My Mexican tenants are a hard working mom & dad with four daughters. The oldest at 17 is working full time this summer and works part time during the school year. The next is about to have her quinceanera and will likely be working as soon as she hits 16. I wish our homegrown hoodrats had the work ethic of these folks.
The kids are nice, fully bilingual and smart. Dad's English is excellent, mom's not so much, but the daughters are drilling her.
Yes I broad-brushed in my post of course. My wife and I are pushing 40. We grew up Hispanic in Hispanic neighborhoods, in my case in Mexico for the most part. My first job was when I was 12 years old—full time cleaning carpets and floors! Hers was when she was 13.
I think things are very different now. Most Hispanic kids that are here are “Americanized”. Fat, lazy, and into all kinds of bad things (hoodrat culture). I’m not saying all Americans are lazy, but what I am saying, is that the 2nd generation kids will never have the work ethic their parents have and the parents are enablers.
My example in an earlier post about my wife’s two worthless cousins paints the picture. No jobs, not married, they have kids, live with Grandma, live off of Grandma, not willing to look for work.