Racism in Texas in that era

That for the most part is probably in the small towns of east Texas. I've heard in the major cities(Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin)white/hispanic marriages are more common than most cities in California.


"A real man would rather bow down to a strong woman than dominate a weak one"

Unfortunately, I agree. I went to college in Texas in the '90s, and I was utterly shocked by the level of racism that some people there displayed. It wasn't limited to those from small towns, either. I met people from Dallas and San Antonio who were just as bad.

Yes, and there still is, mostly due to the fact that illegal aliens flood across the border to Texas, won't try to assimilate and drain the welfare system dry.






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nikkilynn, you wonder why there's racism against Mexicans and then you answer the question later in your post. I live in Texas and am tired of them coming her, demanding schooling, health care, things that I have to pay for. I am tired of hearing Spanish everywhere, from people who have lived her for years, but they think Americans should all learn Spanish for them. They don't seem to understand that they should learn English since they are here now. There are signs in public places in Spanish. If there was nothing in Spanish, they would be forced to learn English. I have a friend who is a nurse at a hospital in El Paso and she tells me that least 5 Mexicn woman show up in labor every day, so that the child will be born in the USA. A few years ago, I had to have surgery at our public hospital as I was ill and my company didn't have insurance. I had to have tests every week for 6 weeks prior to my operation. In addition to a few blacks and a few whites there, there were thousands of young Mexican women. Each one had sometimes as many as 5 kids trailing behind her, with another one coming any minute or the new one in arms. Of course, the taxpayer pays for those babies. Mexicans think they have a "right" to be here and they don't and they think they have a "right" to everything this country offers.

WOW. 50% of your comment you're like "this guy is tolerant and agains racism" than the other 50% of your comment is like "if they want to live here they should learn proper english or leave." Need a shrink? Split personality.

There are more than 3 races but you are right that Mexican is not a race but a nationality. Within Latin America, they have blacks, whites, asians and native american.

You reason as to why they are racist to Mexicans is not correct because racism in Texas is also directed at blacks, middle easterners and most foreigners. Texas, like most of the south, has a culture of not liking people that are different. They have prejudice feelings towards not only race or nationality but religion and sexual orientation. Minorities, gays, and people of other religions are looked at differently.

Inter-racial marriage was illegal in Texas until 1966.

The US census classifies Americans into 5 races: white, black, asian, native american, and pacific islander.

Most latinos are of mixed race, native american + white.

What are you talking about? There is only ONE race: the human race.

Hell, does anyone remember the riots in Boston in the mid 1970s over school busing? I remember someone saying "Bostingham Massabama" on the news one evening.

"A real man would rather bow down to a strong woman than dominate a weak one"