Quote Originally Posted by MMI View Post
Can't speak for Americans and Mexicans, but over here, it is frequently pointed out to the anti-immigration lobby that for all the "burden" they place on us, we still benefit economically (not to mention socially and culturally) from immigration.
While there will always be a subset of people who are against anyone different, the main problem as Americans see it is illegal immigrants, those entering without passports or visas, who create phony ID's (or steal other people's ID's) in order to get jobs, who benefit from social services designed to help legal immigrants and citizens and who don't pay taxes. Personally, I regard these kinds of immigrants, whether they be black, white, Hispanic, Canadian, British, French or any other group, as criminals who should be arrested and deported.

We frequently hear that, They're taking our jobs, claiming social benefits and having babies for free on the NHS!!! What this really means is that immigrants are doing work we are too "good" for, are sometimes given enough money for food, clothes and sanitary towels, and have been royally screwed by the people already living here before they try to send them back home.
So by keeping the illegals out we are actually protecting them from the unscrupulous parasites who prey upon them! Another reason to obey the laws!

I don't know whether it's true of other cultures, but Anglo-Saxons seem to have such a self-regard that they see it as noble to keep themselves pure and separate from other peoples regardless of how it muddles their thinking and distorts their behaviour.
From my admittedly limited experience, every race and/or culture generates their fair share of bigots. It's a universal condition which can only slowly be overcome by education.

Surely it can't possibly be the same in that huge melting-pot of humanity called the USA
Absolutely NOT! As long as you're a white Christian, anyway.

(Do I detect a hint of the kettle calling the melting pot black? )