I assume ‘not a hardworking person’ is code for criminal.
Why should the US be expected to provide for these people?
Amazing. 2 problems: Send out the unemployed hard workers an bring in $$. Next, send out the thugs-no need to deal with them that way. Result? The thugs get in the way.
Actually, it may be code for non-Spaniard, someone with too much Indian heritage.
I’m not saying that is what he means, because it may well not be; however, I seem to recall hearing that attitudes like these persist against Indians in Mexico.