Moreover. Mr. President. border residents are often of Mexican decentor recent immigrants from Mexico. They have suffered. and continue to suffer economic and social discriminationa vicious and evil discrimination because of their national origin. and a more subtle discrimination. but no less evilarising out of the fact that Mexican Americans are often poverty stricken. poorly educated. unable to speak English. and seldom able to compete for jobs and opportunities in a society dominated by Anglos. . The influx of commuter workers from Mexico. to compete with our own workers for the limited number of jobs available is compounding an already serious situationand. understandably producing bitter resentment among the severely disadvantaged American workers in the border areas.
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Mexican Americans are described as often poverty stricken, poorly educated, unable to speak English, and seldom able to compete for jobs.