PROGRAM INFO
- Title:
- Barrio Lives, Barrio Histories
- Program #
- 1980-23
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Guests:
- Albert Camarillo, Estevan Flores
- Date:
- May 10, 1980
Barrio Lives, Barrio histories
Linda Fregoso speaks with Albert Camarillo about the history of California barrios and interviews Estevan Flores on his study of undocumented families in Houston. Camarillo’s research traces the origins of the barrios in California to the 19th century pueblos that became part of the United Sates after the Mexican American war. He argues that Chicano political marginalization similarly traces to this time, when Anglos began to takeover local politics. He explains that there has always been a lot of diversity within barrios between newcomers from Mexico and those who had lived in California since the 1700s. Camarillo then discusses the various settlement patterns and relations between Mexican and Chicano communities.
Estevan Flores updates the conversation to look at the contemporary situation of undocumented families in Houston, Texas. He discusses the results of a study he participated in, which interviewed undocumented families to determine their impact on the economy. The study found that immigrants constituted a net gain to the economy since their purchases were taxed and few if any used social services. He further argues that immigrants are not taking jobs from citizens because they often perform work many do not want to do and in sectors, like construction, which have a surplus of jobs. Flores would like to see legislation that permitted children born in the U.S. to petition for legal residency for their parents and an increased quota for immigrants from Mexico. While he does not believe amnesty is politically feasible in the current political climate, he would like to see all immigrants given their full constitutional rights.
KEYWORDS
184819th Century Mexican immigration
Amnesty Programs
Barrios
Carter administration
Chicano Political Power
Chicanos
Chicanos in a Changing Society
Chicanos in Politics
Chicanos in the Labor Force
Children
Cholos
Education for the Children of Undocumented Workers
Family Size
Great Depression
Gulf Coast Legal Defense Fund
Houston, Texas
Illegal Alien
Immigrant Rights
Immigration
Immigration Quotas
Impact of Undocumented Workers on Labor Markets
Impact of Undocumented Workers on the Economy
Jimmy Carter
Leonel Castillo
Los Angeles
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Mexican American War
Mexican Americans
Mexicanos
Mexicanos and Chicanos
Mutual aid societies
Mutualistas
National Association of Chicano Studies
Pan American Universities
Pocho
Political marginalization
Public education
Pueblos
Refugees
Santa Barbara
Segregation
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Undocumented Families
Undocumented Immigrants