Are you ready for this?

BobCatFan · Post by **BobCatFan** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:26 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/chitribts/20050 ... ldliveinus

Can we absorb 40% of Mexico? Maybe we should just annex the whole country.

mquast53000 · Post by **mquast53000** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:30 am

It could be worse, they could be French…

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:43 am

mquast53000 wrote:It could be worse, they could be French…

If 40% of Canadian's (Mostly white) wanted to imigrate to the US would that make us and as nerviuos as Mexico (Hispnaic)

mquast53000 · Post by **mquast53000** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:57 am

mslacat wrote:
mquast53000 wrote:It could be worse, they could be French…
If 40% of Canadian's (Mostly white) wanted to imigrate to the US would that make us and as nerviuos as Mexico (Hispnaic)

Are they French Canadians? I hate those French Canadians!

briannell · Post by **briannell** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:50 am

grew up in CA, it's already like 90% hispanic, so there's no difference to me.

Post by **SonomaCat** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:05 am

mslacat wrote:
mquast53000 wrote:It could be worse, they could be French…
If 40% of Canadian's (Mostly white) wanted to imigrate to the US would that make us and as nerviuos as Mexico (Hispnaic)

I read at one point (and I can't remember where, so if anyone wants to fact check this, please do so) that one million Canadians worked in the U.S. I think Canada only has about 30 million people, so we are already being swamped with Canadian immigrants.

I just don't think that many people make a big deal out of Canadians being in the U.S., even though they are much more likely to be competing for good jobs with American workers than someone from Mexico.

Ponycat · Post by **Ponycat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:57 am

I big difference IMO. The Canandians come legally

Post by **SonomaCat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:05 am

Many/most Mexicans do as well.

Ponycat · Post by **Ponycat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:17 am

I'd have to see some figures on that. Not saying your wrong, jsut having a hard time believing it.

The media would never lie to me like this...would they

Post by **SonomaCat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:27 am

I don't have any figures handy either, but there are definitely a lot of Mexican immigrants here legally, and I have to assume that there are more here legally than illegally, based just on my observations around here.

Of course, California used to be a part of Mexico, so who exactly is an immigrant and who is a native are interesting philosophical questions in a non-legal sense as well.