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How do you view the average immigrant from Latin America?

How do you view Latino immigrants?

  • positively

    Votes: 11 32.4%

  • neutrally

    Votes: 19 55.9%

  • negatively

    Votes: 4 11.8%
  • Total voters
    34
Luftwaffe said:
Whether legal or not, how do you view them?
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That is a question that I cannot answer in any honest or useful manner, without making a distinction between legitimate immigrants who enter and live in this country according to the legal process established to do so; and foreign criminals who illegally invade this country. It is an inexcusable and highly-offensive slur against the former to lump them in with the latter.
 

That's real nice, but I know people who came to this country illegally initially. NONE of them mentioned anything that you threw out there as a reason for coming here. In EVERY case, it was simply a matter of looking for work. Yes, I'm sure that you can find someone willing to tell the tale you told, but the TRUTH is that the overwhelming majority are here for WORK.
 
I have a very positive view of Latino immigrants.


Just think if not for an illegal immigrant I would not have been born and able to bless you all with my intelligent and witty posts. So don't tell me nothing good comes out of illegal immigration!
 

I can't provide an opinion when you include a qualifier like "whether legal or not".

If they are legal, I think they are some of the more harder working, family oriented people around.

If they are illegal, I think they are law breaking scum who need to be deported yesterday.

The fact is, it doesn't matter if they are Latino, Chinese, Korean, or Canadian. If they are living in the US illegally, they can go screw themselves. If throwing them out on their rear ends causes harm to their loved ones, let them explain why they chose to allow that to happen.
 

I think you are 100% right, and I can't really blame them for that either...

I understand what Trump meant, at least what I think it meant, and it would be different than what a typical Latino would think..... it's unfortunate when good PC skills comes in handy.... because Illegal immigration IS a problem, it's not something that can just be dirt swept under the rug, but you don't just add more dirt to the pile from outside either....

The fact is Mexico has problems, bigger problems than the US does.
The fact also is that countries have a legal immigration system, for a reason.... some don't allow anyone at all, and I think the US allows more than most.

It's too bad this devolves into an emotional battle instead of a logical one...to trumps fault
 

And you don't think they want to work to provide for their family? Isn't that why Americans want to work too?

US Conservative said:
It is when I dont feel like typing out an extended reply.
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Or when your cognitive dissonance kicks in?
 
Generally I view them as some hardworking people. They come to the US to work and they usually do...and they take some physically demanding jobs. That's my personal view of them.

Illegal immigration overall though not focusing on placing attributes to a group...I also see illegal immigration as a supply of cheap labor that has pretty much driven down wages for a lot of jobs.
 
Negatively only because the end result is they take away from the dominant culture and give the money they take to their own messed up culture that caused them to immigrate here in the first place. Over 90% of the money made by illegals is sent back to Mexico.
 
Most every one that I've ever met has been a hard worker, and it's impressive how hard they work, and how loyal they are to their family and their faith. In cases like that, I view them very positively.

But I voted neutrally, because in the end, they are normal people, just like me. No better, no worse.
 
US Conservative said:
The average Mexican thinks the south west US belongs to mexico. Im less concerned with what they think or teach in their schools.
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Do we really have to fight the Mexican War again, too? We haven't even finished fighting over the cause of the Civil War, yet.
 
With no other information, I can only be neutral. Are they legal or illegal? What are they like? What do they do? Without that knowledge, I can't make a determination.
 
I think, Latin and wonder which Country. Spanish, Indian, la Raza, other? Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala? Worked with lots of Mexicans in Texas and liked them as individuals and workers. Hope they have jobs and a place to live, because in the Northern states, they have a bit more difficult time getting going because there are not many Latin friends to help them get started. I assume they're Catholic. If they appeat to be 30 or older, I assume they are sending money back to their home country and family. I know many are squirrelling money away dreaming of buying a ranch in Mexico/home country. If they are tattooed and flaunting bling, they're instantly on my crap list and that's probably my personal prejudice because I think the same of whites, blacks or others tattooed with bling.
 
Cephus said:
With no other information, I can only be neutral. Are they legal or illegal? What are they like? What do they do? Without that knowledge, I can't make a determination.
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what he said
 

what she said.
 
Mustachio said:
And you don't think they want to work to provide for their family? Isn't that why Americans want to work too?
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The solution is take steps to see that thier country can generate the jobs they need. They need to start fighting the corruption and criminal activity that's strangling their nations and start making them attractive to business, instead of scary. What most Latin American nations need is a social revolution against the culture of corruption that dominates most of them.
 
Positively. I live in Texas where we have a large hispanic community, and I find their culture to be awesome. They bring a lot to this country, we're lucky to have them here.
 
Poll: How do you view Latino immigrants?
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I'm married to an Ecuadorian immigrant.

I try to view her in silky, lacey unmentionables whenever possible.

I voted "positively" in your poll.
 
Peter Grimm said:
Positively. I live in Texas where we have a large hispanic community, and I find their culture to be awesome. They bring a lot to this country, we're lucky to have them here.
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Same. I lived in south Texas for a while, and absolutely loved the culture.
 
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