Reply #12: In some places

[Alcibiades]

Virtually all Hispanics are here illegally. In North Carolina, where I live, there simply were no Hispanics 20 years ago. My neighborhood is about 20% Hispanic now. I have talked to immigrants while going door to door campaigning. None are registered to vote. Why? Because they are not eligible. I've looked at the voter rolls for my town. I would estimate that Hispanics make up about 1-2% of the local citizen population (mainly, they have moved here from another state with a larger Hispanic population).

I agree that we should not hate the people, and I think some sort of amnesty/citizenship program should be on the table. I think we should make efforts to assimilate immigrants into our culture, as we always have. That's what the post said--the question is, how do we go about it as a matter of policy and politics?