Agree with your assessment. NOT of Mexican heritage here, but have worked closely with, and amongst those of Mexican heritage for many years in various off dock industries, and in trucking outside the Los Angeles, Long Beach harbor areas. It takes one Hell of a lot to get them to take action as they fear retribution, but there is the tipping point, and I believe I saw it approaching prior to my retirement, thus disassociation with the industries, and people.
It would be interesting to know if that direction I observed continued. I don’t see any action by the communities yet in news sources, but not seeing anything in news sources isn’t unusual anymore. They print only what they believe works in their favor it seems.
Man US citizens fail to study their history from the perspective of education instead of academics and this is a good specific area where it becomes manifest.
The Hebrew nation, some 3500 years ago began educating their younger generations as a method to teach a younger generation how to think. The Torah, instead of being associated with legalism, actually provided a Guide to Life with God. Education was a mechanism to instruct younger generation how to think so they could learn to live that life with God.
The Mexican culture, formed around the body of people of Mexico, or Mexican nation, has much of its historical roots from Latin and Pagan sources.
The Catholic Church has influence upon their thinking, convoluted with paganism (Day of the Dead, etc). The perspective of the Catholic Church is that they are the rulers of all personal property, since God gave that authority through Peter. This nicely explains why we see Liberation Theology emerge in communist Latin American nations from Catholic orders, which seems incredibly antiChristian.
In general, the Spanish influence in Mexico still placed power in the hands of an aristocracy, and authority is “GRANTED” down from the King.
Many middle class Mexicans and illegal aliens in the US have been educated, that is brought up in their culture to think in a fashion which recognizes the authority granted those in power, and remains obedient to that authority.
While they are in a lower class or position without social or political power, they are easily misidentified simply as hard workers seeking to earn a competitive wage in a region where the economics are more favorable. They are simply respecting and being obedient to “heffe”, but this is a different thinking pattern than US respect of legitimate authority and recognition of God given inalienable rights.
Mexicans rarely believe in the same rights which US citizens have accepted in our culture. When they are in charge, they violently suppress any opposing expression of opinion. They place higher respect for obedience to authority than to free speech or dissent.
Place a native Mexican in charge of an administrative section and see how quickly they insist all employees sign over issues which US citizens consider to be inalienable rights.
This all boils down to how different nations are different bodies of people who do not always think in the same fashion.
We rarely see any politician even recognize their differences in thinking from US citizens.