It's unfortunate...

[N-Man]

It has a lot to do with history, also. Slaves were emancipated earlier in the British empire than in the US, and at that point we did have a very minimal black population. We also don't 'enjoy' the phenomenon of illegal immigration, (or at least less than the US-Mexico situation), which is always (and justly so) source of discontent. Personally, I fear extreme toleration on our part may lead to a similar situation as is occuring in the Netherlands: vicious Arab parties entirely refusing assimilation and Western culture, and who would gladly turn the Low Countries into a Muslim theocracy if given the chance. Eh, we'll see how it turns out.

IMHO, you guys ought to fight illegal immigration (and even traditional immigration to a certain extent) vigorously if you don't want to end up with racist groups popping up and growing in power all over the southwest. California could turn into the Balkans if not managed properly.