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The history of the formation of the Mexico-US border is full of tensions and gaps. Although it is true that part of the territory was snatched to Mexico in a pursuit of our northern neighbor by expanding; such a conservative country like ours was at that time had no choice but to give in and keep their traditions, even at that price. Even today, Americans still seeing Latinos in a way not very favorable; and some citizens have believed these stereotypes in the long run. The language used by the co-nationals in the United States is on occasions one of these stereotypes. However, these dialects born of the mixture of English, Spanish and other languages are also part of the heritage of Latino communities in the US border. The differences

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