Latino And Latinas Book Review

In the first chapter, the author tries to bring the perspective into the eyes of the reader. The writer is trying not to sound bias and wants the readers to see the same way that the writer does. The author in the first few pages takes issues with the way that the American justice system treats the Latinos and Latinas when they are involved in the crime. The author even decides to cite some of the previous empirical research that concluded that the whites made up a more percentage of the criminals than the Latinos/as (Morin and Delgado, 2009. P, 3). The author also takes note of the fact that the Latinos/as have been reduced just a mere group by the American Society. To drive the point home, the author points to the historic facts. “They remain …show more content…
The author discusses the US used imperialism to be able to conquer some of the Latin countries. The author takes issues with the fact that the US it itsconquest decided to use imperialism and the separation of races. The author here is trying to point out the fact that the US led to the emigration of the Latinos/as into the US soil during the time of the conquest and imperialism. What the author wants to understand more is the reason the government that is mainly comprised of the white race decide to discriminate the Latinos/as and yet they directly led them to move into America. The author also points to the conquest by the US on Mexico and Puerto Rico as the one that led to the movement of the people from the Latin countries into the US. However, the author does not finish at that they explore the lies that were under the feeling of democracy that were offered by …show more content…
The jobs on offer and the promise of equal opportunities in the US were very hard for the Latinos/as to ignore. On that note, many of them moved in search of greener pastures and a better way of life, little did they know that promise would not be fulfilled in full. The author in this section is also able to drive the message home under the headline of the section. The author strives to explain to those who may not know how the Latinos/as found their way to America. The author does not only give the HOW but also, gives the WHY. The section is informative to the reader who may want to know more about the movement of the Latinos/as into the US. On the same note, the section delivers in that it prepares the reader to read more of the book in order to know how comes today the Latinos/as are treated the way they are. In conclusion, the Latinos may have been content with what they had, but a false promise drove them out of their