America has been described as the country of endless opportunities and freedom. People have risked their lives to escape from their countries to come to this great nation to obtain those possibilities. Foreigners face the difficulty of insufficient funds because of their immigration status and possibly the lack of educational achievements. Many Americans have become outraged over time due to the decreased work employment and have placed their blame onto those who are immigrants. The majority of these immigrants belong to Mexico. Therefore, this controversial belief has been directed primarily toward this ethnic group. Jimmy Santiago Baca’s poem, “So Mexicans are taking jobs from Americas,” is focused against those who believe in this controversial belief. He emphasizes and verbally illustrates the accusations directed towards these group using mockery.
(TRANSITION) Jimmy is angrily speaking directly to those who are protesting against …show more content…
Jimmy illustrates every accusation that is said, and he creates a mockery of it by emphasizing certain points. People say foreigners are coming in and taking jobs away, but the truth is they are not, they are not threatening anyone, immigrants are taking the jobs that are available and most often they are labor intensive and do not get paid well. Baca makes a mockery of this accusation and responds; “O Yes? Do they come on horses with rifles, and say, Ese Gringo, gimme your job?” (Baca 1-3). Baca also creates a graphic visual illustrating the white American farmers as being villainous and abusive towards various ethnic groups that are employed by the farmers. Jimmy reveals his experiences with immigrants fearing for their lives and the abuse they get from other Americans. “The rifles I hear sound in the night are white farmers shooting black and browns who ribs I see jutting out and starving children…” (Baca
(TRANSITION) Jimmy is angrily speaking directly to those who are protesting against …show more content…
Jimmy illustrates every accusation that is said, and he creates a mockery of it by emphasizing certain points. People say foreigners are coming in and taking jobs away, but the truth is they are not, they are not threatening anyone, immigrants are taking the jobs that are available and most often they are labor intensive and do not get paid well. Baca makes a mockery of this accusation and responds; “O Yes? Do they come on horses with rifles, and say, Ese Gringo, gimme your job?” (Baca 1-3). Baca also creates a graphic visual illustrating the white American farmers as being villainous and abusive towards various ethnic groups that are employed by the farmers. Jimmy reveals his experiences with immigrants fearing for their lives and the abuse they get from other Americans. “The rifles I hear sound in the night are white farmers shooting black and browns who ribs I see jutting out and starving children…” (Baca