I think in my area, we have our own form of racism here. We have three types of racist groups: the Mexicans who are originally from Mexico, the Mexicans originally from the US, and the Americans. Sadly I fall under the second group. It's so weird, really. We even have a racist gang up north, and that's where most of the crime reports are coming from.
Racism is everywhere, as a full-blooded Mexican myself I can feel the pinch of it everywhere I go because every time an average American sees a Mexican speaking Spanish they would immediately think we're illegal immigrants, especially if you go a little more north up in the state. And sometimes when an American gets killed here they would assume a Mexican did it. Oh, and this is something I would loooove to discuss, and I hear this all the time: "Oh, all the Mexicans get the good jobs!!!" You know what? That is half-true, half-false, and let me explain why: The managers and/or owners of the employers manipulate the hiring process in order to give their "friends" an opportunity to work. But also, you have to blame the recruiting managers from the border towns that post these job opportunities in unemployment centers in Mexico in order to recruit employers from Mexico, in which a passport or visa, as well as an ability to speak little English are the only requirements. Some employers would provide them benefits such as insurance, and possibly room & board if they have to travel. So, sometimes that argument about Mexicans getting all the jobs is kinda invalid.
It's the same with schools here, really. One of the requirements to enroll in a public school here is to have a school official visit your house only to prove that you live there. Reportedly this only happens to Mexicans because they ALWAYS assume we're manipulating the enrollment process and ditching the education system in Mexico just to obtain a slightly better education here in the United States. If the student doesn't have a place to sleep in, they will reject your enrollment. Colleges & universities here are more welcoming to the people from the other side of the border, the only disadvantage is that they do not get the same benefits as a person residing here in the US. Thankfully, there are a few schools in Calexico and El Centro that take in students from Mexico no matter where they live, not only because they prefer the education system here in the US, but it also gives them the opportunity to explore the best of both worlds.
I can explain a little more later on, but for now this is just a take. xD