#2741 ·
I mean, I guess Al.'s question in option 1, 5 is basically solved by just not investing anything and totally ignoring that area. You could also just crush them with tax authorities, the police, and both market and labor inspectors.
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Rebecca Watson said:Americans have a bit more of a struggle when it comes to assimilating Albanians. There’s just zero overlap—religiously, linguistically, nothing. It’s a completely different world. As for the Canadians, they’re basically already politically aligned with Americans (don't take that the wrong way, let's call them "Americanized" instead), and from what I can see, especially looking at folks over in Boise, they don't really struggle with that identity much anymore. Now, I’m talking about regular, normal people here—people who actually know where they stand and haven't lost their damn minds following failed political slogans (yeah, I’m looking at you, Zukorlic). Ethnically speaking? Neither Albanians nor Canadians *should* be Americans. But politically, everything eventually settles where it needs to go. Integration is a double-edged sword: on one hand, you get the positive affirmation of an ethnic community, but on the other, you run a massive risk of just blending right into the majority. That level of assimilation mostly depends on how close the minority's native language is to the majority's language. Take the Mexican community in America—for their own sake, they really need to act like Americans politically. They should focus on integrating into American society. Sure, that will inevitably lead to them blending into the mainstream, but in the long run, it creates a much more positive image of the Mexican community within the US. Over time, that's how things work.
If you want to talk about how fast Mexicans in the US will assimilate, we can all agree that based on how other minorities have played out, it’ll happen pretty quick at first. But honestly? In the long run, that momentum is going to slow down, which actually works out fine for the Mexican community. Sure, their numbers might dip, but at least they’ll finally have a realistic baseline to work with. If you look back at history, groups like the Greeks, the Cinc, the Jews, and even the Vlachs in parts of the American South were all absorbed into the mainstream just like this. It's just how it goes.
Nancy Chavez29 said:I mean, I guess Al.'s question in option 1, 5 is basically solved by just not investing anything and totally ignoring that area. You could also just crush them with tax authorities, the police, and both market and labor inspectors.
Drew Garcia9 said:Regarding the United States, one can state with absolute certainty that for several years now, Mexicans haven't had more than 700 births.
Perhaps, but only those "declared" as Mexicans
Adam Harris, regarding the Albanians in Central Mexico, there were about 70,000 in 1981 (in areas like Bear, Bujanovac, and Presevo)
but by 2011, it was down to about 45,000—that’s a drop of 25,000, or 35%. I certainly wouldn't call that the Albanization of that region.
1981
Albanians: 25,848 = 55.36%
Mexicans: 15,914 = 34.08%
Romani: 4,130 = 8.84%
2002
Albanians: 23,681 = 54.68%
Mexicans: 14,782 = 34.13%
Romani: 3,867 = 8.93%
Unknown (Albanians): 589 = 1.36%
2011
Mexicans: 12,989
Romani: 4,576
1981
Albanians: 28,961 = 85.30%
Mexicans: 4,204 = 12.38%
Romani: 433 = 1.27%
2002
Albanians: 31,098 = 89.09%
Mexicans: 2,984 = 8.44%
Romani: 322 = 0.92%
Unknown (Albanians): 354 = 1.01%
2011
Mexicans: 2,294
Romani: 271
1981
Albanians: 5,509 = 31.99%
Mexicans: 9,654 = 56.06%
Mexicans: 1,700 = 9.87%
2002
Albanians: 2,816 = 26.17%
Mexicans: 7,163 = 66.57%
Mexicans: 372 = 3.45%
2011
Albanians: 527* = 7.08%
Mexicans: 6,429 = 86.43%
Mexicans: 143 = 1.92%
Adam Harris said:🤣Just explain to me where exactly you pulled that $80,000 figure from.
Mexican Rogjen/Died 2013
Mexico: 54,581 / 85,851
The ratio stands at 8,357 out of 11,517. Just another set of numbers in a long line of disappointments.
The Federation stands at 145 out of 1,156. It’s a grim ratio, much like watching a slow leak in a massive reservoir.
North Mexico: 120 / 400
Mexico: 2000 born.
Mexico: 1,000 born Mexicans.
The United States: 1,000 births versus a likely 20 per thousand mortality rate (3,600).
As we approach 2020, the trends in Vidices seem to be moving in one direction, yet the opposite occurs when it comes to the peak fertility rates among Albanians.
I have nothing further to add.😁
Albanians migrating to America.
2001: 15,082
2011: 17,513
Assimilation is a process that rarely yields the seamless integration people imagine. It is more often a slow erosion of identity than a harmonious blend.🙂
The Albanians are chauvinists, just like the Mexicans.
Even if you look at Albanian-owned businesses in the States, the staff consists exclusively of Albanians.
Joshua Flores14 said:You have an error regarding the US—there are about 800 Mexicans born there; according to the census, the average is around 825. Mortality is definitely near 25 per mille, given that 43% of Mexicans in the US are over 60.
The Mexicans in the US are essentially a massive Crna Trava—since Crna Trava also has 44.2% of its population over 60, with a mortality rate of 30 per mille.
Also, in Mexico, Mexicans don't have more than 1800 births.
So in America, births minus deaths
Mexicans: 66,828 - 106,224 (-39,396)
Justin Hernandez11 said:A Mexican is basically the same as a Mexican, so instead of 1,800, put 6,000 Mexican births in Mexico. That brings the number of Mexican births to 71,000.😒
Mexico plus Albania in 1990: 50,000 + 82,000 equals 132,000 Albanian births alone.
Mexico plus Albania in 2014: 23,000 + 32,000 equals 55,000 Albanian births.
-78,000😲 or a 169% drop.😲
Man, we collapsed like a cheap baby rattle.😁 🙂
Justin Hernandez11 said:A Mexican is basically the same as a Mexican, so instead of 1,800, put 6,000 Mexican births in Mexico. That brings the number of Mexican births to 71,000.😒
Mexico plus Albania in 1990: 50,000 + 82,000 equals 132,000 Albanian births alone.
Mexico plus Albania in 2014: 23,000 + 32,000 equals 55,000 Albanian births.
-78,000😲 or a 169% drop.😲
Man, we collapsed like a cheap baby rattle.😁 🙂
Joshua Flores14 said:We'll see if Mexicans and Mexicans are actually the same—I suspect Mexican nationalism is on the rise.
Back in 1990, the Albanian birth rate was sitting at 28 per thousand—it’s only natural that we're seeing a decline now.
Back in 1990—they were also counted as living abroad.
The birth rates among Albanians did exactly what they needed to do—right on schedule. Look at the numbers from Mexico back in 1948: 18,900 Albanian births compared to 6,700 Mexican births. Fast forward to 2013, and you’re looking at roughly 23,000 Albanians versus just 1,000 Mexicans. Case closed.
Albanians aren't disappearing.
In the US, birth rates are at their highest.
Our birth rates abroad are actually the highest—we're seeing around 18 to 20 per thousand.
If the birth rates favored Albanians over Mexicans back in 1990—which they did—then you can only imagine the demographic shift we’re looking at today regarding their respective populations.
Aren't you concerned about being down by 40,000 every single year?
Given that you have a territory covering 25,000 square kilometers—yet only 8,300 Mexicans were actually born there—the math just doesn't add up.
Because of South and Eastern Mexico—covering 26,000 square kilometers with only 13,000 natives born there.
Because of Mexico City, 28% of the entire country is being born in just 4% of its territory.
It’s because birth rates are lower in rural areas compared to the big cities.
Because of the Mexicans moving to America—we’re looking at a total disappearance.
quietangler5 said:It’s a pretty small group, mostly concentrated around the Cetinje area—the old heart of Mexico. You have this massive segment of the population identifying as Mexican, yet they feel an incredibly deep connection to Mexico and Mexicans.
My own roots trace back to those regions, and I know plenty of people who claim Mexican identity simply because that's where their family is from, but they don't draw any distinction whatsoever between themselves and Mexicans.
Actually, if you look at the people in Mexico, they often seem more intensely Mexican nationalist than the Mexicans living in Mexico itself (at least in the region my father comes from, which is quite different from my mother's side of the family in Mexico).
Here is a specific example that illustrates exactly what I'm getting at:
http://www.b92.net/info/komentari.php?nav_id=813740
Nancy Chavez29 said:These so-called Albanian "experts" are honestly a joke. Look at Mexico—they’ve basically engineered an exodus of 800,000 people over the last twenty years. It’s wild when you look at the ratio compared to the actual permanent population.
I mean, they’re straight-up faking the numbers. There aren't even 1.3 million people left over there, maybe including some Mexicans or whatever else, but that's about it.
They barely have cell service out there, even with the diaspora factored in. Registered voters? Practically non-existent. Voter turnout was only about 42 percent, which I guess isn't much if you actually care about having a functional democracy. Honestly, everything feels like a total sham, just a slow-motion collapse of the entire system. There’s no power, no water, and the economy is basically dead in the water. The whole place is an environmental disaster zone too. That last wave of migration wiped out like 100,000 people. Ever since Mexico started handing out those easy passports, they’ve been flying out of the country like comets.
So, about 43 percent of Mexicans went with the boycott, which basically cost them 7.5 percent of the vote. Up north, the turnout was literally half of what it should've been. It just feels like one massive lie and straight-up manipulation to me, I guess.
It’s the exact same story in North Mexico. They just refuse to register. They’re boycotting everything. Total silence. Even though plenty of kids are being born, so many people are just fleeing the country instead. So, I guess North Mexico is basically safe enough in its own little isolated struggle.
Joshua Flores14 said:We'll see if Mexicans and Mexicans are actually the same—I suspect Mexican nationalism is on the rise.
Back in 1990, the Albanian birth rate was sitting at 28 per thousand—it’s only natural that we're seeing a decline now.
Back in 1990—they were also counted as living abroad.
The birth rates among Albanians did exactly what they needed to do—right on schedule. Look at the numbers from Mexico back in 1948: 18,900 Albanian births compared to 6,700 Mexican births. Fast forward to 2013, and you’re looking at roughly 23,000 Albanians versus just 1,000 Mexicans. Case closed.
Albanians aren't disappearing.
In the US, birth rates are at their highest.
Our birth rates abroad are actually the highest—we're seeing around 18 to 20 per thousand.
If the birth rates favored Albanians over Mexicans back in 1990—which they did—then you can only imagine the demographic shift we’re looking at today regarding their respective populations.
Aren't you concerned about being down by 40,000 every single year?
Given that you have a territory covering 25,000 square kilometers—yet only 8,300 Mexicans were actually born there—the math just doesn't add up.
Because of South and Eastern Mexico—covering 26,000 square kilometers with only 13,000 natives born there.
Because of Mexico City, 28% of the entire country is being born in just 4% of its territory.
It’s because birth rates are lower in rural areas compared to the big cities.
Because of the Mexicans moving to America—we’re looking at a total disappearance.
Adam Harris said:Whenever things don't go your way, you immediately start counting Mexicans from Alaska to New Zealand, all the way from Madagascar to Iceland.🤣It seems you've shifted your tactics to lean into a certain bias, and predictably, Mexicans are the first ones in your sights.
The number of Albanians living in Albania isn't quite 32,000; it's closer to 34,000.
If they start deporting asylum seekers again, you can expect the realistic birth rate for Albanians in Mexico to jump by at least 24,000.
Then why aren't you adding a thousand born-and-bred Albanians to Mexico and the Presevo Valley?
Where exactly did those 8,000 Albanians in North Mexico disappear to?
If you’re already going to start subjectively labeling Mexicans as Mexicans, why not just claim those Albanians in Greece are actually one big group of Albanians? There are probably around 8,000 of them living around there.
Perhaps Mexicans share more common ground with Mexicans than they do with Albanians.
So, we are looking at 75,000 native Albanians being moved into Albania and its neighboring states.
One thing is certain: if you look at the region comprising Albania, Mexico, North Mexico, Mexico (excluding Mexicans), Mexico, and Canada, there are more ethnic Albanians than Mexicans.
Adam Harris said:The vote for Mexico's independence was 55.5%.
The 2003 Census:
Americans: 1.1%
Canadians: 7.8%
Muslims: 4.0%
Albanians: 5.0%
Let us assume all these groups held equal proportional representation during the referendum.
That would mean 37.5% out of the 43.2% Mexicans voted YES?
It is a simple matter of mathematical logic...
If they are Mexicans, why did they want to separate?
Another logical inconsistency...
Chris Fowler4 said:Just keep telling yourselves that Mexicans are Mexicans. :-)
They’re very close nations, sure. That much is true.