And therein is the heart of the problem. They consider themselves Americans only to get our entitlement programs and other goodies from Uncle Sam. On virtually every other matter, their loyalties lie first and foremost with Mexico.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Documentation is NOT the same as assimilation. The Edison students were more than likely Americans. In name only. To them, the United States is nothing but an unlimited ATM machine.
I am reminded again of what Calvin Coolidge said so eloquently in December 1923:
“American institutions rest solely on good citizenship. They were created by people who had a background of self-government. New arrivals should be limited to our capacity to absorb them into the ranks of good citizenship. America must be kept American. For this purpose it is necessary to continue a policy of restricted immigration. It would be well to make such immigration of a selective nature with some inspection at the source, and based either on a prior census or upon the record of naturalization. Either method would insure the admission of those with the largest capacity and best intention of becoming citizens. Those who do not want to be partakers of the American spirit ought not to settle in America.”