Violence And Discriminations Against Mexican Americans

Americans take many things for granted. For the majority of the population, life is relatively mild. People are normally not rich, but not poor, not ecstatically happy, but not too depressed either. One might say that the population generally has it easy, as compared to a large percentage of the rest of the world. It is for this reason that a great many people from other countries immigrate here. They are seeking a better life. Often, however, they get mistreated. Like the Mexican immigrants, who arrive here, only to be treated unfairly because of few opportunities, American prejudice, and Americanization. They do not come here to do harm, or to take advantage of Americans, or to do anything but

There is going to be a lot of things that will happen to you in your lifetime where you are going to ask yourself “why me?” “Why do they treat me different because of my culture?” “Why is it wrong to speak Spanish the country I was born in?” My dear child, what I want you to know about this wonderful country that we are blessed to live in is that, there has been discrimination throughout history of the United States of America. Some people might tell you that the minorities have overcome this but unfortunately, our beautiful nation has not. During the civil rights era of the 1960’s you hear of the ways African American got treated in order to gain equality. Although, our battles of being a Mexican Americans are not spoken about as much as other, there has been a lot of discrimination towards us in this country. Even more now than there was a few years ago. A lot of the way African American got discriminated against during that era like the name calling and getting physically attacked are similar to way we got mistreated in the past. And the sad part about that mija, is the fact is still happening today.

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

When Americans think of racism, they usually think of slavery, and that racism is no longer a problem in America. However, this is not the case. Racism is still obvious in America. Racism can be linked directly to stereotypical mindsets of certain groups of people.  Today’s racism is not restricted to whites and blacks, and it has come to define many different groups and races. Pigmentation as well as physical characteristics and features still are influential for classifying people. It is easy to overlook the racism that hides below the surface and is part of American life. Today, an estimate 54 million Latinos live in the U.S. and around 43 million people speak Spanish. Although Latinos are the country’s largest minority, anti-Latino prejudice is still common. Very few Americans recognize, acknowledge, and respect the contributions of one of America’s greatest ethnic groups – Hispanics. Americans are often confused as to who Hispanics really are and what they represent in America. Although the United States is known for having a melting pot of diverse cultures, recent studies have shown the rise of discrimination against Latinos and Hispanics immigrants. A person’s legal status should not be an excuse for mistreatment.

When one thinks about Hispanics, all too often the image of a field full of migrant workers picking fruit or vegetables in the hot sun comes to mind. This has become the stereotypical picture of a people whose determination and character are as strong or stronger than that of the Polish, Jewish, Greek, or Italian who arrived in the United States in the early 1900's. Then, the center of the new beginning for each immigrant family was an education. An education was the "ladder by which the children of immigrants climbed out of poverty into the mainstream." (Calderon & Slavin, 2001, p. iv) That ideal has not changed, as the Hispanic population has grown in the United States to large numbers very quickly and with little fanfare. Now, the

Discrimination has been the brawn of injustices done to people of color. Most don't know of the Chicano struggle in the United Stated for the past four to six generations. Chicanos in America were forced to face chaos, poverty, and pain. Chicano, by Richard Vasquez is a perfect example of how Mexican Americans and Chicanos were treated in America during the 90's. Although Chicanos faced a burdensome life in America, lots of customs and culture immigrated to America with them, which has fabricated the Chicano Culture. The book Chicano profoundly demonstrates how hard it was for a Mexican family to immigrate to America. Once Chicanos started a life in America, it was very hard to get out of it. Mexicans were not socially accepted because

The Hispanic population has grown significantly over years. This ethnicity has been a culture that has dominated the U.S. Nearly, 16 percent of Mexican Americans make up the U.S. population. The Hispanic culture has had an influence in life itself. This varies from expanding its religion, foods and customs. However, Mexican American has influenced other cultures but still remains at the bottom of the social pyramid. They continue to stay at the bottom of the social pyramid due to their lack of education, resources and beliefs of stereotypes. The Hispanic community continues to receive the lowest income by farther than any other culture. The Hispanic community shows a clear example of the gap between the richest and the poor. The Mexican culture cannot advance due to some problems.

Marchevsky, Alejandra, and Theoharis, Jeanne. (2008). Dropped from the rolls: Mexican immigrants, race, and rights in the era of welfare reform. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 35(3), 71-96. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/61683436?accountid=15182 In Marchevsky’s article, she draws on many struggles that Mexican migrants face as they move to the United States to find work to support their family.

What are Black’s and Mexicans relationship in terms of social interaction, and how has their interaction in the past improved their relationship over the years. Although, African American’s and Latino share a common interest in terms of race, social interaction and fighting for their rights; one thing is certain race in the United States is a combination of two different elements (that of black and white). This causing much confusion for the Mexican compared to the Black’s, for the Mexicans wish they could resemble the characteristics of a white-man’s identity; but a black person wishes to be themselves causing separation between the two different

Their place in society has already been ascribed by the overall status of their family, and so they have no need to worry as much as others about the impacts of their behaviour. Families who have lesser status, however, such as the working class Mexicano families that aren’t connected to the government, have children who have to achieve their status and therefore power through whatever limited means they can, such as being a stellar student to gain favor with teachers, and playing sports to gain status with their peers, and staying away from drugs to avoid the stigma that comes with being a Mexicano drug user. Instead of having power, they must actively work to gain it due to their lower ascribed

The history of the African Americans, Latino Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans contains an infinite variety of experiences. To the Native Americans who founded these lands, slavery, and the waves of migration. What all minority groups have experienced is the

An evangelical Church in Cordoba, Argentina has finally received justice, after being persecuted, vandalized, and threatened for several years.

Mexico is high on the list of the most dangerous countries in the world. The violence taking place there has killed thousands and is increasing throughout the years and needs to be stopped immediately. Unfortunately, it isn’t going to stop tomorrow or by magic. A thorough plan needs to be created, one that will focus on all parts of the problem, not just one. Two reports, one written for the Brookings Institution called Peña Nieto’s Piñata: The Promise and Pitfalls of Mexico’s New Security Policy against Organized Crime by Vanda Felbab-Brown; who is an expert on international conflicts such as organized crime, and the other which is documented in the Library of Congress titled Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Violence by June S. Beittel; who is an author and analyst on latin american business and has written many articles and reports documented in the Library of Congress, disclose information on the current president Enrique Pena Nieto and ex-president Felipe Calderon of Mexico. These reports go into detail about the strategies Pena Nieto and Calderon took to try and stop the violence. This essay will compare and contrast these reports based on three points: the details of both strategies, how the actions taken affect the people of Mexico and how they react to them, and whose strategy was a better one and why.

Since the escalation of violence between criminal organizations and government forces in 2006, drug related violence has killed an estimated eighty thousand Mexican soldiers, and other law enforcement authorities. This problem is important because criminal violence is happening all over the world just not mexico. It's affecting the environment because their are corpses hanging from billboards and bridges. The focus of my paper is to show the criminal violence in mexico and how its hurting our environment.

Prejudice Against the Mexican-American PeopleBy: Luke MarlattSome people believe non-natives shouldn’t have rights, citizenship, or even jobs. Some believe our borders should be cut off so immigrants won’t flood our country. Some believe that deporting and tearing families apart will be the solution. Some people believe that even American citizens who have Mexican heritage or came to America legally don’t belong, but none of this will help. This prejudice against Mexican-Americans is tearing apart North America and even some parts of South America. Organizations like DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) seek for children who are illegal immigrants and try to give them a chance to stay legally. These organizations try and help the torn apart families and try to put an end to a prejudice against