LAist: 'Your' Mexicans?

Magne Pagne

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:26:22 -0800

I'm pretty sure May 1 is taken already.

molly

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:45:44 -0800

Ug, it's like prop 187 all over again. Last time I checked illegal immigrants are not all mexicans, and all mexicans are not illegal immigrants. There's definitely an important debate to be had, but when it's characterized by generalizations and offensive language it's difficult to actually discuss the issues. It's that damn Lou Dobbs--if we lived in his USA we wouldn't even have Saint Patrick's Day! I recently um, discussed this issue with my future parents-in-law, and they constantly said "these mexicans" and "our little mexicans". I'm still trying to get the bad taste out of my mouth from that conversation--I'm partly of (very legal) latino descent, and if they ever referred to me as their "little mexican",or to my family as "these mexicans", I'd scream, then go out and wave a mexican flag!

Riiiiiiiiiiiiight

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:04:21 -0800

Right after they notice the price tag of 340 million that CA spends on them every year, right?

Tony

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:59:41 -0800

Wow. You would think these eployers should be the first ones to notice importance of "their mexicans" and give them the day to make sure their labor force isn't up and moved across the border. I hope this protest works out. People will see the economic importance imigrants make up and maybe take notice.