Dream of Returning?

As I read Gregory Rodriguez opinion in the Los Angeles Times about “Fewer Mexican Immigrants Dream of Returning” I agree with everything Rodriguez said. I believe his intended audience was generally the Mexicans who are from Mexico, and the Hispanic population here in the United States. I also believe he is trying to reach out to Americans in the sense that, if Mexico’s own people who immigrated to the United States don’t go back, then why should Americans go for anything? After reading Rodriguez opinion I believe that he is trying to capture the audience to think of Mexico in a positive way, even with the violence and corruption going on, because it has such history, and beautiful places. The basic argument of this opinion was to reach to people that Mexican immigrants who are living in the United States, may not want to go back to Mexico with all the drug wars going on, “Today, fear of violence is keeping more people focused on their futures north of the border and changing longtime patterns of assimilation and migration.” Another thing I liked about Rodriguez opinion, is the sources he has in order to make this article visible as far as anyone in the United States not going to Mexico such as mentioning the murder of El Monte educator Bobby Salcedo, who is a second generation Mexican American who urged people to boycott going to Mexico, and even told the Pasadena Star-News, that he would never visit Mexico again. Some evidence to people that may not go back to Mexico, is that yes the first and second generation Mexican Americans will be affected, but the third, and fourth are already living at a profound from their grandparents and great-grandparents homeland. In conclusion I believe that Rodriguez opinion is a successful one. Since I do watch a lot of the news and I like to keep up with current events, and since I have kept an eye on this drug war in Mexico, this argument/opinion doesn’t change my mind, I’ve always said if I've got no business in Mexico I have no reason to be there.

Border Protection

Being a Criminal Justice major, I thought it be fitting to post an article about a Homeland Security Agency. I was reading the Post Chronicle, and it deals with the border protection, and how Obama submitted the 2011 budget proposal, which includes cuts to U.S. border security. I think this issue is important, because we need this security(maybe at an all time high now), just in the last year or two violence has erupted massively, with killings everyday, and how can we protect Americans here on the home front with all these cuts happening, especially with Homeland Security?