Protestant work ethic was once a key part of American culture and it sadly has faded away as society became more secular. Public school systems rotted from liberal ideology that said everyone should get a trophy and the worst thing we can do to a kid is bruise his self esteem. What's the saying? Hard Times breed strong men. Strong men breed good times. Good times breed weak men. Weak men breed hard times. So yeah, a lot of American youth have become dumb and lazy, and while I'm neutral on immigration in general, I'm all for instilling values into children (as well as into immigrants) that strengthen society.