Victor Davis Hanson's What Is So Different About Mexican Immigration?

Victor Davis Hanson’s “Introduction” and “What Is So Different about Mexican Immigration?” Victor Hanson’s presents his historian viewpoint of California's immigration issue in “What is So Different about Mexican Immigration.” Hanson goes into depth on how Mexican immigration into the United States has changed over the course of a century and how it is different than other countries immigration. . He supports his argument with four key points that explain his viewpoint and how Mexican Immigration is different from other countries. The four key points are the proximity of Mexico, the race of the people migrating, Mexico City, and reverse chauvinism. With the idea of the proximity of Mexico and the race of the people Hanson uses key details and facts about Mexico and multiple countries to support his argument. On the idea of Mexico CIty hanson goes into depth of the government and for reverse chauvinism he brings up the exaggerated patriotism the immigrants get after leaving Mexico. …show more content…
I believe Hanson’s strengths are best displayed in his argument when presenting the proximity of Mexico to the United States and the race of people migrating while the weaknesses in his argument are displayed in his presentation of Mexico City’s government and reverse chauvinism. Regarding the proximity of Mexico, Hanson effectively uses logic and reason to convince the audience with the use of evidence such as facts and statistics. Hanson presents that the geographical nearness to the United States has always been unfortunate for the arrival of Mexican immigrants and is a clear explanation of why Mexican immigrants are different than other recent immigrants. He defends this claim by saying, “Had Mexicans flocked to Costa Rica or had New Zealanders rushed into Los Angeles, the