The Stereotypical Illegal, Freeloading, "Liberal" Mexican Has Scarred the Reputation of the Hard-Working, Educated Mexican in America

When the average American hears the word "Mexican", the image of a dark-skinned, dark-haired fella sitting in the back of a rusty Ford pickup outside the local Home Depot in some hot southern state automatically pops into their head.

First and foremost, let me assure you that not all Mexicans are dark-haired and mustached with tan complexions, clad in ponchos and sombreros. In case you have forgotten what you learned in high school world history class, the term "Mexican" is nothing more than a nationality, NOT an ethnicity. Mexico is a multi-ethnic nation of peoples with diversified lineage. Of course, most Mexicans are descendants of European Spaniards and Natives who copulated, but there are also tens of thousands of individuals with pure European blood such as Spanish, French, Italian, British, Irish, Greek, Russian and German. In fact, when my mother first brought me to her parents hometown in Guanajuato, Mexico, a tiny ranch with a population not exceeding 500, I was extremely shocked to see children and adults alike with skin paler than my own, blonde hair, and blue eyes. I was even more shocked when I met some of my relatives, who have light to fair complexions and hair (mainly light brown and dirty blonde), and a few of them dark green eyes. It turns out that my great-grandparents were Spaniards from Galicia, Spain. My great-grandfather was a tall, thin man with blonde hair and green eyes, while his wife was half Jewish and half Spanish, with brown eyes and a darker complexion.

Damn Dirty Mexicans!!!!!

(Believe it or not, all of the people in the above collage are Mexican.)

Alright, now that that's off my chest, I can move on to what I love talking about the most: politics.

While it is true that the majority of Mexicans entering the United States illegally are very likely to lean toward the left of the American political spectrum, this is only due to two facts: 1. American liberals and progressives support policies of "amnesty" for illegal immigrants, and 2. Liberals overwhelmingly support welfare programs which many Mexicans take advantage of, but at heart and in spirit, most Mexicans are robust conservatives.

Think about it, for more than 7 decades, Mexico was governed by one single party led by staunch social conservatives, (despite the fact that they promoted "centre-left" policies when it came to the economy). It wasn't until the year 2000 that Mexico elected an individual from a different party to the presidency. That party, titled the National Action Party or PAN (Partido Accion Nacional), is a conservative party itself. Described as a centre-right, conservative party with principles stemming from Christian democracy, PAN advocates free enterprise, privatization, and a limited government as well as opposition to abortion, gay marriage, and similar social issues.

In a country where more than 88% of the population self-identifies as Roman Catholic and nearly half of the population attends church on a weekly basis, does it really come as a surprise that Mexicans as a people are what we call in America, Republicans?

Now onto a more obscure topic: Republican Mexicans in American government. What is the first name that pops into mind? Can't think of any? That's because most of Mexican-Americans in our government are  self-indulgent, egocentric liberal Democrats with avaricious intentions. Ever notice how the limited number of Mexican-Americans and Hispanic-Americans in Congress are only elected to office in blatantly gerrymandered congressional districts where *GASP*, the majority of the population if Hispanic? That's because those politicos very easily convince their constituents that they will do their best to try to pass legislation that will help put them on the path to citizenship. In reality, they rarely ever even bring up the idea when inside the Capitol.

Really?! Come on now.

(Illinois's 4th Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Luis Gutierrez.)

Despite a dismal reality, we can't forget the few Republican Mexican-Americans who did indeed get elected to public offices. For instance, Romana Acosta Banuelos, appointed as Treasurer of the United States by President Richard Nixon in the early '70s, or Anna Escobedo Cabral, appointed to the same position as Banuelos by George W. Bush a few decades later. Others include: Manuel Lujan, Jr., Rep. from New Mexico; Alberto R. Gonzalez, former U.S. Attorney General; Romualdo Pacheco, the 12th Governor of California; Abel Maldonado, former Lieutenant Governor of California; Rosario Marin, former Treasurer of the United States; Devin Nunes, Rep. from California; Tony Garza, former county judge in Texas, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, and former Secretary of State of Texas.