As I see it, Americo Paredes’s poem “The Mexico-Texan” and Pat Mora’s poem “Legal Alien” are really connected since both authors, in their poems, express the same idea of how is to live in the border and being Mexican American. In Mora´s poem we can detect a feeling of desperation and frustration when she writes “an American to Mexicans, a Mexican to Americans.”Paredes’s poem also emphasizes this idea of not knowing where you really belong when he says “he no gotta country , he no gotta flag”…
The author appears to assume that the audience values seeing an authentic representation of immigration at the Arizona boundaries. When the audience clicks on the TIME photo album “The Great Wall of America” the caption reads, “TIME Photographer Anthony Suau tracks the progress of the US effort to build a permanent barrier between the United States and Mexico” (TIME). Suau predicts that the audience becomes intrigued by the building of the wall and their views against immigration because he shows the hardships of immigration. The author as well as the audience both holds meaning towards seeing what the building of the wall looks…
The state is going to keep the 40 foot monument there for remembrance of the WWI veterans. The monument affects about 50,000 people that drive by it every day. This article affected me because to me it doesn’t make sense to get bothered over a cross shaped…
The cartoon that I chose is called Border Security. I find it very interesting that the cartoonist chose this type of background. Also having Border Security, NOT, and Amnesty all highlighted in red. The text in this cartoon is very unique to its time, because of the major focus that has been on border control. I believe that the cartoonist targeted a specific type of reader in this cartoon. That type of reader would be the nave and ignorant people focused on this topic of boarder security and bringing up unreasonable ideas as to why we need more border control and to send them back to their country. I also find it interesting that in this cartoon the Native Americans are talking about border security to each other, about the Europeans, just to find out that the Europeans in the future kill, rape, and steal the Native Americans land and people. To me it looks like the cartoonist is trying to get a point across that we need to take a look at ourselves and what we stand by, or perhaps the cartoon just may be telling us that this is a cycle. When talking about the exigence of this cartoon, the fact that I believe everyone should open their eyes and try to relate toward each other is my main motivation on writing about this topic.…
I live in an area full of apple orchards. In the next small town is the Musselman’s plant where they produce applesauce, juice, and other apple products. A little farther down the road one can find several other companies that use apples for their products. I have been past the orchards and the factories. The majority of the workers are immigrants, legal, or not, I do not know. When a group of recent graduates, that were visiting, were asked if they would consider employment in any of these places, with a substantial amount of pay, there was a resounding “no” from the group. Asked why and the response was because it was not a job they would like to…
But if I step back and try to look at it logically I can definitely see why this caused so much controversy and 26 years later we are still talking about it and writing papers about the case. Yes, a committee backed by the federal government did commission this piece for a federal plaza and yes, the artist chosen believed that this sculpture would be there forever like the Statue of Liberty for instance. But most people did not understand the symbolism of this piece, it’s just a big dark, metal wall, what is its significance, what is its meaning? The average public would not understand the meaning of the piece, should that matter? I guess my thought is just because the government-funded it doesn’t mean we should be stuck with it forever. Our government funds a lot of things that we as Americans don’t agree with and we should have a say in some of the…
The Jimenez’s come to America to strive for a better life and lifestyle. They search for job opportunities and a proper education for their children. Despite the fact they are here illegally, they work and go to school like normal human beings. The Jimenez’s set an example for most illegal immigrants that cross the border.…
Author David Horsey created this illustration with the intention of showing us how ICE is deporting people who are not a threat to our society rather than targeting the people who are truly causing trouble. Horsey is in fact successful with getting his point across that immigrants who have created a life and home for themselves in the land of opportunity are now being deported and dealt with as if they were criminals.…
Boston university professor who is knowledgeable about the civil war says "The idea that this somehow is about Southern Heritage, I think that ship has sailed." This shows that the idea that this gives any form of learning or culture is not true, and that it may even send a bad message. Some may argue that the statues do give culture and that's why the people in Charlottesville went to the rally, however this argument is flawed as most of the people at the rally where not from Charlottesville in the first place but actually from around united states, these factors show that it was not about the statues but about the message the racist were spreading, and as a symbol for neo-Nazi's.…
The undocumented citizenry coming from the Mexican border is extremely overpopulated and unending. The solution of the U.S. government was to build a wall in certain areas along the borders. The wall is not all along the borders but it is in sections, like urban areas where immigration is the most common. Due to these factors now a days Mexicans prefer to jump the border than going through the desert. “No matter where they entered, they had only to step over a drooping bit of wire fence or across an invisible line in the dust”. “TO USE IS PROHIBITED!” (Urrea 56-57). This sign is the only thing USA is doing to prevent immigrants from crossing but with this little warning we are we are putting these immigrants to their death. USA should comprehend that putting a border is just putting immigrants in danger.…
The first article “ Immigration Reverse! More Mexicans Are leaving U.S. Than Coming In” is based on the research of Pew Research Center. They claim that more Mexicans are likely to leave the United States than migrating into the country, marking a reversal of one of the most significant immigration trends in the history of the United States. The Pew Research Center claims that the main reason for the Mexican emigration from the United States is the desire of reuniting with their families. Another reason for leaving the U.S is the absence of jobs, witch is the mostly motivation for them to leave. Mexico is not as it was back in the days. They have a developed industry with more jobs and opportunities.…
Over 100 years ago, poet Emma Lazarus wrote:” Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This part of her poem “The New Colossus” embodies the spirit of the Statue of Liberty’s significance to the undocumented youth of America and thousands of hopeful people of the world seeking a new life. With the DACA program, undocumented youth of our country can enjoy a part of what it means to be a citizen of the U.S.A.…
Written on side of one of America’s most notable landmark, The Statue of Liberty is the iconic line “Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breath free”(Carnes 640). The message that “Lady Liberty” conveys is one of acceptance and embracement of immigrants no matter how poor, outcaste, or unwanted, because America was the “Land of Opportunity.” The cartoon in Puck Magazine depicts the United States as a US Ark Refuge with Uncle Sam opening his arms to the poor and decrepit immigrants looking for freedom. (Doc A) Shortly after this cartoon was made America’s open door policy began to diminish replaced by nativist legislature. America’s welcoming nature had throughout its history been selective to whom it applied, whether it be the Irish and German immigrants during the early 1800s who experienced racial discrimination upon arrival (Carnes 492). During the time period between 1880 to 1925 America’s open arms to immigrants became even more selective in the wake of WWI, when a new flow of immigrants from Europe among other places arrived on American soil looking for a new life (Carnes 640). Instead of a “Land of Opportunity” they arrived in a hostile climate fueled by nativist, who believed in White American superiority, and feared cheap immigrant labor was a threat to their livelihood (Carnes 641). The United States government during this time period did protect America’s status as a “Land of Opportunity,” but instead made life as an immigrant more difficult with nativist legislature such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and Immigration Act of 1917 (Carnes 436).…
The reaction that the sculpture received was unexpected. He did not anticipate controversy that would soon come. He believed the outcome would be quite the opposite, and that the public would be in total awe. When the Tiled Arc was completed, people were surprisingly irate. WNYC.com stated, "Two months after its installation, a petition requesting the removal of the sculpture was signed by 1,300 federal employees working in and around the plaza". The workers thought of the piece as rubbish, and that it was hazardous and could attract terrorists. In my opinion, I believe their view is ludicrous. What would be the difference if it were an enormous eagle made out of steel or something of that nature? They would have not blinked an eye. The dilemma here is that these people do not grasp the concepts of art. Their interests lie in politics, law enforcement, etcetera. According to Serra, " This is the point, "The viewer becomes aware of himself and of his movement through the plaza. As he moves, the sculpture changes. Contraction and expansion of the sculpture result from the viewer's movement. Step by step the perception not only of the sculpture but of the entire environment changes". Unfortunately, the viewers did not visualize it in that aspect. I think this situation is ironic, because American's always preach about free will and free speech but yet when others put out something into society they reject it…
In the movie The Last Conquistador, there is a controversy going on between John Houser, a sculpture who successfully attempted to create and mount the tallest bronze equestrian statue in the world, and people who funded the building of the statue and Native Americans living in Texas. The Native Americans don’t want the statue of a long-forgotten Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate, branded a terrorist and a genocidal architect by some, to be built. The Native Americans think that Juan de Oñate is anything to celebrate. He killed thousands of the Native Americans’ ancestors and took their lands. While the Native Americans have their points, Houser and his helpers are trying to help out the city of El Paso, Texas. El Paso Texas is one of the poorest cities in the United States. With Houser Building this statue, Revenue from tourists would help the city out. I honestly think that in this situation, everyone needs to understand where everyone else is coming from. The statue was not meant to be demeaning to the Native Americans in anyway and it is a beautiful piece of art that is very well sculpted. But then again, Houser should have done his research and understood how bad of a man Oñate was and realized that putting that statue up where eighty percent of the people living there are of Native American decent wasn’t a good idea. Even though the Oñate statue is beautiful, I believe it should have never gone up in the first place.…