What you guys don't get is that this isn't a "xenophobia" issue, or a "racism" issue. 

Southern CO has been hispanic for a long time. Both CO and NM have had a strong community of Mexican-Americans, going back generations with their own customs, foods and traditions. Good for them. That's the kind of thing that makes America strong, interesting and diverse. 

The issue now is that much of this new immigration is illegal. The media is happy to distort the truth and conflate illegal with legal immigration, and MORE than happy to paint anyone who is skeptical or disapproving of a massive influx of unchecked illegal immigrants as "racist" or "xenophobic", just as you have done now. 

These types of stories embolden people like you. If anything, this is your "read meat."