pdq - Yes, you are right on all counts. After moving back to Oregon--only one state away--people tell me I sound like a racist when all I do is mention all of the problems the Latino immigrants have caused in California.
             It's beginning to seep into Oregon now, and people are gradually changing their minds.
             The other issue that the Mexican government never seems to want to talk about is all of the money the immigrants send back to Mexico. Any one who ignores that part of the equation seems to me to be oblivious to the economic short comings as well.