PROGRAM INFO
- Title:
- Chicano-Mexicano Relations
- Program #
- 1979-17
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Guest:
- Jorge Bustamante
- Date:
- Mar 29, 1979
Chicano-Mexicano Relations
Jorge Bustamante discusses Chicano relations with Mexico and the issues surrounding Mexican labor migration to the United States. Bustamante begins by discussing Mexican perceptions of Chicanos. Although some wealthy Mexicans continue to perceive Chicanos negatively because of the influence of the U.S. media and racism, there is a growing awareness of the issues Chicanos face and their contributions to Mexican culture, as evidenced by the presence of Chicano literature in Mexico and the discussions surrounding bilingual education for indigenous communities. Bustamante also notes the widespread misconceptions Chicanos hold of Mexican culture and calls for each group to educate the other about their culture and its commonalities and differences.
Bustamante then discusses the issue of undocumented labor in the U.S. He argues that the U.S. mistakenly believes such workers negatively impact labor markets and the economy. He points to studies that show how much undocumented workers contribute to lowering inflation and funding social services through their taxes. In Mexico, some groups see migration as an escape valve that relieves the pressure from widespread unemployment, and he explains that the Mexican government has done little for immigrants because there is no political will. Bustamante also talks about Chicano relations to the Mexican government and their success in obtaining money for scholarship programs for Chicanos to study in Mexico. Bustamante concludes with a brief discussion of the Bracero Program.
KEYWORDS
AmbassadorAmerican Indian
Baby Boomers
Bilingual Education
Border
Bracero Program
Chicanos
Colorado
Consumerism
David North
Deportations
Diaspora
Ernesto Galarza
Foreign Policy
Homeland
Illegal Alien
Inflation
Jimmy Carter
Jorge Bustamante
Jose Angel Gutierrez
Jose Lopez Portillo
Labor
Marian Houston
Mass Media
Media Portrayals of Chicanos
Merchants of Labor
Mexican Ambassador to the United States
Mexican Government
Mexican Indian
Mexican Perceptions of Chicanos
Mexican Perceptions of Migration
Mexico
Migration
Nationalism
Native American
Oil
Out-migration
Participant Observation
Racism
Racism in Mexico
Rudy de la Garza
Scholarship Programs
Sending Country
Social Security
Spanish Language
Spiders in the House and Workers in the Field
Stereotypes
Taxes
Transnationalism
U.S. Department of Labor
Underdevelopment
Undocumented Worker
Unemployment
Wall Street Journal