If I become a citizen will everyone treat me like I'm equal?

Dan W

Yes - at that point you will be an equal

kashious

I don't think so.(sorry for being so blunt)
Nobody is ever treated as an equal: rich or poor, smart or stupid Latino or american, or even Canadian or american.
I guess that's just the way it is.The only thing you can do is learn from how you've been treated and try to be better.

ski0770

yes even now you should be treated that way now

Joe & Jessica

Listen man if your family loves you and you are doing the right thing to succeed don't care if other people will think you are their equal. I'm from Puerto Rican family born in NY, I'm just as American as anyone else. I have never stopped listening to my music (Salsa), I don't mean to brag but I have more assets that many people I know and not once I have worried if I'm equal (I'm brown skin). Do your thing, study hard and don't worry about others, stick with your roots and pass it on to your children, believe me when you start rolling in the money they WILL see you as equal, even if they like it or not.

simone_ashae

You'll never be equal unless you become a white man. and even then you need to be good looking.

akablackbetty

probably not, i dont think they brand legal on your fore head.and theres so many illegals, how will we know?

*****

No, this will never happen, just because you have a piece of paper from the U.S. government saying you are now a naturalized citizen. People will continue to treat you the same way.You will have the nice and condiderate one who will treat you with respect, and you will also run into the racist type.

cutter1729

Why not go to Mexico and feel equal there? Why spend time worrying about it here in the states? Not so bad there is it? I mean hell...most of you still speak the langauge and fly the flag...you obviously have ties you dont want to let go of...so do all of us a favor and tell your ILLEGAL friends to go back. But hey...I'll take your word for it that your here legally...and say thank you for being so.

Pretty_Trini_Rican

No you will not be treated equally amongst the ignorant population. Hell, natural born citizens aren't treated equally or treat others equally.

The whole speaking spanish thing is something that monolingual people complain about. In my opinion anyway.

In my opinion people who only speak one language are less tolerant of those that speaking to others in their native tongue.

Be proud of who you are. FCUK everyone else. :)

thepangelinanpost

No, it is hard to be accpeted unless you are white, I hate to say.

No, not everyone will treat you like you are their equal. Not everybody treats me as their equal, and I am a citizen. Life isn't fair and poor americans are treated much the same as you are. Except they can't tell us to go home. If you become legal they can't tell you that anymore either.

ben

BE PREPARED FOR A CIVIL WAR IF VICENTE LEAVES OFFICE!

I was born in the USA, I'm White and have almost always paid my taxes,,,don't study,,speak English with my family cause that's all I know,,,live in a mostly White community,,, listen to metal,,will I always just be a White American

chikis

I feel proud of you!!! and I understand your situation. I'm not illegal here either but some people look at me like i was a terrorist! please! stop thinking all mexicans are going to steal your jobs!!! I do have my collage degree also and of course I speak spanish even if I'm in the states. that's when people give me the "i hate you look" when they hear I'm speaking in spanish. they even make stupid comments about me in my face thinking I'm some india pendeja that cant understand english. god bless you and again, I feel proud of people like you. AH! and dont let the stupid people ( like the one who told you to read loud your last sentence) make you feel less than them. we are all human beings and you know there's going to be always stupid people talking crap just because.

Ophelia

It makes a difference to me whether someone was granted amnesty or went out of their way to follow the laws of this country. If your a legal resident, I have no problem with you, you are following the laws. I don't care if people listen to Latino music because I like it to, especially for dancing! I think people should know English when they come here( or enough to where they can get along while they learn more). I don't think they should expect other people to accomodate them when they come here. No one is asking you to turn back on your roots, just embrace America as yours. I like latinos and I know alot of them are smart people. I don't hire people to do my house or yard work. I also resent the fact that you think we all think your just a "beaner." I don't use racist words. Why? Because racism hurts people and I have experienced people who don't like me because I am white. Keep your roots, they diversify and beautify America. But save your allegiance for the U.S.A!!

frankie59

You are always an equal. But equal to people who are jealous and envious which is the root of most criticism of productive people. If you are productive you are equal of other productive people. Causes envy. You will be surprised at what good jobs are awaiting you once you graduate, assuming you are in a good job market and not forced to compete with illegals for $5 an hour.

hawndawg

if you are legal you can insist on being treated like it. eventually the world will change and you will be fine. keep trying and do not give up hope or start hating. it took the irish a couple generations too.

Zeus

over time you will be accepted. You have to look at history of the United States. Everytime a lot of people were immigrating to US they were disliked and hard to be accepted. Look at the irish, no one wanted them coming to U.S.

Daisy

Until the USA gets a grip on the illegal immigrant situation and gets them deported, there will always be a suspicion from people you meet in society who may think you are here illegally. Are all of your family members (you mention them in your question) also here legally? Perhaps you and your family do things that show you have not assimilated into American society and/or that you are not even trying to. This will raise suspicions when others meet you. If you are all here legally, over time, those suspicions will become less and less, the more you and your family show your assimilation into the American culture. The more confident that American citizens become that illegal immigrants are no longer in their country, they will accept you and stop being suspicious. In the meantime, it is in your and your family's best interests to be supportive of decisions and laws that will help to remove all illegal immigrants from the country. In this way, you will eventually be treated as an equal. The illegal immigrants in this country are the cause of any negativity you feel from American citizens.

jenepher402

I respect your desires to pursue your own culture. But until you become a full fledged citizen, you'll probably run into a lot of discrimination. Even once you become a citizen, there will always be some that criticize you, regardless of whether or not you are a legal citizen or not.

Cyndaly

You may have to consider that we have ancestors that have fought and died to establish this country. You do not. We have inherited this country, you have not. We would fight and die protecting this country, you would not. You have to understand that it seems quite unfair to most people that after all the blood, sweat, and tears that Americans in the past have faced getting us where we are, now everyone comes pouring in to reap the benefits of our forefathers hard work. Where was everybody when America was struggling to establish itself? America seems to only be the "melting pot of nations" when there is something to be gained from it. When there is work to do, it is vacant. I don't understand why you wouldn't have any interest in staying in Mexico and working to better it, as we have had to do here.

crow

my sister inlaw is Italian in nys upstate where its all whiter than snow...she gets dirty looks from all her new nieghbors..because her skin is browner

joeandhisguitar

In theory yes. There are always exceptions to the rule. One of the greatest things about America is that it is up to you. If you want to be just the beaner that mows lawns then you will be.

safarlsun33

would u want to be american after watching this?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5137581991288263801&q=loose+change

eggman

For at least some 'Merikuns' you will always be the aforementioned day-laborer, but at least here you have the opportunity to educate yourself and improve the quality of your own life, to forge your own destiny through hard work and perseverance, hell you can even run for city council if you want and try to change things for the better for your entire community. In exchange for these liberties you have to put up with the honest opinions of ignorant rednecks.

dan_evil07

It's simple, there will always be people that will hate you regardless of who you are for any reason, there will always be people who are racist and people who are not so don't kill yourself over it just be happy with those who love you and ignore those who don't, that's what I always do and I am happy. The reason I say this is because I am mexican as well and I been in the same position as you, don't forget Brown & Proud!

CreoleGirl

NO, AT LEAST YOU ARE TRYING TO DO POSITIVE AND NOT JUST EXIST... I APPLAUD YOU...IT IS OK TO BE SPEAK YOUR NATIVE TONGUE WITH YOUR FAMILY, BUT DO NOT EXPECT THE USA TO ACCOMODATE BY SPEAKING YOURS!!!

DAR

I never thought anyone was illegal (in specific terms rather than in statistics) until the marches caused me to focus on how many were here including in my area. Now I do wonder. Being illegal wouldn't mean you are inherently inferior, it would mean you didn't have a right to be here living on our subsidized services and crowding our overcrowded schools. Being a citizen wouldn't mean you were inherently superior, but it would extract a loyalty from you and give you certain rights.

So tell me, would you actually give that loyalty or just mouth the words?

mexican-american-grl-4life

not always cuz I'm half Mexican and half American and people still treat me bad cuz my mom is Mexican and my dad isnt.I'm considered a beaner to them just b/c I hang out wit mostly Mexicans so some American treat me like dirt.so it doesnt matter if u became a citizen some people will still treat u like a Mexican not an American.

truthteller

no because you still won't embrace what make our country great, you want to stick to your beaner ways.
my grass needs mowing , how about you and some of your amigos come over and get started?????

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