We need a mexican Al Sharpton or Rev. Jesse Jackjson. Is there a mexican with the same amount of national recognition? Mexican americans,puerto ricans, etc. face the same amount of bigotry,disccrimination,stereotyping as blacks. How many times have you seen these black activists on national news shows fighting for black equality demanding policies be changed or to demand that social programs be started to benefit blacks?
When is the last time you saw a mexican american doing the same?
The answer is probably 30 years ago.That is why you can tune into any tv or talk radio station and hear commentary that is not only degrading but also slanted to depict all Mexicans in the worst possible way.I don't know about you but I find it downright racist when Oriely on fox news refers to illegal aliens on national tv as wetbacks.I could go on and on about the way mexican people are potrayed
What positive role models on tv or in the movies are Mexican? None.Does a Mexican complain? No. Back to we need a nationally known Mexican activist to fight for change.During the immigration reform we did not have one single spokesman to articulate the real desires and dreams of the illegal alien.How sad.
I almost believe that Mexican Americans have become invisible in America.When it comes to opportunity or advancement.Am I demanding the same things that blacks fought for? yes I am.Mexican American or illegal immgrant we all buy american goods from food to cars and homes we rent property.So why aren't we represented in the ads of all the producers of the items we purchase.The only thing I hear about in a positive manner regarding latins is our voting power.Yet we seem to get absoloutely nothing for our vote.
So my question is who will be our natioally known spokesman?What is his/her name .Who do rally behind.if we don't do something like this we will have no no one but ourselves to blame .We have to be stop being so passive. we need to organize and fight,fight.
