This is true. I’m seeing it with my Latino students. They like white culture, they speak English, avoid Spanish, and quite a few of them are conservative. They’re pro-military, anti-abortion, and firmly believe in 2 genders. They tolerate Shakespeare and opera and country music pretty well. And they LOVE Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro.
Yes, my experience agrees with yours. Hispanics actually want to be...hold for it...Americans, that is, participate in the shared European-based history of our country. People of Spanish descent are, of course, Europeans and had a considerable impact on what is now the US, but Hispanics are Latin American speakers of Spanish (or, loosely, Portuguese) and are often mixed Indian or African or even Asian blood. However, just like the Eastern European Jews and other groups, they came here because they wanted to be part of the project, not because they wanted to be shunted off into the special (Democrat controlled) “Hispanics only” zone.
The same is true of blacks, I think, many of whom in my town (Jacksonville) are solidly middle class, many from Navy families, and despite some horrible incidents in Jacksonville’s history (look up ax-handles) just want to be part of the larger society and not shuttled into the (Democrat controlled) “black only” zone.
I think Trump’s outspokenness and pride in the US has had a lot to do with this.
As I said to livius the two optimistic posts today give me a little hope which I have lacked.
Don’t laugh but as a guy who never watches 99.95 of TV (Highway Through Hell,Heavy Rescue & Ancient Aliens) I only watch old dvd series. Peter Gunn,Dragnet,Adam 12,M Squad (my screen name) and now ChiPs.
Halfway through the episodes the Latino officer Ponch (Erik Estrada) seems to be like the students you described. Keeping Latino pride but resenting guys who try to get out of something with “but you’re one of us”. “No, I work for everybody, no favors.”
Even had a country music dance episode in Season Two. He participated to meet women. TV fantasy but a pathway to harmony to replace vicious hatred the Dems promote.