Great story of the oft untold history of exploitation of Mexican labor.

It looks as if history does repeat itself. Will the US continue opening it's doors when it is in search of cheap labor, but throw them out whenever there is a problem.
Duke1676 | Homepage | 03.23.06 - 9:12 am | #

The "use them and lose them" policy of the US must stop!

Good point, however........
The exploitation of our people began with them and ends with them when they chose to enter this country by breaking the laws of this country. Many of our ancestors worked hard and sacrificed in order to enter this country through the legal process and are rewarded with the rights of this country. Where is their justice and where is the justice for those who attempt to enter this country by legal means?
Cathreina | Homepage | 03.27.06 - 10:42 am | #

Cathreina

Justice will only come when we truely are about to talk about the real issue and that is racism. Because no matter what laws they put in book, it comes down to one thing - everyday people. Since racism is on the rise, what is to say that some racist person doesn't turn you or me or an legal citizen in.

The argument is really blured if you look at the big picture. One arguement is that the "Mexicans" are taking the jobs. The other is it is all the undocumented. And this is where the problem comes in. We really don't have accurate numbers. Even the Pew Foundation will admit to it:
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Unfortunately, the United States does not have very good data on the numbers of new immigrants arriving in the country each year and no single source of data adequately measures such flows. Available data from immigration agencies are generally designed for administrative purposes rather than as measures of the number of people moving into the United States; immigrants arriving outside legal channels have increased numerically and as a share of the total inflow.
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And this is important to remember. tracking people who actually left is not recorded. How many are in limbo that being counted as undocumented?

So even people who are semi-legal are in danger because they are in limbo and still considered illegal.
XP | Homepage | 03.30.06 - 11:21 am | #