Why do so many people think now that any mexican who is in the U.S. is an illegal?

CC Moody Trojans

I have said it before.It does not make a difference legal or illegal.
Gringos have been hating Mexicans for over a 100 years.Do you really think they are going to stop hating just because you say it is not right.Even some legal Mexicans in the USA now hate illegal aliens. I bet they do not have brown skin.

Pepe,why do you act like it is something new to you.Mexicans with white skin hate brown skin Mexicans in Mexico.

Stereotyping. It is a terrible thing that all races have to deal with.

roy40372

i know they are not illegal i have a very sweet g/f and she was borne and raised in the USA.

Fongwongdong

cause people are stupid and tend to critize people that dont look or act like them

Bobuck

Because, U.S. is filled with mouth breathing racist morons

Wendy P

totally true!!, it's like thinking all the people who speaks Spanish is Mexican, when they come from different countries and not just Mexico!!

wicked_sexy69

There are many ignorant people in this world, who form an opinion based on what they hear and not what really is. Its just like many people thinking that Mexicans are the only illegal people in the US. They tend to ignore the fact that the Latino community-illegal or not- is made up of many different races. Puerto Ricans, Salvadorians and so on. And lets not forget that there are also other races that have come from Europe that are also illegal. People base their opinions on what they hear, what is advertised and not on reality. Another example is that many people see Mexicans and think that they have to be brown, with dark hair and dark eyes. I am full blooded Mexican, have light hair, light brown eyes and very light skin, but that doesn't make me any more Mexican. My siblings all have blue and green eyes. So basically it all goes back to the ignorance that these people posses.

xialou1

The media is being pushed by the corporations to take the spotlight off of them, shipping a million high paying jobs out of the country, and unfortunatly the simple minded americans are busy whining about mexicans while the corps are sloshing them up the rear....

gully2022

Because ignorance exist just like some of the content in these responses.

I believe stereotypes derive from fifty percent of a person's influences (family to TV) to fifty percent of their experiences. Of course if varies from person to person, only thing we can do as Latin Americans is keep the public informed in hopes to change false opinions.

I'll have to admit some are surprisingly funny; Some believe what they say.

Regardless of the situations, We live in dangerous times. We do have to be extra careful of who we let in the United States these days.

The real question is, is it Apprehension or Racism?
No answers, just more questions.

lonewolf1

I don't think that everyone thinks they are all illegal, but most illegal aliens are from Mexico. Keep one thing in mind, the Immigration Service has two listings for illegal aliens (and keep in mind that there are illegal aliens from many countries), anyway here is their listing for deportation and holding and removing from the country.
1 - Mexican
2 - OTM (Other than Mexican)
That is the extent of their listing. So, what does that tell you???

blogger

Its easy to spot the illegals.

They dont speak english and they drive extremely slow below the speed limit here in California, to avoid getting pulled over and questioned.

theenforcer

One word summarizes such believe: Ignorance! Sad to say, but the ones that believe such, you cannot even educate them because they do not want to hear any explanation. It is better to avoid them, since they are not worth your time.

American Beauty

..whoever said that we necessarily assume ALL Mexicans are illegals? I can tell pretty well which ones are legal and not by their jobs and whatnot..but it is an easy thing to conclude someone is an illegal when they dont know any english, work horrible jobs, and look poor.

kidB

Because a higher relative percentage of Mexicans in America are illegal, moreso than any other race. In other words, if you sample a population (in America) of whites, blacks, Mexicans, etc., there is a greater chance of finding illegal aliens in the Mexican sample than in any other race.
Sorry, but stereotypes usually have their reasons...

smartass

Its because too many have come illegally, more than any other group, so they are commonly associated with the illegals. If anyone is to blame it would be the illegals who bring on the stereotypes that all Mexicans have to deal with.

tylergrl

We can tell who is legal & who is not. We don't think "all" Mexicans are illegal. Please get your facts straight. The ones who are here legally have nothing to hide. The ones who are illegal hang out @ Home Depot waving down legal citizens. You wouldn't have to do that if you were legal.

Zoe

Then how would you explain thousands upon thousands commanding and demanding instant citizenship ?

ticd

thats just life....make sure you have your green card handy at all times!

Karen M

Because the lines have become so blurred between legal and illegal immigrants. In my area, illegal immigrants are quite bold. They do nothing to conceal the fact that they are here illegally. Thousands of illegal immigrants protested immigration enforcement, and nobody swooped down to pick them up and dump them back across the border.

To dispel this image, the best thing that LEGAL Mexican immigrants can do is to further uphold the immigration laws by distancing themselves from the illegals.

Nunoyvgvna Awi

there are more illegals here than legals....don't blame us....blame your own people for causing the issue.

just like back in the 70's it was the blacks.....then they realized it was their own people causing the issues and solved the problem. today you don't hear much about racism against blacks.

hold your own people responsible for thier actions and then you can grow.

zoomat4580

Becuase statiscally, they are illegal immigrants, and hence have committed a federal crime.

dawnsdad

Where are these people that think this? I've never met one that thinks that way.

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