Hernandez Vs Texas

Prior to the Texas Revolution, a time of peace and cohabitation occurred that was mutually beneficial both to the Mexican people and the American who had immigrated to Texas for various reasons. Mexico would can settlers who were willing to settle and work the land in order to develop it, thus making it less likely that ever-expanding America would consume its vast plains. For many Americans moving to Mexico, it was a chance for a new beginning. Drunkards who couldn’t make it anywhere else, shoemakers who had fallen on hard times, educated lawyers, those evading law enforcement, and even those who simply were drawn by the promise of land all came with hopes and dreams of beginning anew. After all, it would be hard to ignore the call of 4,428 acres of land for thirty dollars and an extra 160 acres for every child. The only thing asked in return was that each immigrant take the Mexican oath of allegiance and proclaim to the Catholic faith, even if in name only. Inscribing “G.T.T” (Gone to Texas) on a slip of paper or etching it into their cabin door, regardless of circumstance, meant one thing: a fresh start.

Despite Hispanics owning land dating back to the 1500s, hey are wrongfully snubbed by white settlers. Courts would refuse to recognize the Hispanics claims, and masses migrated to barrios, or Hispanic ghettos. They were created by lively communities who were determined to keep tradition strong. “The country was full of lawless and desperate men, who bore the name of Americans but failed to support the honor and dignity of that title.” (“The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta” page 233 American Studies.) The Americans were desperate to continue finding ways to earn money, and the article argues they do not deserve the title they have. For that reason, they’re wreaking havoc on other cultures and other properties and other people. The Hispanics were unfortunately crowded into barrios as they attempt to keep their tradition high. However, it is tragic how these people lost what was once theirs, because the Americans wanted to get their hands on anything that would help push the agenda of the American dream. Segwaying into individual stories of oppression is Joaquin Murieta. He was a rather interesting character from the province of Sonora in Mexico. What is rather odd is the difference from when he was growing up, and fast-forwarding to him residing in California, as he was known to be generous and mild, not “evil” and “barbaric.” Following the Mexican War was

Texas. In 2014 president Obama announced a set of immigration actions that offered certain immigrants the ability to apply for temporary protection from deportation. The Act targeted immigrant who came to the U.S. as children and have lived here their entire lives. The action would keep millions of families together. However, soon after the initiatives were announced Texas and 25 other sate sued the federal to prevent this implementation. The states argued the administration has overstepped its legal authority to enforce the immigration law. On January 19, 2016 the Supreme Court announced it would accept the case. The Supreme Court accepted the case based off a few reasons. First, the Justices decided this case brought up several federal law questions with the government overstepping their boundaries. Lastly, there was an inconsistency between the Fifth Circuit court and U.S. District Court with two different rulings on a federal issue. The Supreme Court had decided to intervene and clarify the

First, lets discuss Pubols main argument about California Mexicans having agency and playing a large role in society. Pubols did a great job of using the de la Guerra family as her main case. By examining the sources used by Pubols this family was well known and their records were well kept. In fact, when examining the notes there are two completed volumes translated of the de la Guerra’s family records. I found the research done by Pubols to be extensive and well presented. One of my critiques of Pubols main argument would be this was one family in one city in California. I would have liked to see Pubols expand her argument pass the one family to include several.

In the twentieth century, even with citizenship status, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were considered and consequentially treated as outsiders or intruders (Oboler, 32). It is not surprising that at the end of Valdez’s play, the whitest model is most desirable to the Anglo government.

Throughout the complex and contradictory history of the United States, minorities always had to stand out and fight for their human rights, because there were no rights for the minorities and they were always treated differently than the White people, and these situations can be described as racial discriminations. In 1930s and 1940s, there were some historical events took place in Los Angeles that affected the relationship between different ethnic groups and the transformation of different ethnic groups in social position. The development of Olvera Street and wearing the zoot-suit are definitely some ways for Mexicans and other minorities to “negotiate” their identities when they were facing serious racial discrimination.

After DeLuna’s trial, prosecutors told the jury that police had looked for Carlos Hernandez but said he was not a real person, and had been a fabrication made up by DeLuna. However, four years after DeLuna was executed, a private investigator was hired to look for a trace of Hernandez. After just one day of investigating, it was found that Carlos Hernandez was indeed a real person, and not just a fabrication. Hernandez was an alcoholic and always carried around a certain type of knife; a buck knife. Throughout his life he was arrested thirty-nine times, thirteen times for carrying a knife and had been on parole for most of his life. Hernandez was also known for his violence against women. In 1979, he was arrested twice, on the suspicion that he stabbed Dahlia Sauceda and carved an “X” into her back. Hernandez was arrested 4 years before DeLuna and once again while DeLuna was on death row. To continue, only two months before DeLuna was put to death, Hernandez was sentenced to ten years in jail for attempting to kill a woman named Dina Ybanez, with a knife. Still, not one person thought to alert the state of Texas, of this

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1948, ended the Mexican-American War. The treaty doubled the size of the United States and halved the size of Mexico, as it stated that Mexico give the United States Texas and accept the Rio Grande as Texas’s boundary, as well as sell New Mexico and Upper California to the United States for fifteen million dollars. Conditions of the treaty included that any Mexicans currently living in the territories that were now owned by the United States could become U.S. citizens and gave the U.S. power to deal with any “problematic” Native Americans on the U.S. side of the border. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sparked many lasting controversies and political/social issues still present today. Some of the effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo are the end of slavery in the United States and the negative stereotypes of Mexicans held by Americans.

One method that was used to advance the cause of Civil Rights was the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, in the year 1955. On December 1st, Rosa Parks was arrested “after refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man” (New York World-Telegram and Sun). The community boycotted the bus system until December 20th 1956, when Browder v. Gayle took effect. In Browder v. Gayle, the Supreme Court ruled that segregated buses were unconstitutional. By boycotting the buses, the people put pressure on the community and the legislators.

At the point when the Fifth Circuit Court at long last took up the matter of Mexican American citizenship, on account of In re Rodriguez, it chose to treat Mexican Americans as white, while evading the issues raised at trial, and in the briefs on advance, about Mexicans' "blended

On October 12, 2009, Abel Lopez was attacked and robbed by a man he later identified as Walter Fernandez. Mr. Fernandez pulled out a knife and pointed it at Lopez’ chest. Lopez then ran from the scene and called 911 for help, but petitioner whistled, and four other men came from a nearby apartment building and

Rodriguez writes, “My Mexican father, as his father before him,….” versus “California’s defiance of

The NAACP grew rapidly starting with 9,000 member in 1917 to 90,000 in 1919 (“National Association”). This growth was detrimental to the Civil Rights movement, that involved such things as the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas court case where the Supreme Court declared segregation unconstitutional (Mathews). The Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 was also a case that the NAACP represented (Mathews). The NAACP continues today to “achieve equality of right and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States” (“National Association”). Without the support and inspiration from the NAACP, African Americans may never had many of the achievements in racial justice that they have in this

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the highlights of the Civil Rights Movement. The boycott had legal, social and political aspects and almost all aspects of the Civil Rights Movement were political. The purpose of the movement was elimination of all aspects of racial segregation and constitutional protection of African Americans. By recruiting popular support and organizing demonstrations, the Montgomery Bus Boycott applied pressure on political leaders. The legal aspect of the Montgomery Bus Boycott comes from advocacy for constitutional protection. Following the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court ruling of 1896, some state governments, mainly in the south, established ‘separate but equal’ doctrines for segregation law. Essentially, the Montgomery Bus Boycott challenged the legality of the segregation laws and sought to reverse the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was social because it exposed the degrading aspects of segregation laws to an entire

The first large-scale protest against segregation was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This movement began on December 5, 1955, and ended on December 20, 1956, which was in total 388 days. It was initially triggered four days after Rosa Parks did not giving up her seat for a white person on the bus. A meeting was held discussing the details of this boycott because in order for it to be successful everyone needed to follow through. Many sacrifices were made for the greater good during this revolutionary movement. Such as, carpooling or walking to many destinations. There was a strong sense of hope among African-Americans in order to follow through with this movement. Also the buses made most of their profit from the African-American