Unassimilated Immigrants - Not Just

Unassimilated Immigrants - Not Just for Europeans Anymore - Last summer, around the time of Pim Fortuyn's assassination, we noted how unassimilated immigrants were going to be a growing problem in Europe. European culture makes it pretty much impossible for immigrants to be fully accepted into society - "Frenchness" is a matter of birth and language, not choice. America is supposed to be different. And thus, we've managed to avoid the problems that immigrants bring to other countries.

But perhaps the other side of the coin may be happening here in the US. FrontPage magazine reports that many Mexicans in America are acting more aggressively Mexican every day, and it's not a pretty sight.

In Los Angeles last year, cars were seen bearing illuminated signs that read “F--- you, this is still Mexico.” Not just a few cars. Thousands. This is but one sign of the hostility towards the United States that is growing among Mexicans living in this country.

As the number of Mexicans living in the U.S. has ballooned (growing from 2 million to 23 million over the past thirty years), so have the feelings of anti-Americanism among them. While the many Mexicans living in the U.S. are still law-abiding and loyal, there are disturbing signs that anti-Americanism is on the increase. Worse, it is being aided and abetted by the anti-Americanism of native American leftists.

When the Mexican national soccer team came to Los Angeles to play a match against the U.S. team in the summer of 2002, the loyalty of the fans was clear, as demonstrated by the number of Mexican flags waving across the city. Similar attitudes were shown at a 1998 match, with even more repulsive behavior by the Mexican fans. White members of the crowd were jeered at, cursed, soaked with beer, and otherwise harassed. Some in attendance even reported that the United States Marine Band was doused with urine.

Time bomb? We'll see soon.

In the meantime - grassroots efforts to control immigration so far are having mixed results.

(Via Kim DuToit)

Posted by Mitch at December 8, 2002 06:57 PM