Mexican Americans try to balance language with assimilation

This article is very interesting, telling how opinions and prejudice are formed by what language the immigrants speak; English or not.   - - Donna Poisl

from Bianca Montes, The Shorthorn entertainment editor

Speaking Spanish has become a common false identifier associated with being an illegal immigrant. For Mexican-Americans, it has become an agitator for blanket racism and a reason to separate themselves from their culture.

This type of segregation doesn’t have a name, and it doesn’t neatly fit into the definition of a prejudice: an opinion formed without knowledge.

“A prejudice is an attitude of superiority, and that’s too simple,” said Susan Gonzalez Baker, Center for Mexican-American Studies director. “I would call it a broken bridge of understanding.”
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