Theu.s. Latino And The American Culture - 746 Words

Hays and Erford state that â€Å"undocumented U.S. Latino/as are most likely to be shut from economic, educational and physical wellness, and that is not mentioning the stigma that comes being termed illegal; creating a stress from fear of deportation†(323). Being Mexican is hard all together. There are constant battles and discriminatory acts from individuals who feel superior to the Latino community. The racist remarks and common stereotypes make Latinos look superfluous within the American culture. As of now, Alejandro states that he has not been discriminated to his persona. On the other hand, he has seen discrimination to individuals of the same race. His personal oppression comes from his legal status. It is common for individuals of†¦show more content†¦The reason he viewed it as an adventure was because he had migrated once to the United States and the journey was smooth. There were no complications. The nightmare began the second day when the guide decided to leave the group in mercy of faith. The guide who was to take make sure they crossed over to a safe place, decided to leave the other group of immigrates because one man was sick. He had a liver problem. Alejandro and his father knew that they could not allow such cruel act to happen so they stayed behind to help and walk at a slower pace. By the fourth day, the group with which they were walking had no water and were starving. They were at a breaking point and decided that it was time to get caught ICE. Before ICE was able to rescue them, Alejandro and the group of immigrants found a rancher who offered to help them. It turned out that the rancher had connections with abductors. The abductors had a safe house where they have immigrants from Mexico as well as South America waiting to be rescued. The only to be rescued was for relatives to pay for their freedom. Alejandro reports that his father and he, were abducted for one week before they escaped the safe house. He said that was t he first time where he learned how cruel humans could be. In the safe house, he witnessed various sexual assaults to women. It was during one the sexual assaults that Alejandro and his father made the move and escaped the safe house; a stone wall was impeding their freedom.