Prejudice, bigotry no answer to issue of immigrants I am responding to Robert Flick’s letter regarding "Illegal Immigrants are Adding Costs to American Society." As someone who is ashamed for the many years I wasted being prejudiced, Mr. Flick’s letter made me realize how people can be prejudiced, bigots and the like, while believing their views are the "American" way. Someone needs to tell Mr. Flick that the vegetables he ate at his dining table were likely picked by these "terrible immigrants." Next time he’s out at a restaurant, he should know it’s likely going to be cleaned by some "terrible immigrants." Be careful on the grass lawns he walks on as they, too, were likely mowed by these "awful" people. Mr. Flick and the bigots like him don’t bother to realize that these "terrible immigrants" are doing these jobs because "great" Americans like him don’t wish to do it. He doesn’t bother to question why the so-called "American" who hired the human being who was killed didn’t hire an "American." Mr. Flick sees a "Mexican or other ethnic groups" (that’s how he described them in his letter) as nothing but trouble. He notes how they "move into ‘our’ communities and rent homes and put too many occupants into these homes, and the taxpayers who live next to them have their quality of life disturbed." What he really was saying is Mexicans and the like can only hurt his way of life. But of course, his next sentence says, "I have nothing against Mexicans or other ethnic groups..." Sure you don’t, and Elvis is still alive. When I read and hear thoughts like Mr. Flick, I conclude two things: Bigots like him give being "American" a bad name, and two, "There but by the Grace of Almighty God, go I." Peter Grandich Manalapan