same with the parents of my folks, as well. from italy and germany.
the difference is they had a mindset where they WANTED to assimilate into the country. they knew they would be altering things, in order to do well here.
the mexicans by and large do NOT want to assimilate. they are here only to work and get social benefits here so that they can send most of what they earn to their HOME COUNTRY. they just want to USE America like a condom and toss it aside when its usefulness is spent.
It’s total selfishness. they only want benefits and money and anything that makes their life easier here. they don’t want to blend in, assimilate and give up some of their identity to become integrated Americans.
the fact they want to carve out atzlan proves it. the fact they send what they earn home to mexico proves it. the fact many don’t even want citizenship but just want to make money here to send back to mexico, proves it.
Your take on Mexican immigrants, legal and illegal, are much like mine and I would include many other nationalities as well, such as from Muslim nations.
Then drop an email to the city, the school board, the Chamber of Commerce. I just wrote one making it clear that their racism and bigoted anti-Americanism cost them every person I can tell NOT to go there and do business. The Chamber wrote me back and said it is tearing the town apart. I said, tough, then replace the board with Americans...until then, sorry.