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In reply to the discussion: The ACLU Is Warning Americans That Thanks To Republicans Its Not Safe To Travel In Texas [View all]AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)32. I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley. Much like you: 6th grade through college
And I had the same experience. I don't remember such racism and bigotry growing up between the Mexicans and the whites. Everyone just got along. And I am Asian. Hell, at times, I even felt like I was a Mexican too. I don't remember anyone being documented or undocumented. Just kids that were gone for certain seasons because they were migrant workers.
I guess those days are long gone.
I can only imagine what Dallas must have been like. Dallas felt like it was on another planet to me as it was SO FAR away from the RGV. I got a primer when I got to college.
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The ACLU Is Warning Americans That Thanks To Republicans Its Not Safe To Travel In Texas [View all]
herding cats
May 2017
OP
North Carolina lost over 3.7 BILLION dollars because of their bathroom bill. Perhaps that's what
still_one
May 2017
#2
I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley. Much like you: 6th grade through college
AgadorSparticus
May 2017
#32
I stopped vacationing in Florida when a correlation between vehicles driven and road aggression made
TheBlackAdder
May 2017
#15
I remember Enterprise removing their 'e' stickers because people knew they were probably tourists.
TheBlackAdder
May 2017
#26
Road rage is an issue in Texas, but it is more about who has the biggest, fastest truck
LeftInTX
May 2017
#40
That's interesting. You didn't want to "Roll some coal" with the rest of them?
TheBlackAdder
May 2017
#42
trumps EO gave local police this authority. police here will even stop walkers, bike riders.
Sunlei
May 2017
#17
Koch money is power , power corrupts , absolute power corrupts absolutely . This country is going
geretogo
May 2017
#21
It would be very funny if Native American cops pulled over European-Americans
IronLionZion
May 2017
#29