Immigrant Workers In Gloria Anzaldua's El Sonavabitche '

To share blood with immigrant workers is something one must carry with honor. They overcome any obstacle that blocks them from providing for their family across the border. In “El Sonavabitche” by Gloria Anzaldua, we encounter with an American landlord which employs immigrant workers. This character exploits his workers and delivers them to law officials before payday arrives. This poem focuses on underlining the lack of working rights and lack of support by the government towards undocumented individuals. To begin with, Anzaldua mentions “The Sonavabitche works them / from sunup to dark- 15 hours sometimes” (147). Through this quote she informs the audience that the employer of the immigrants exposes them to long periods of work but they cannot argue against it. Lamentably, the fact that they are undocumented leaves them with nothing to do but keep themselves silent and follow …show more content…
Most of the times, when immigration officials make a raid to catch the undocumented immigrants they use force; usually attempting mainly against immigrants than against the employer. People like “El Sonavabitche” tend to come with their hands clean with no damage for employing people without legal papers. Officials only look at one side of the “tortilla” which is catching the immigrants and turning them to their respective countries. But in this case, Anzaldua took a step forward to put a firm fist on the table. She knew how to handle the employer that turned in his employees before paying them and forced him to hand her their paychecks. She threatened him with using her connections in Washington, even though she did not know anyone over there. Foolishly, he felt for her threat and turned in his money which justly belonged to the