Reply #27: Not in the short term

[Ignacio Upton]

It could happen, but it would take a combination of factors over a few generations. A combination of the fact that there is a culturally distinct group of people in one concentrated area of the country (there are Hispanics in other parts of the country, such as Florida, NYC, Chicago, and Georgia, but they're not just Mexican, while the southwestern immigrants are mostly Mexican and have an historical cause of animosity towards Anglos in the way of terrority. Dominicans in NYC and Cubans in Florida do not have this grievence) that also feels persecuted, improverished, and resentful. These factors put together have been historical causes of secession movements in other countries.