James I. Grieshop documentary “Invisible Indians: Mixtec Farmworkers in California” examines the history of the Mixtec people living in Oaxaca, Mexico and what has pushed and pulled them to migrate to the United States, particularly California. The documentary provides primary sources as it contains interviews from the Mixtec people and the farm owners that have hired them. The documentary does a phenomenal job at providing information on this “invisible” group of people that have taken over the United States agricultural labor force by storm. In James I. Grieshop’s eye-opening documentary “Invisible Indians: Mixtec Farmworkers in California” he with the assistance of other writers and the generous funding by The University of California MEXUS Program and The University of
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An example of this can be seen in the lecture given on November 13 that examined the Immigration Restrictions from 1875 till 1965. In Kenneth J. Guest’s, informative textbook, “Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age” he evaluates the cause for the fluctuation in immigrants entering foreign countries. stating, “The decision to migrate and the chosen destination are often shaped by pushes and pulls...To understand global migration flows, we must look beyond the push and pull factors to examine the bridges and barriers that influence who moves and where they go.” (Guest 2014, 492) Guest describes the cause for the immigration of immigrants to other countries as “push and pull” factors. An example that is given in the documentary is the increase of Mexican immigrants to the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. As the Mexican revolution caused the death of millions and lead to a poor economy which pushed the mexican people to seek refuge in the United States. Also, the bracero program which “encouraged immigration from Mexico to fill Agricultural and other jobs vacated
An example of this can be seen in the lecture given on November 13 that examined the Immigration Restrictions from 1875 till 1965. In Kenneth J. Guest’s, informative textbook, “Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age” he evaluates the cause for the fluctuation in immigrants entering foreign countries. stating, “The decision to migrate and the chosen destination are often shaped by pushes and pulls...To understand global migration flows, we must look beyond the push and pull factors to examine the bridges and barriers that influence who moves and where they go.” (Guest 2014, 492) Guest describes the cause for the immigration of immigrants to other countries as “push and pull” factors. An example that is given in the documentary is the increase of Mexican immigrants to the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. As the Mexican revolution caused the death of millions and lead to a poor economy which pushed the mexican people to seek refuge in the United States. Also, the bracero program which “encouraged immigration from Mexico to fill Agricultural and other jobs vacated