During World War II, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were extremely discriminated against in America. Though they worked in the United States of America, and many even served our country in the military, society refused to accept them as equals. The same type of discrimination seems to have existed against a great number of different races in America’s history. Regardless of how much good one does for a country, any form of difference tends to override it. Rather than focus on the successes of the different races, America often just focused on the fact that they were different and, consequently, treated them as inferiors.
According to these two reading, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans faced a great deal of prejudice during World War II. The government allowed as many as 4.5 million Mexicans into the U.S. to prevent a labor shortage under the Bracero Program. There were, however, many Mexican-Americans that already resided in the United States before this program. The Bracero Agreement article states, “Mexicans had long been in America having lived in the southwest and west when that territory belonged to Mexico” (1). Regardless of how they got here, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were highly discriminated against during World War II. …show more content…
America is supposed to be a melting pot, yet we tend to place prejudice on any significant differences. LULAC News argues that there are no true differences in race between Latin Americans and Caucasians. I believe that is important to acknowledge that we are all humans, and there is no reason to think of another group as inferior. All of the factors in these articles relate highly to society today and our tendency to place prejudice on other groups. All humans are equal in the grand scheme and it is ridiculous for anyone to believe otherwise. I cannot wait until the day when we move past the issues of race and regard everyone as
According to these two reading, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans faced a great deal of prejudice during World War II. The government allowed as many as 4.5 million Mexicans into the U.S. to prevent a labor shortage under the Bracero Program. There were, however, many Mexican-Americans that already resided in the United States before this program. The Bracero Agreement article states, “Mexicans had long been in America having lived in the southwest and west when that territory belonged to Mexico” (1). Regardless of how they got here, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were highly discriminated against during World War II. …show more content…
America is supposed to be a melting pot, yet we tend to place prejudice on any significant differences. LULAC News argues that there are no true differences in race between Latin Americans and Caucasians. I believe that is important to acknowledge that we are all humans, and there is no reason to think of another group as inferior. All of the factors in these articles relate highly to society today and our tendency to place prejudice on other groups. All humans are equal in the grand scheme and it is ridiculous for anyone to believe otherwise. I cannot wait until the day when we move past the issues of race and regard everyone as