tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937542179907658723.post7883818684918070170..comments2023-06-03T09:05:54.367-07:00Comments on Kiri's Blog: MEXICOKIKARENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387138125414309777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937542179907658723.post-26528770937544962042016-08-18T14:57:49.951-07:002016-08-18T14:57:49.951-07:00Yes, it's weird that I haven't been, as ev...Yes, it's weird that I haven't been, as everyone else in my family has, and it seems that my mother came close to marrying someone in the Mexican government before I was born. <br /><br />I hadn't read the article on Russia and the Chinese, but corrected that just now. I think there is a lot going on with all anti-immigrant stances. Maybe there's an innate xenophobia in all of us, as well as a dog in the manger tendency. And though it's hard to see why Russians would begrudge Chinese workers unused land, I do think there's something similar here with Latino farmworkers. People want to keep them out, even though they're doing a lot of the backbreaking labor of harvesting here. But when you add both fear and a sense of scarcity, there's no telling how much scapegoating will go on. <br /><br />I'd like to say I'm immune to it, but with Silicon Valley booming and spilling over here and so driving the rents and real estate up, it's not that hard to see why people get defensive. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937542179907658723.post-38877796637721026672016-08-18T14:27:47.988-07:002016-08-18T14:27:47.988-07:00Seana . . . very surprised to hear that you have n...Seana . . . very surprised to hear that you have never been. I am sure its not defined only by the cartels.<br />Thanks for your post. Did you see my bit about Chinese immigrants in Russia? And Trump thinks the USA is the only country that has too many immigrants.What are they all afraid of?KIKARENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387138125414309777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937542179907658723.post-72235466663160559802016-08-18T12:44:42.362-07:002016-08-18T12:44:42.362-07:00I was born in Southern California and have never b...I was born in Southern California and have never been there, oddly enough. Though of course there is plenty of quite authentic Mexican culture right here in Central California, where I now live. <br /><br />I did once stay in a house where you could literally see the Mexican border and some shanties on the other side of the ravine in Tiajuana, which was kind of cool in a way, but also depressing. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.com