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Old 05-31-2007, 09:19 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by ChinoCoug View Post
So from your personal observations, Mexicans tend not to have an impetus to succeed? As I have noted, they do have high relatively high levels of entrepreneurship. You'd also be hard-pressed to find a Mexican bum on the street. I have noticed that they do not have a materialistic impulse, and hence don't pursue anything beyond what's necessary to support their families. But everywhere I look they're working.

Furthermore, illegal immigration is a huge investment, so it weeds out people with no initiative.
I assume Mexicans have the impetus, but aspects of their culture impede their ability by virtue of the culture blinding them to the proper priorities necessary to succeed.
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