The passage I chose comes from chapter 1 migration. In this chapter, the author Michael Innis-Jimenez shares the experience and factors that pushed Gilbert Martinez and his family to migrate to the United States, specifically to settle in south Chicago. The journey of Gilbert Martinez and his family stated in 1914 when his family left Torreon, Coahuila in search of safety, work and to escape from the Mexican Revolution, which devastated the entire country. The most affected were the families who were leaving below the poverty line and whose miserable with limited resources to survive. According to Gilbert Martinez, during the revolution, “people were threatened or killed for being on the wrong side in a revolution that had many armies and alliances.
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In other words, Mexican did not choose to migrate to the United States. Instead they were forced to migrate to the United States looking for those opportunities that their government failed to provide them. By sharing the story of Gilbert Martinez, the author is saying that there is a deep history and factors that have led to migration, especially from Mexico and the internal issues, such as governmental repression, the disposal of land and the privatization of the resources have forced Mexican to look for the opportunities that they do not have in their native country. By saying that the war limited them with the food supply, he is arguing that they were prepared to die because Mexican were placed in the wrong side, which means that Mexicans did not have control of their options and destiny. Most likely, Mexicans were trapped in the box(revolution) with one way out, which leads us to the process of migration. In other words, the author is justifying that migration was a result of the internal issues of Mexican Revolution.
The overall arguments and the evidence that the author provides from Gilbert Ramirez’s reinforce the theme of migration because it not only provides how Gilbert migrated to the land of opportunities, but, he discusses the factors that led to the Mexican Migration to the United States. The overall argument is that the Revolution
In other words, Mexican did not choose to migrate to the United States. Instead they were forced to migrate to the United States looking for those opportunities that their government failed to provide them. By sharing the story of Gilbert Martinez, the author is saying that there is a deep history and factors that have led to migration, especially from Mexico and the internal issues, such as governmental repression, the disposal of land and the privatization of the resources have forced Mexican to look for the opportunities that they do not have in their native country. By saying that the war limited them with the food supply, he is arguing that they were prepared to die because Mexican were placed in the wrong side, which means that Mexicans did not have control of their options and destiny. Most likely, Mexicans were trapped in the box(revolution) with one way out, which leads us to the process of migration. In other words, the author is justifying that migration was a result of the internal issues of Mexican Revolution.
The overall arguments and the evidence that the author provides from Gilbert Ramirez’s reinforce the theme of migration because it not only provides how Gilbert migrated to the land of opportunities, but, he discusses the factors that led to the Mexican Migration to the United States. The overall argument is that the Revolution