SAN DIEGO -- Dear U.S. Census Bureau, I know you mean well and only want to give Americans a snapshot of what their country looks like. But please, hold off on releasing more figures about the phenomenal growth of the Hispanic population.
Most Hispanics I talk to around the country are excited because their community is becoming more prominent. But they're also nervous because they realize that population figures scare the daylights out of many Anglos, who respond by pushing repressive and repugnant ideas -- from Arizona-style immigration laws to a ban on ethnic studies to shredding the 14th Amendment by denying citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants.
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[Posted by Perla Parra]
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