Reply #32: Generally, people have smaller families as their outlook improves.

[Bridget Burke]

Increased education & opportunities for better jobs do more to limit family size than cursing those immigrants who "breed like animals." Also, many of the Hispanic kids will grow up & find spouses of different ethnicities.

Grandma will complain: Maria took all those years to finish grad school, get started in her career--now, she's marrying some gringo. Grandma will get over it--a couple of grandchildren can be as much fun as a dozen.