at least we can agree to agree. As a descendant of an Irish immigrant, I can understand. It is totally different b/c they are right across the border, not an ocean away. One thing I did notice: I went to her college graduation party. Her dad knows english and spoke with me. Her mom knows no english, and still tried, while I spoke my broken college spanish. The rest though, had no qualms speaking Spanish around me, even though they knew english. I found this incredibly disrespectful. In fact, we are about to break up over this issue. My view is: assimilate within two generations, or leave. Her cousins were telling their kids to stop talking to me b/c we were speaking english. I was INCREDIBLY offended.
Guess what I am saying, you always have those that are idiots, those that are here to make a better life, and those that are criminals.
it's a shitty problem with no easy answer