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A lot of people, especially other Mexicans will use the word "racist" to describe person who dislikes illegal immigration. We tend to blame illegals for all sorts of things; crime, lowering education stats, etc. Well I believe it's not about race- it's about the type of people that come to the United States.

When I was 13, I lived with a foster family, yes they were Mexican. I learned to speak Spanish. I've been to Mexico 7 times, one time was for nearly three months. I lived with a family of Mexicans near Monterey Mexico. I've seen and lived their way of life and their traditions. They are extremely similar to us. They wear suits, have nice houses and drive nice cars. The have good educations, have good jobs and eat out on a regular basis. The well-to-do ones stay in Mexico making a life for themselves and their family.

Now, there are the ones that come here- they are different. They are the uneducated, poverty stricken, lower class citizen that blames the system for their lack of prosperity. They are the criminal, the drug dealer, the lazy that are looking for a quick buck. They are the bottom of the barrel.

Mexicans (in Mexico) are laughing at the Americans for taking out their trash. I heard it many times while I was there. They credit us for cleaning the crap out of Mexico.

So you have to understand a few things. The picture we get of Mexicans is not accurate because we see only the lowest of the lower class. The issue is not a RACE ISSUE, it's a CLASS ISSUE.

The problem that is facing the U.S. is how to deal with an onslaught of uneducated, lower class, poor influx of people who care nothing about the rule of law, and come to milk the teat of the American entitlement program.

Yes, the illegal immigration issue is an important issue. And yes "they" cause a lot of problems here in the U.S. But not because they have brown skin. It's because they are the extreme lower class escaping another country with dreams of a "get rich quick" opportunity.