Originally Posted by california rick
The study reports that only 16% of Mexican citizens residing in the United States today are legal U.S. residents.
Rick, the point you are missing here is that the proportion of Mexicans-born immigrants in the US legally is immaterial. No matter what the percentage, it's isn't reasonable to draw any conclusions about distinctions between the "legal" and "illegal" based on a study that focuses solely on one group. You have created a distinction in your mind - the "language barrier" - and then used a study that examined only one group as "proof" of your premature conclusion.

I introduced data from another study that included both groups, and showed that the "language barrier" was statistically the same among both. Mellow Julia offered evidence from a smaller sample that was directly from her own experience.

Please think about that.

Steve
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