Re: “A tale of two realities for Hispanics,” Oct. 11 Ruben Navarrette Jr. column.
Everyone can appreciate Ruben Navarrette Jr.’s dissertation on the value of the Hispanic community to the nation. Yet he is extrapolating the movement against illegal immigration into an attack on Hispanics.
Illegal immigrants are the equivalent of someone breaking into your home and taking up residence — in this case, they’re breaking into our nation. Immigrants, both legal and illegal, come from many countries, not just Spanish-speaking nations. It is the illegal part, not the Hispanic part, that is the problem. Navarrette should stop confusing the issue.
William F. Hineser, Arvada
This letter was published in the Oct. 18 edition.Ruben Navarrette Jr.’s column served as a reminder of the bigotry in our country of immigrants. We often are ignorant of our history. Maybe we should be speaking Spanish as our nation’s language (1500s); or French, particularly in the central U.S. (1600s); or German in west Texas (early 1800s); or Swahili in the South (1600s); or maybe it should be Iroquois or Apache.
It is time for our country of immigrants to grow up, accept our history and be more tolerant. Our history of immigration is what has made our country unique and an example to the world.
John L. Tracy, Golden
This letter was published in the Oct. 18 edition.
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