Used to be in this country, there was a place to go for those who are, at best, semi-skilled labor. Not any more. Mexicans are absolutely taking over all of the low skill jobs that used to be stepping stones for Americans to use to build a better life, or just to earn a decent, though not great, living.
Anyone who has observed mexican illegals here in this country knows that they are primarily a hardworking God-fearing people with plenty of potential. Mexico has been blessed with a hard-working people, and abundant natural resources. There is no reason that it couldn't join the first world nations of the world, except for the ingrained culture of kleptocracy and corruption maintained by its ruling class.
The United States has facilitated this culture of corruption by not speaking out forcefully against it, and serves as a safety valve for the mexican government that would otherwise have to deal with a restive citizenry if this safety valve didn't otherwise exist. I've come to the conclusion that one of the drivers behind our acceptance of this corruption in our southern neighbor is related to a certain extent from the 'soft bigotry of low expectations'. I really like that phrase, as it is so descriptive of so many things in our society that drives wrong-headed thinking.
We don't expect better out of the mexican government because the 'elite' classes in this country seem to think they aren't capable of better. It's time to implement some tough love to bring the kleptocrats into the 21st century. If we don't we'll continue to pay the price for it.