Ruben Navarrette : Do n't bring together white U.S. citizens with Latino illegal immigrants . Leave Now Rivera : Not all Latinos in the United States arrived here five minutes ago . He says many readers mistakenly thought he demanded citizenship for illegal immigrants . Rivera : Some Latinos have been ` ` American '' longer than the majority of Europeans .
Ruben Navarrette : Do n't bring together white U.S. citizens with Latino illegal immigrants . Rivera : Not all Latinos in the United States arrived here five minutes ago . He says many readers mistakenly thought he demanded citizenship for illegal immigrants . Rivera : Some Latinos have been ` ` American '' longer than the majority of Europeans .