See...these are old ways of thinking, and unfortunately these type of people have a culture shock coming to them. The Hispanic minority will one day over drive the caucasians...we will no longer be the majority but minorities are selves...and this is with in our life times. People have practically combines and are looking beyond color of skin for status.

Your mother is probably older and has an old fashion way of thinking, this nation has evolved so quickly that these old fashion thinkers don't have the means to change their closed mindedness. I say, "let'em think whatever they want, that's their loss". You should be with whoever you want to be with...whoever makes you truly happy and satisfied...despite their color.