“jobs Americans aren’t doing”
FRINK!
Obviously, I haven’t had a chance to read all of that, but I can say that the people we have met since we moved to the Southwest are predominantly of Mexican descent. The way to spot a recent immigrant (illegal or legal) is to speak with their children. If the children do not speak English very well or don’t understand English, then you have a good clue. Most of the people we have gotten to know teach their children to speak English. First. They are patriotic towards the United States. I know there are pockets of “colonists”, but in the area where we live, it is not so. And we live in an area that is 90% or more Mexican-American or “Native American”-type people. (several reservations in the vicinity)
It confused us quite a bit when we would hear people who clearly appear of Mexican descent poke fun at people for being Mexican or “wetbacks” or whatever. It is also fairly evident that there is animosity between the “Indian” peoples and the Mexican peoples. From what I have read, this animus dates back hundreds of years.
I mentioned the guy we know who looks/sounds like he was just dumped from a smuggler’s truck, but he is the exception. And he can pass for someone who’s been in the U.S. all of his life. He works hard for his family, and he is a giver rather than a taker. I suspect that his family came to the U.S. as migrant farmworkers, and they tend to stick together when they are surrounded by a lot of white people. Having lived a short time in the neighborhood where this guy grew up, the segregation continues today. I don’t see a difference in the segregation that I experienced as a child in Mississippi and the segregation that I have seen in various parts of the country. The ethnic groups vary, but the segregation is the same.