I don’t think rejection of education is a characteristic of Mexicans. I know a number of college-educated people from Mexico, and even the laborers I know are determined that their children will get a good education in the U.S. I think it’s a determination to stay lower-class, and it can be found in any race and ethnicity. My white (German-descended) in-laws, for example ...
I agree. (But not about your in-laws, I don’t know them)