Absolute Quote by Carlos Fuentes

Mexican immigration poses challenges to our policies and to our identity in a way nothing else has in the past.

— Samuel P. Huntington

I'm an authentic Mexican.

— Julio Cesar Chavez Sr

I'm Mexican-American, but for a long time I was pushed out of any references to Mexican-American writers. It was easier to come out as…

— John Rechy

I'm not a Mexican writer, but I think everything that happens in Mexico affects the Mexican writers I know, in their sense of being…

— Francisco Goldman

Mexicans who come to America today end up opposing assimilation. They say they are "holding on to their culture." To them, I say, "If…

— Richard Rodriguez

When confronted with a clear definition of what it is to be Mexican, we encounter ourselves in a never ending allegory of mixes and…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

It's my heritage overall, my people. Mexicans are known for being hard-working people, showing a lot of heart. I wanted to show people I…

— Cain Velasquez

There's a particular quality that those of us who live on the border share; we can switch from being Mexican to being American in…

— Marcela Valladolid

There's something about my Mexican-American heritage... I'm proud of it.

— Christian Camargo

I wasn't born in Mexico - I was born in Nicaragua - but I know that, when somebody like Donald Trump says 'Mexicans,' he…

— Ana Navarro

I think most people assume if you're a Latino in Texas, you're Mexican. It's not really a problem, and I love so much about…

— Stephanie Beatriz

“Being Mexican... means being there for each other. It's togetherness, like a familia. We should be helping one another, cheering our friends on.”

— Guadalupe Garcia McCall