Under the Red Sky La vida no es la que uno vivió, sino la que uno recuerda y cómo la recuerda
Americanization?
Such hypocrisy on the part of some of our “leaders.” You’re worried about immigration but yet our country has managed to wreck other countries economically, culturally and of course politically. You think Uncle Sam hasn’t played a significant role in the incompetence that has reigned over the ruling of Mexico and the rest of Latin [...]
Until Next Time
Just like Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof had his conversations with God, I too do the same. God, I know you have a lot of things to tend to like natural disasters, war, world hunger, etc., but one of these days is it possible that you help the Mexican national team win the World [...]
In God’s Country
A common argument that I hear when discussing immigration is that immigrants should stay in their home country and create change there, (whether that needed change is due to a dictatorship, narco-violence, human rights violations, etc.) instead of looking for change here. I always come up with some counter argument essentially glossing over this interesting [...]
The Mexican Dream
The real Mexican dream, not the false one, not the one that the intellectuals like myself make up, but the real one is that people leave for the United States, find a well-paying job, improve their income level slightly over time, eventually obtain papers, bring their family or create a family, build a family in [...]
That’s All
Is there no alternative? Isn’t taking off to the “norte” the easiest solution? It is. There is no struggle for change. No one looks forward to making a positive change in their community. Instead, it’s all about making the trek to the states where you will work six days a week and earn enough to [...]
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