JimBowie1958
Old Fogey
- Sep 25, 2011
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Mostly the ones that came over after the 1984 immigration amnesty, as many go the idea that they would be able to get American citizenship and also keep the Mexican culture and feel like Mexico abroad.[QU
The heart of this problem is that too many Hispanics are not assimilating, the problem is not some magical power in speaking Spanish that changes ones race..
Which ones?
I have never met a second generation Mexican Americans who didn't speak perfectly acceptable American English. By third generation, most don't speak Spanish fluently.
Yes- they often prefer soccer to football, but they also often embrace football.
Hispanics enlistment rate in the U.S. Armed forces pretty much mirrors their population in the United States(13% of armed forces are Hispanic versus 16% of the population).
So which Hispanics are not assimilating?
Hence why we have so many businesses that have on the phone menu, "Press one for English, Two for Spanish."