QUIPS & QUOTES:
What they are saying
By Conrad Dahlson
On immigrant lifestyles: “Although they are originally from
Mexico, they are no longer Mexican in the way they are living and
in their consumption.”
—Luis Almeida, CEO Super Bodega Doña Lupe, Inc.
As quoted in Townhall.com.“E Pluribus Unum. One out of many.
In 1776 the motto expressed the creation of one nation out of 13
colonies. Two hundred and thirty years later, in 2006, our motto
takes on an additional meaning, acknowledging that we are a nation
of immigrants and that, despite ethnic, religious or racial differences,
all Americans are united.”
—Emilio T. Gonzalez, columnist La Raza Online
“When you need cash in a hurry, you will find plenty of
lenders ready to loan you money at exorbitant rates.”
—AllBusiness.com, as quoted by SFGate.com
“Mr. Bush, don’t build that wall. You’ll go down
in history as the president who erected, between his country and
the rest of the Americas, the ‘brutal division of a continent.’”
—Pilar Marrero, columnist, in La Opinión
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