I realized this when I first visited Mexico, what you see here is not necessarily representative of that nation. The people who come here are the hungry ones looking to make money or just get out of Mexico. When I went to Mexico City I suddenly saw lots of BMWs, Mercedes, nice homes (and a lot of rough areas), etc. The people who come here come here because they are poor and ambitious/desperate, the well to do ones stay there.

A similar thing with Indian immigrants but we get the ones with higher education, the money to leave and live here, fluent in English, curious and ambitious, etc. The poor and uneducated aren’t coming over.