"There is just no use in trying to talk reason to a block of concrete."

                I think what might be going on here is, there are some people out there who want to view this as a "civil rights" issue. That's not what it is for a number of reasons.
                There are political activists who want to use what they perceive to be the "Hispanic Vote" to further their own political ends, and the concept of Latino immigrants as an American underclass works to their advantage.
                I don't think these people have America's interest on their agenda, and the country would be better off if they were just simply ignored.