They are catered to, many have entitlement attitudes, which is fostered by liberals, they aren't EXPECTED to learn English, not with the all the "bilingual" programs that the NEA and other liberal establishments/unions are FORCING onto private businesses, schols and state agencies. Also, the word "racist" is screamed at Americans who don't want these people being catered to, Americans who don't want the hispanics to be given special/preferred status/treatment than is given to other new LEGAL immigrants.
Immigrants from Europe didn't EXPECT handouts as a matter of right...didn't EXPECT food stamps....didn't EXPECT FREE anything....they followed the laws for immigration, and worked for their food, legally, paid their taxes, and spent their hard-earned money in the communities where they lived, not sending out of the country, en masse, which is not putting back into their local communities which bear the burden of educating their youngsters, policing their neighborhoods, etc.
Nailed it. Expectations are radically different today. The powers that be want us to lower our standards. The h3ll with that and them.
BTTT
They also paid for their own medical care. I grew up in a community full of Italian and Slav legal immigrants, proud people who didn't want a cent from the government, and who became productive members of this community. They ALL learned to speak our language too, without any bilingual instruction.
The current crop of illegals are an unbelievable drain on our communities because they know our government (both parties) will force us to support them.
They didn't expect them because handouts and entitlements didn't exist back then. You can blame FDR for getting the whole social service business started, and today's liberals for continuing it.
The problem is largely one of native born American liberals than the immigrants.