If you read my post in the context of the post I was replying to.....
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Let me help you out here RICHARD....what Mexicans have to do with it is they live in Mexico. Which is a different country than the US. And shares a border with Arizona. And California also shares a border with Mexico.
And in English, "Mexican" can refer to...as in the sentence you quoted, things other than people. In this sentence it refers to the policies between Mexico and the United States (referred to as the Mexican American foreign policy.)
See? I hope that helps. It's real simple if you just follow the bouncing ball....
It is the same as if someone made a joke about the governor of North Dakota having experience in Canadian American Foreign Policy!:D:D
Now that's Roseanne Roseannadanna, But, she didn't do the 'geesh" or rolleye thingie, that was way before computers and when SNL was funny.
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Two rules about living in California.
The closest people will get to seeing anything "Mexican" from their house is a gardner and the sign that welcomes them to a city with name in spanish where the homes cost way too much.
The other thing is the street sign on the end of the block that says, "Los Huevos" or "Besame las Nalgas". Otherwise...