I totally agree with you on that...Latinos are our Futures!

You write, "their culture is desecrating through customs developed in America". Please explain how America is desecrating their culture, if that indeed is your point.

Also, how are their "children treated as prisoners and delinquents"? I don't understand that one either.

If you're going to toss these statements out to the community, please be willing to clarify them. Once understood, maybe we can discuss them.

I happen to adore the Latino people. If, however, they attempt to override the American culture, and insist that it adapt to them, then we will have a problem.

First of all, in the cnn special, they interviewed a Latino family that originated from the Dominican Republic. In this point, "their culture is desecrating through customs developed in America" refers to the family's lost of culture and heritage as they assimilate into the american culture and way of life.

In this point,"children treated as prisoners and delinquents", refers to CNN's investigation of the refuge camps that immigrant are place in and treated as common criminal. When the only crime they committed was their search for the american dream, illegally.

In this blog posting, I was not attacking anyone. I was merely giving a reflection of what I saw in the CNN special and how I felt about it. I love everyone the same. Just some of the thing Latino Americans and other minority group face stabs me a little deeper. Simply because I too am a form of a minority and is subjected to stereotyping and negative statistical information. Which overall bears down on the emotional and psychological development of a person face with this traumatizing information. An example is being told by your environment that you will be nothing but a jail bird... kind of harsh, but it totally exists. Thanks again for commenting on my post I really appreciate the conversation.

(Environment is everyone and everything around you.)

fighter, I didn't see your post as an attack post. Neither is mine, though I believe we disagree greatly on this subject.

I'm not a lover of CNN. They distort the facts to better perpetuate their liberal agenda. It's interesting that the children in question are those of immigrants who sneak into America illegally. It's also interesting that Americans, not the parents, are always blamed when the illegals and their children are caught and detained.

As for the parents whose culture is "desecrated" upon coming to America, I have a few questions. If their homeland and culture are embraced and cherished above the American culture, why not stay home and embrace it fully? If my culture is so "destructive", don't come to live in my country. If you don't wish to become a full-fledged, legal citizen of my country, don't sneak your family through my back door and then cry foul when you're caught. This is MY country, not that of an illegal.

As for your jailbird comment, it is BS. Nobody in America will turn anyone into a jailbird if they obey our laws and come here legally. That's a fact.

Fighter, if you constantly listen to CNN and other liberal programs you are cheating yourself. You seem like a nice educated person (love that hat!), but you are far too liberal for your own good. Understand that there are always two sides to any news story - the liberal side and the conservative side. CNN told you their side. The side they wanted you to hear. I just gave you a piece of the other side.

I hope we can still remain civil to each other. I'd really like that. You seem pretty cool. Peace out, brother.