Latina Lista: What is the Real Fear: Illegal Immigration or the Changing Face of America?

“From Dallas to Woodstock, readers reacted with everything from assuming each child was born of illegal immigrants Gerardos parents are naturalized citizens; to being disgusted that neither of the mothers spoke English to claims that because of her parentage Maria was not an “American” baby.

All of these readers who reacted with such racist assumptions obviously believe all the erroneous rhetoric being spread by people who are afraid of what these two small bundles represent: the face of America is changing and we can either embrace that change or hold it at arms length and fool ourselves into thinking if we assassinate its character enough, it will quietly go away.”

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