Mexican Immigration Discrimination

In order to dehumanize a group of people, there must first be a clear separation between who is the “us” and “them.” The conservative documentary Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration (2006), takes the viewer into the lives of several people who are impacted by the growing issue of undocumented Mexican immigrants crossing the The Mexico–United States border. This film creates a one-dimensional or single conception of undocumented immigrants through the use of language, such as “illegal” or “alien” and various other combinations. Another method is through the imagery it showed while there was dialogue being said. Most of the imagery in this film creates a narrative that undocumented Mexican immigrants are violent and a threat to Americans. Additionally, the sympathizers and protesters against border reform were portrayed as anti-American radicals. The production of this documentary was not only used to direct our view of undocumented immigrants to a single account, but also to establish false truths that turn undocumented immigrants into a “them.”

Illegal immigration at the U.S. - Mexico border is a growing problem, and the death toll is rising as more people are attempting to illegally enter the United States. As a result of an increasing number of people trying to enter into the United States illegally, the border is now being guarded by an increasing number of border patrol officers. The United States implemented different laws and operations to prevent more illegal immigration from Mexico into the United States. The ‘Operation Gatekeeper’ was introduced in 1994, which increased the number of Border Patrol officers. The most recent and controversial law was passed in Arizona, which essentially ‘allows’ officers to use racial profiling to check legal status of anyone in that

Although mistreatment caused considerable suffering for Mexican-Americans, it also forced them to overcome internal differences in order to form a secure community, and contributed to the eventual development of a sense of mexicanidad. Gutiérrez explains how the abuse faced by Mexican-Americans caused the formation of such ties, stating, “it is common for such newly created minority populations to develop a new sense of identity as a natural defense mechanism or as part of a larger ‘oppositional strategy’ against the prejudice and discrimination shown them by the majority or dominant group.” The Mexican-Americans developed barrios and colonias throughout the Southwest to act as such defense mechanisms. These were communities of Mexican-Americans

Racial segregation in America has long been foretold throughout the generations; however, racial discrimination is not limited between African-Americans and Anglos, racial discrimination also extended its racial barriers to Mexican-Americans. “In 1954, the United States Supreme Court extended constitutional rights to Mexican Americans in the landmark civil rights case Hernandez v. Texas” (Cobb, J. 2015). This case is the beginning front of Mexican-Americans taking a stand to fight for their civil liberties and demand equality and justice. In the case of Hernandez v Texas, Pete Hernandez, was indicted for the murder of a bartender in Jackson County, Texas. This trial presented the cultural disparity in society and quite frankly was an outright discrimination against Mexican-Americans. The

There are many vulnerable populations within the United States. One of the many vulnerable populations are undocumented immigrants. Undocumented immigrants also known as illegal immigrants according to Wikipedia (2016) is defined as “the migration of people across national boarders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country” (para 1). The United States of America has one of the largest population of immigrants. In this paper, I will be discussing the multiple stressors related to undocumented immigrants as well as the programs that can be used to help alleviate those stressors.

Unauthorized immigrants in the United States of American border control has being a big problem and concern with regards to national security. There are a lot of people from various countries that want to migrate into United States for so many individual reasons known to them. The United States is a country known for countless jobs which other nations don’t have. A great number of immigrants, however, want to move away from their government reason because the government doesn’t treat them right just the way they want to be treated. For that reason, they move to the United States because they want

uri, and King-Kallimanis, 2010). Many Latinos enter the United states as immigrants and then bring their families. They then encounter many stressors with the transition of settling into a new country and having to assimilate into a new culture. This makes them vulnerable to many hardships, ranging from poverty, abuse, trauma, discrimination and more, that then turn into life stressors that when left unresolved can lead to mental health problems (Kanel, 2002). Latino adolescents also deal with the stressors and can come to manifest themselves through mental health problems ranging from anxiety to depression that left alone can lead to substance abuse and suicide. (Cervantes, Zarza, and Salinas, 2007). One landmark study found that Latino

Despite these high rates of incarceration and deportation, immigrants are making it across reaching the United States of America. The experience or treatment encountered while crossing might not be their most pleasant. Mexico considers those who cross their southern border felons (Seper, 2010; Dickerson, 2015). Those deported who are caught re-entering the country can face up to 10 years of imprisonment, and the punishment for visa violations can be up to six years (Seper, 2010). Without knowing the specific experiences of other Latino Americans imprisoned in Mexico or their treatment while they successfully cross the same country, the Mexican immigration laws and treatment of crossing immigrants might suffice in explaining any resentment between Latinos in the United States. However, this leaves one question unanswered: Why would a Mexican in the US feel animosity towards another

Mexican Americans in the education system have been treated unfair. From the Mendez v. Westminster to the low number of students graduating from high school and moving to a higher institution shows that the system has done nothing to help these students. By the help of the community wealth theory many of the few numbers of scholars who have been able to reach these higher institutions have been able to put families, schools, peers, and other influences for their benefit and for helping them enter these systems which are not welcoming to them. Various aspects of these systems need to be change from the diversity of teachers and desegregation in and within schools around the US which would influence the communication and thoughts that Mexican

than just documented and undocumented immigrants. New laws are being voted on daily that limit and take away the rights of the average immigrant and even American citizens. A recent ruling by the Supreme Court on an Arizona immigration law in 2012, in particular, sparked a lot of controversy when made. The Supreme Court declared much of the law unconstitutional but kept the one portion of the law that received the most backlash. This portion was called the “papers, please” section and it stated that police had the right to demand proof of citizenship from anyone who “looks” like an undocumented immigrant. Not only does this law put the lives of undocumented immigrants at risk but it gives the police the right to arrest a legal American citizen who does not have their driver’s license with them at the time, does not have a driver’s license period, or is a person of “immigrant complexion.” Life is already hard for Americans and arguably even harder for immigrants, and with immigration laws like this in place, the lives of people of all backgrounds are threatened (Marcotte 1).

It is unfortunate to watch how many different groups of people have been mistreated in the United States. One of the speakers stated that not only did he want to send illegal immigrants back to their country, but he want to send them back in love. This statement did not sit well with me at all. How do you attempt to send someone back (something that they may not want to do), while doing it in love. To be discriminatory of Hispanics because of their names and your personal beliefs is INSANE, and ignorant. I’m still attempting to hear the existing problem. It seems as if the people in this county is simply racist. The United States is deemed as the land of the free. However, it seem like America is changing everyone to this

Immigration skyrocketed in the beginning of the 20th century. The Mexican population grew because of high birthrates. In 1969 Mexican-American women were 40% more fertile than English American women, There’s not an exact estimate of the population of Mexicans due to the Census having difficulty to get an accurate report. But estimates report that more than 1 million Mexican-American’s lives in Los Angeles. That estimate is more than any city in Mexico, excluding Mexico City and Guadalajara. The second largest population existed in Texas. The most common characteristics of the average Mexican-American are young, Roman Catholic, and speaks both English and Spanish. Moreover, the most common misconception of Mexican-Americans is race. They are made up of Mexican, Spanish, Indian, and African. The more appropriate label would be a multicultural group. The government has always struggled undocumented immigrants. For example, in 1950 Operation Wetback took place where the expelled 3.8 million Mexican. Being undocumented is a crime in it of itself, but Mexicans fear deportation even when eligible for naturalization and U.S

Attention statement: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddles masses yearning to be free” these are the words that have greeted hundreds of thousands of immigrants coming to our country on the gates of Ellis Island.

Immigrants arrive here in America to establish a better quality of life. They come here to get a job, raise their families, and get an education. To express their need for stability is important. In “Border on Our Backs,” Rodriguez carries some sociological information of how Latinos feel judged. The author states, “Just who precisely needs to be pardoned? Those who are exploited and who’ve been here forever…or those who’ve been complicit in our dehumanization” (562)? He feels criminalization in the way the Latin immigrants are treated. Rodriguez talks about some racial profiling in

S. has built a policing regime that uses immigration status to segregate people, thereby scapegoating people of color such as Aaron in a new way for worsening fiscal crisis. The negative impact of a dominant culture on immigrant and refugees, such as Aaron include relentless criminalization of immigration status and the use of incarceration through U.S. laws, policies, measures and practices-weakening and eliminating constitutional rights, particularly due process rights, and labor protections for noncitizens (Adams et al.,