(I)imacsae why are you so bitter? Is there a particuar reason why you have such a gigantic chip on your shoulder? The foundation of positive immigration is intergration not segregation.

If you want to call yourself an American and make a contribution to the country that you live in so be it. Why must the successes or failures of a particular culture fall under the banner of a foreign country? Did the Mexican education system allow you the chance at a higher education?

Did the Mexican government provide you with the lifestyle that you currently enjoy? No. You are an American of Mexican herritage. You are no longer a Mexican, unless of course for some idealistic reason you carry Mexican citizenship.

As long as minority cultures continue to stand under banners like "brown pride" and insist on standing out from the crowd they are perpetrating the same racism that they decry.

Your blood isn't brown, it's red. Just like everyone elses.