I agree with you. Growing up in the mid 1980's, I had many different jobs from agriculture to restaurants. The people I currently work with, in a very liberal area, have very few of their children of age working. They somehow consider it beneath them. The teens in my area who DO want to work, however, have a hxll of a time finding opportunities at the entry level. I recall a woman at a local transit stop last winter trying to explain very loudly over her cellphone to her apparently liberal father why she couldn't find a job at the local fast food establishment. I see that at 20 she had learned quite a bit that her father had perhaps never grasped:)
I also agree with the poster that said that it isn't just an issue of Mexican citizens. Illegals, atleast in my area, come from each and every continent except Antarctica. I don't care where they came from, the fact is they are here illegally. If we decide we need an extra 20 million, I'd rather deport the 20 million illegally here and get a new 20 million who adhere to our laws and respect our sovereignty.
Quite frankly, I do, because culture DOES matter.
Fact is Western European emmigration has been curtailed since 1965 in order to "balance" America's demographics.
Today, emmigration from Western Europe to America is now mostly based on a lottery system. They await in an orderly fashion.
Meanwhile, Mexican immigration -- both legal AND illegal is unfairly and dangerously overwhelming America's demographics.