etc...? Should we disregard the first amendment and ban all foreign languages? Using citykid09's logic, or illogic, the answer would have to be "yes."

If you really want to make English the official language of the US then I have some advice. Learn the language first citykid09!

Did somebody say tan?

Bush Video

will this replace the hermann prof bldg. across the street from the hospital?

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No. I believe it will replace that parking lot next to the professional building.

Haven't been there. If you want a good idea of how fast or slow the Texarkana MSA is growing have a look here.

I don't think you'll admit to hatred of Bush. But you act like you hate him.

There are things I'd do differently if I were President. I like Bush more than Kerry. But I don't think either of them are perfect. In fact, I'd vote for Edwards if he were the Presidential candidate.

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Where do you get the idea that I hate the man? I voted for him in 2000. He's just made too many mistakes and broken too many promises. Don't equate critiquing with hate.

The documents he is referring to were released by the "Texans for Truth" campaign.

In fact the very first line of this thread reads, "CBS reported Wednesday night that it had obtained personal files from one of Bush's Texas commanders.". Personal files from one of Bush's commanders does not mean from President Bush. It means from one of Bush's commanders!

Don't let your hatred for Bush blind your judgment.

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The White House obtained the documents from CBS and released them without comment. Such a move is going to support the fact that the documents are legitimate. So there's either a complete lack of oversight or complete stupidity at the White House.

Oh, I had missed this part.  So what are you insinuating, that politicians knew about 9|11 before it happened?

Who said I liked them doing that?

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Jumping to conclusions again? Anybody who followed the news on Sept. 11 knows that Bush was hiding in a bunker in the midwest most of the day. This as opposed to flying back to DC and showing the terrorists that he wasn't intimidated and on the run.

By the way, nobody has accused you of liking the Swiftvet ads. If you can find that in this post, then quote it.