Why Are The People Of The Latino People In The 1900's In America
Racism , discrimination, deportation, and segregation. These are all the things people of the latino community had faced during the early to late 1990s. American people used the latino community for cheap labor, which is basically legal slavery. Many families even if they were citizens of the United States were deported to their home countries. So why were people of the latino community treated so poorly in the 1900’s in America?
During the 1900’s majority of schools were segregated in America. “By the 1940s, as many as 80 percent of Latino children in places like Orange County, California attended separate schools”. (Blakemore) Not only were the students separated, but the schools the latino children were attending were very poor schools. …show more content…
“The government instituted the bracero program, which admitted thousands of Mexican nationals to the U.S. under contracts to work in agriculture and other seasonal jobs.”(Faville) Many people considered this law created by the United States as legal slavery. They were stripped of their rights and forced to work labor intensive jobs for cheap. Millions of men signed contracts to work “From 1942 to 1964, 4.6 million contracts were signed, with many individuals returning several times on different contracts, making it the largest U.S. contract labor program” (bracero history archive) Millions of men had their rights taken away by working under poor conditions and working for very small amounts of money. Not enough to support a …show more content…
The latino community were not seen as true americans, as well as being blamed for the market crash in 1929. Another reason why they were treated so poorly is because many americans and the american government believed that they were the cause of all of america's problems. Due to the belief of that, many americans didn’t want latinos in america at all. Since american’s didn’t see latinos as real americans, they had their right to an education taken away by being separated into poor schools with barely any resources or supplies, as well as not offering a full 12 year
During the 1900’s majority of schools were segregated in America. “By the 1940s, as many as 80 percent of Latino children in places like Orange County, California attended separate schools”. (Blakemore) Not only were the students separated, but the schools the latino children were attending were very poor schools. …show more content…
“The government instituted the bracero program, which admitted thousands of Mexican nationals to the U.S. under contracts to work in agriculture and other seasonal jobs.”(Faville) Many people considered this law created by the United States as legal slavery. They were stripped of their rights and forced to work labor intensive jobs for cheap. Millions of men signed contracts to work “From 1942 to 1964, 4.6 million contracts were signed, with many individuals returning several times on different contracts, making it the largest U.S. contract labor program” (bracero history archive) Millions of men had their rights taken away by working under poor conditions and working for very small amounts of money. Not enough to support a …show more content…
The latino community were not seen as true americans, as well as being blamed for the market crash in 1929. Another reason why they were treated so poorly is because many americans and the american government believed that they were the cause of all of america's problems. Due to the belief of that, many americans didn’t want latinos in america at all. Since american’s didn’t see latinos as real americans, they had their right to an education taken away by being separated into poor schools with barely any resources or supplies, as well as not offering a full 12 year