Argumentative Essay On Mexican Immigration

Mexican immigration has been a controversy in the United States before 1980. According to Jie Zong and Jeanne Batalova, Mexican immigration can be divided in three waves: the first one, before World War two, the second one started with the Bracero program, and the last one after it. Nevertheless, Mexican immigration can be seen as something threat or as the opposite, a benefit to the country and it all depends on which side you want to be. The American, Cesar Chavez who was a farm worker, also creator/leader of the United Farm Workers Union, influenced ad contributed to United States history by using Mexican’s “dignity” and nonviolent strategies to showed Americans that Mexicans could accomplished hard work and being successful for the country. Mexican’s deal with discrimination since 1962, schools, minorities, and farmers were the main target, this guide Chavez to create the National Farm Workers Association, now the United Farm Workers Union.

If the laws were so important, why Mexico enforce the laws as soon the Texians moved into their newly purchased land. If the Texians moved into a place where the laws were enforced, they would of moved earlier because they wouldn’t have established a life there. But since the laws were enforced later, they couldn’t move because they had already established a living. Not only is the Texan's treatment important, but Mexico’s behavior to America plays a key role in showing that the war is

Notwithstanding, many Chicanos stand up for their values and ideals to defend their own culture and spread it around the world; one example is Gloria Anzaldua. Anzaldua denies the comments of Paz and emphasizes that the Mexican culture is antique and useless. She affirms due to her rebelliousness, she was “the first in six generations to leave the valley.” p.2 a shocking declaration. In the modern world, most of the Mexican values have been dismissed and have reached a point where they are not longer apt to adapt to the new world. And although Anzaldua has a bias view against men, what is concerning is that culture permeates in many aspects of the daily life and therefore the Mexican culture is not longer functional in the modern world.

I no longer tried to be fully part of one culture. I had my moral and beliefs based on two cultures. My Mexican culture and the culture that is taking place on what I called home. For example, the feast day of La Virgen de Guadalupe is a huge celebration in Mexico. Due to my American culture, I am not able to celebrate the way they do in Mexico.

Paul Ortiz writes, “The abolition of slavery in Mexico, timed to coincide with the anniversary of Mexican independence in 1829, was a shattering blow against the United States” (Ortiz, 2018, p.40). The Mexican agenda for international emancipation worried American politicians, as this agenda had no borders and no ties to nationalism. Mexico became a successful sanctuary for African American Slaves and an essential part of the underground railroad. However, serious conversations about the abolitionist movement did not start until after the Mexican-American War. Vikki Ruiz writes, “the U.S.-Mexican War as “the fire bell in the night” with the subsequent acquisition (not conquest) of new lands, a feat that would open up the incendiary issue of slavery in the territories” (Ruiz, 2006, p.660).

Much of the economic sector within the community is agricultural based. Many Mexican-American in the early 20th century were braceros and vaqueros. Vikki Ruiz mention the Economic status of Mexicans, and states, “Pushed by the economic and political chaos generated by the Mexican Revolution and lured by jobs in U.S. agribusiness and industry, they settled into existing barrios and forged new communities both in the Southwest and the Midwest” (Ruiz, p.265). these communities were build on the economic opportunity available of migration. Mexican American believe in the concept of the American dream; therefore, they sought the best economic opportunity for their situation, most commonly agribusiness opportunity.

History: Aztec Life and Culture The Aztec civilization is one of the most spectacular examples of culture and art found in world history. The Aztecs were a group of American Indians speaking Nahuatl who arrived on the North American continent from the arid cactus lands of Northwest. They settled in Mexico for centuries where they were initially enslaved by the other Nahua tribes before emerging as a powerful tribe. The history of the Central Valley of Mexico after tenth century A.D. is dominated by a long tradition of tribal conflicts that led to the fall of several civilizations, replaced by subsequent Nahua tribes. The Aztecs called themselves Mexica, which was the name of priest-chief from ancient, legendary times of Mexi.

I am Aaliyah Olvera, and to me, being Hispanic means being strong. My family exemplifies strength. On the prime examples in my life is my grandparents. Being born poor in Mexico, my grandparents had little chance of advancement in their home. Henceforth, this caused them to take a huge risk; moving to the United States of America.

During the 1960s and early 1970s, there was a shift in how Chicanos, those who “love[d] the United States for reasons Mexicans [did not] understand, while loving Mexico for reasons Americans [did not] understand,” viewed themselves and their communities. Shame and embarrassment were replaced by pride of their homeland. This paper will discuss the significance of the term ‘Chicano’ and what it means to be Chicano, which began to change during this time. Also during this time, there were many educational reforms that had a deep impact to future generations. This paper will dive into the Chicano students struggle for better educational opportunities during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Both “Mexicans Begin Jogging” and “Fish Cheeks” deal with immigrants trying to live in the American society. The author that struggles more with their role and place in American society is Amy Tan because her story comes across clearly and is easy to understand that she is not used to the American society. While the poem is confusing and is not very clear with what they are talking about. I wouldn’t have known that “Mexicans Begin Jogging” had to do with immigrants if the prompt hadn’t said they both deal with living in the American society. The author Amy Tan, in her text she deals with living in the American society more than the other author because she gives the reader a clear idea of what she is going through at the moment.