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2.6 Gomez-Pena

2.6 Gomez-Pena

Q 6 Gomez-Pena What is one argument that Gomez-Pena makes about why do people see immigrants from "south of the border" as aliens or the other? 1. Write a short intro where you respond to the question in one or two sentences (keep in mind the project themes). 2. In the body of your response support your answer by referring to a specific passage from the reading in your own words. 3. Keep in mind the guidelines for understanding the reading and writing a good post. 4. Comment on one other post, elaborating, clarifying, or giving examples. 5. Extra points for responding to a comment on your initial post.

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Gomez-Pena argue that people see immigrants “south of the border” as aliens or the other because it seems like they try to find any reason to blame Latin's for almost everything. In the passage, “ The ‘ 90s culture of xenophobia: beyond the tortilla curtain by Guillermo Gomez-pena”, it states, “Mexican and Chicano culture, and the Spanish language. This horrible menace is here, inside of "our" country, within "our" borders, not only threatening "our" jobs and neighborhoods, but also "our" ideals of justice and order(689)”. I don’t like that the US makes immigrants look dangerous.