Dear Mexican: Why do so many Mexicans work for Taco Bell and El Pollo Loco? Don’t they know they only add a false credence to the belief that this is Mexican cuisine?

The wisest words that appear in this column come from ustedes, y the following two cartas prove this maxim.

Dear Mexican: I’m surprised by the choice of the word “amnesty” by those who would demonize immigration reform, especially in the South.

The Mexican is still trying to shake off the previous year, so I’m reprinting this week a favorite column of mine from el pásado.

Dear Gabacho: I can answer dozens of preguntas in the course of an hour, but that has to be on a radio station.

Can you recommend a solid, accessible history of California and Arizona so I can learn what really happened when the U.S. gobbled Aztlán?

Dear Mexican: I’m an Asian female, and for some time now I’ve been fascinated by the Mexican culture. I find Mexican males to be very attractive.

Dear Mexican: As a Chicano/Mexican, I have lost my faith in God...

Dear Mexican: I’m half-Hispanic and half-white. I’m really opposed to illegal immigration and any type of free health care to illegals...