There are many on-line fansub groups in English now, my friends all download those...
Even in bookstores, there are Japanese comics, such as Love Hina or Chobits... all English ^^"
North America also has many anime conventions... I only know the one near where I live, and it's stopped already ^^" It was pretty bad anyways, but there are still many people show up...
Overall, yes, some American *do* like Japanese anime