Findings
Throughout my research process, I found various sources that enhanced how Mexican immigrants have contributed to the Los Angeles economy. To begin, Martin V. Torres in Indispensable Migrants expresses how Mexican immigrants had a huge role in the making of modern Los Angeles. He argues that during the beginning of the last century, Mexican labor was crucial in the city’s railways, agricultural fields, and nascent light industry. Today, although Mexicans do not occupy the most prestigious positions in Los Angeles or the city’s financial center. He states, “it would be difficult to imagine how people in leadership positions in Los Angeles would function without the immigrants who, among other things, clean their office buildings, take
Throughout my research process, I found various sources that enhanced how Mexican immigrants have contributed to the Los Angeles economy. To begin, Martin V. Torres in Indispensable Migrants expresses how Mexican immigrants had a huge role in the making of modern Los Angeles. He argues that during the beginning of the last century, Mexican labor was crucial in the city’s railways, agricultural fields, and nascent light industry. Today, although Mexicans do not occupy the most prestigious positions in Los Angeles or the city’s financial center. He states, “it would be difficult to imagine how people in leadership positions in Los Angeles would function without the immigrants who, among other things, clean their office buildings, take