ed, where students must learn English just to attend classes that teach American literature, history, and a myriad of other lessons in American culture (Romo). Being Americanized almost resembles a riddance of the culture of the immigrant. On last glance, it seems as if even though life as a Mexican immigrant is very hard in America, they persevere. They have done nothing wrong to warrant this kind of mistreatment. They come to America to find better lives, or to make money to support their families. They do not come to do harm to America, they dont come with any purpose at all but to try and make their lives better for themselves and for their families. They come anyway, despite the fact that they will have to have few opportunities, deal with American prejudice, and Americanization. Because, unfortunately, as bad as it is for them in the U.S., it is often better than what they had back in Mexico. Mexican immigrants havent done anything wrong, they are serving as scapegoats, and they know it. They know full well how many people feel about them. A man named Woody Guthrie wrote a poem about it:"Some of us are illegal and some are not wantedOur work contracts out and we have to move on;Six hundred miles to that Mexican border,They chase us like outlaws, like rustlers, like thieves" (Perea 171). ...
