Immigrant Labor and Identity Politics This article discusses the passage of Proposition 187 by California voters, and the ramifications this clearly racial legislation has for the country, and for minorities in the country. The article talks about what Hispanics and other minorities could have lost with the legislation, and what types of people supported the Proposition. In addition, the author notes how politicians reacted to the legislation, and how it played into the hands of some racist politicians and organizations. In addition, the author notes how historically, minorities have suffered at the hands of white aggressors, and how this continues in the present day. The author notes that many ethnic groups are banding together to form cohesive units to fight oppression and racism. As the author writes, "Political struggle, social analysis, and social theory are mutually constitutive; each is better when linked to the other" (68). This article not only discusses some of the backlash from Proposition 187, it discusses some of the historic ethnic racism that...

This article shows that identity and skin color still play a large part in poverty, racial strife, and hatred, and that Americans have not come as far as many might think in the war against hatred and racial inequity.
There are several main points in the article that the author uses to back up his allegations. One of the most compelling is what he begins his article with, the consequences of California's Proposition 187 on immigrant workers and their families, including the lack of adequate health care and educational opportunities. The author goes on to discuss the white voters who voted for passage of Prop 187, and what they hoped to gain by passing this clearly racist and inflammatory legislation, yet the proponents of the measure denied any racist animosity behind the legislation. The author also showed some of the ways English speakers retaliated against Mexican-Americans in the first days of the new…