Rosanna Pulido, Illinois spokesperson for You Don't Speak for Me, a national coalition of American Hispanics who oppose illegal immigration, states, "Actually Elvira Arellano is a testament to the utter failure of the Mexican government. Because of widespread corruption, the government of Mexico has consistently failed to provide economic opportunity to millions of Mexican people and encourages them to violate U.S. immigration laws. The Mexican government could care less about people like Ms. Arellano. What they are really here to protect is the billion a year that the millions of Mexicans living in the U.S. send home to Mexico," Pulido charged.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070209/pl_usnw/mexican_legislators_will_travel_to_chicago_to_visit_elvira_arellano

If they reside in the United States then they most likely speak three languages. English, Spanish and Nahuatl. Most Mexicans don't know that when they speak Spanish they are actually using a lot of vocabulary from the so called Aztec language. As many of you may know. Mexicans are basically a combination of the l Aztec Warrior and the Imperialist Spaniard from Europe. They use a lot of words from the Nahuatl language and dont even realize it. Mexicans speak a hybrid of the Nahuatl language and Spanish. Now three with English haha.

This is the type of non-sense Im talking about...PR's and Mexicans dont even like each other..This silliness of lumping non-homogeneous groups together is ridiculous..

If you hadnt noticed every "hispanic" obama promoted was puerto Rican or Domincan. His WH policy director is a black domincan "hispanic".The majority of hispanics are Mexican, you see clearly see the disparity

Well Everytime I go to wal-mart or any store in Knoxville,Tn they always speaking spanish around me, Do they think I'm mexican to or they saying bad things about me. Do mexicans thinks Light skin blacks are mexican to. Like if someone who died an the police did not know the ethnic background then they say maybe he's light skin black or Mexican.
I not in there business or anything but it seems like when they around me they give me that look an strat speaking in spanish.

When I say “Immigrants" I am talking about “Legal Mexicans"
Lave the Illegal or undocumented fellows beside for a minute, and think about it.
Thanks in advance for your smart answer.

Ok I'm confused on how some mexicans that dont speak spanish but can understand it. I see how mexicans can just not kno spanish my mom is samoan and doesnt know that language. but how can u understand a language u cant speak?

Is it true that white people get ticked off when mexicans start speaking spanish?

I live in the Southwestern part of the USA. And have been told by Spanish speaking people that are natives of our state that they can't understand the Mexicans from Mexico. And same goes for Mexicans saying they don't understand Spanish.
Yes Chris ,it really is true.
Thank you Manny and Fleck.
It's true that the Spanish people whos families have 10 or more generations here do have very negitive attitudes about the people from South of the border. If one is called Mexican they are are very insulted.

I have to write an essay about racism and my teacher said this one word that meant both Mexican and/or African American. Unfortunately, I forgot what it was. And I also don't want to keep writing African Americans and Mexicans a bunch of times. So if anyone knows the word please tell me quick.
Thanks.
Never mind guys and girls I got the answer from hgsaddgh the word minorities was the only word that meant people who are not caucasian.

city because of the time of the spanish conquistadors. in mexico city you will find mexicans with blond hair and blue eyes that can pass for 100% white people. the border town mexicans have their own dialects due to the fact that they have mexican indian backgrounds. a mexican american born in texas speaks tex-mex. another dialect derived from the mexican indian language

They don't show them ranting but I saw it last night and the redneck leader was all"we don't know what diseases they have or if they come here to work or murder" and he was only talking about Mexicans.Should we warn them?

http://www.cnn.com/video/

i know its spanish, but its not like mexicans speak it.is it like dialect or something? my parents are from nicaragua(mom from corinto,my dad from Managua) but Mexican people think i speak spanish weird.... how is it different and what are some words that we use differently?

There are many different types of illegals here like Chinese to which the government gives them money to start businesses and buy homes etc....
Yet everyone focuses on the mexicans, the mexicans, the mexicans
GET A LIFE
I am american and so are they in case you didn't know we all live in North America. There country is United States of Mexico.Different country but still americans.
No they don't give money to illegals but tell me one other race that we allow over here with little to no ? asked and they do give them money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And you guys think that their all Mexicans and their not

how come when mexicans talk it takes a half hour to get one point across, and they speak a 50 miles an hour, when it takes anyone else 5 seconds.

I'm not trying to sound racist or anything, but I've noticed that all the mexicans I know talk fast in spanish and english. Why?

I'm tired that every time you hear the words "Illegal alien" they think you're talking about Mexicans, why do people don't understand that immigration comes from different countries not only Mexico?

Where do you weigh in on this immigration things? I mean we are talking about mexicans here. There are over 12 million undocumented mexcians in the USA?

Should the be forced to LEAVE??? Or what?

I'm mexican.
I was born here in the United States (Pasadena, CA to be exact)
So lately there has been a bunch of idiots on TV talking about how Mexicans are ruining the country by coming here illegally.
Um.. what about the illegal Asian (which there are many), Cuban, Canadian, European, ect.?????
Last time I checked the plaque on the Statue of Liberty says "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

Also... EUROPEANS HAVE BEEN IMMIGRANTS SINCE THE 1400's!
Just because you've been born with light skin makes you a higher class??
I have Native American blood in me..
So wouldn't that make me more American then these stupid Europeans who came over and stole the land from my ancestors??
I think the media is brainwashing people. Being mexican you get A LOT of the bullsh*t. I was born here in AMERICA but I still get treated by the way I look. WTF is up??

Is it a race issue? Whenever someone complains about immigrants, they are usually talking about Mexicans. Why? People don't seem to be bothered by Europeans who speak something other then English. Why is it more ok for them to come here?

and mexican people cant speak spanish
what the hell? it's not like theirs differant versions of english!
ebonics died away so dont even go there haha
first off there is a differance you idiots if youd ever even traveled out side of your mamma's house youd know that
they are both called spanish
but the spanrids speeak "spanish" and the mexicans speak "mexican"
it is spanish but not if you had the two of them in a room together the conversation wouldnt make it that far at all so who has an real explation for why these are so differant!
im 1/2 american and 1/2 english (like right off the boat english) so to me cockeny sounds just fine to me as well as the scots and irish they still use the same words it's like with the spanish thing it completely differant
fair enough i mean i was asking for some pot.....mota.... moto somthing like that
haha it was easier getting it there than japan!

I am an old rancher on the Mexican border. My family has ranched here since 1908. I've been looking at some of these answers. 99% of these people don't have any idea what they are talking about.

These mexicans have changed. 50 years ago, they were all good people and I liked them. They lived with us and taught me spanish and many good ways and customs. They and us depended on each other and I made good friends with many of them. They worked hard and never stole from us. All of my good old mexican friends are dead now. I miss them.

Now, they are bad. I wouldn't give a nickel to any of them now. I don't know what happened. They are mean and bad. About 10 to 15 years ago they started stealing from us and got mean and don't want to be friendly any more.

Do you really know the new immigrants?

I'm from Spain,and i always tried to learn english because is the languaje of the country where i live.But the mexicans that i know,live in this country for years,and they don't speak a word.Why?

so if i was to learn fluent spansih could i speak to all mexicans?

Im planning to visit California, and I know there are a lot of people who speak spanish.

English is the official language, but I dont know if I should speak english with mexicans too.

Thanx in advance.

I went to a Mexican restaurant the other day and the guy was asking me all these questions, but I couldn't exactly understand him. He mixed it all up in English and Spanish, so I couldn't figure it out. I had to keep asking him, "what?". It was so embarrassing.

Nothing against Mexicans, I was just so confused and didn't understand why he assumed I knew Spanish.

I need a book in spanish that mexicans use for sign language. I need to learn it in order to communicate with my daughter when she gets older. shes only 2 months.

I think it is politically incorrect, because we suppose to stereotype and portray Mexicans as illegals and undereducated farmers.
And we suppose to portray ourselves (US Citizens ) as wealthy, educated and powerful people who know all about everything.