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El red de las Mexicanas

This is for anyone who is bringing a Colombian spouse or fiancee to the US and lives in an area whose Latin population is predominantly Mexican. I would encourage your spouse to network with the Mexicanas. Those women really stick together and look out for one another, whether it's child care or food or employment. She may see herself as different and yes she is but they do share a language and a similar culture. They knew my wife was looking for a job and thanks to this network she landed one today. Viven las Mexicanas!

By utopiacowboy on Oct 2, 2005, 09:51 in Friendly Talkzone.

tomtom33 says on Oct 2, 2005, 11:11:

Congrats Hope she enjoys it.

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silviat says on Oct 2, 2005, 21:34:

Send my congratulations your wife for her new job :)

And I will try to follow the advice and meet some mexican people in Portland... there is not much colombians :(

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kernow62 says on Oct 3, 2005, 06:26:

Good point UTC. In Orlando the Colombian community does tend to help other Colombians with employment, however they also are only too happy to take advantage of their countrymen by paying them crap wages. Of course a low paying job is better than no job.

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vega28 says on Oct 3, 2005, 18:10:

Colombians also have a network I am a Colombian woman who lives in Texas, I have been helped by Colombians in a Latin population predominant Mexican. I also have couples Colombians friends who are here in Texas under the same circumstances as I am. We support each other in many ways. For example; in employment, babysitting, bottom line we care for each other.

vega28

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aztec says on Oct 3, 2005, 18:16:

With all due respects... ...utopiacowboy my wife's involvement with the local Latin "group" retarded her assimilation in the larger community. Too many of those women use the group as a crutch and will make no attempt to assimilate!

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 3, 2005, 18:52:

Vega28, you must be living in Houston or some other area where there are a lot of Colombians. My wife is the only Colombian in our town an hour outside of San Antonio. When it comes to Latins, it's the Mexicanos or nothing. Which was the point of my post.

I appreciate what you're saying, Aztec, but without the help of this network my wife would not have a job and to me, having a job is the first step to being part of the world outside her home. At the age of 45, I find it doubtful that my wife is ever going to assimilate to any degree here anyway. Other than learning English, I am perfectly happy with her the way she is.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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RUV says on Oct 4, 2005, 16:23:

Utopia You and Aztec are correct. I am first generation Mexican American and have seen both sides. When my parents first came here they moved into a Hispanic community. My mom never learned English. Why, because she did not need to. My dad only knows some words, but sure as hell can curse. This is the reason that we get along so well. It is the language problems they have when they get here.

As for support, you can never go wrong with Hispanic (Mexican) community. They have some parties for any small thing. Birthdays, baptism, weddings, girls fifteen birthdays, uncle Roger getting out of jail. Besides, Mexican food is better then Colombian.

Utopia, looks like things are really working out for you. Wish you the best.

RUV

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 4, 2005, 16:31:

Muchas gracias, Senor.

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