Home country can affect debate about immigration

Today a good friend of mine from Virginia emailed me a link to a story on the news paper The Newsleader about a family and their immigration situation. I invite all of you to read it, it's very interesting and speaks many truths.

One of those truths, is one I lived with many years. One people deny but it's still the truth. Being an immigrant, and being a Mexican immigrant are two very different things. Mexico has to it's advantage and disadvantage, a geographic position like no other country, we are neighbors, we are right there, we are so close it's scary for many. Because we are so close, it's easier for Mexican immigrants to cross the border and bring their families with them, making immigration waves from this country larger than from many other countries, therefore, prejudice against Mexicans is stronger and more and more common.

I always joked with my friends, that if I was from Europe, people would comment nicely, almost flirtatiously, what a nice accent! but since I'm from Mexico, most people that would comment on it, would do it with a bit of disdain, like saying, hmm, you are only Mexican!

Anyhow, please read the article and don't forget to leave your comments.

Thanks
http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080616/OPINION02/806160308/-1/&source=nletter-news