Thursday, March 14, 2024

School district’s Mexican-American Studies class: Immigration restrictions are ‘oppression’

A Texas school district’s Mexican-American Studies curriculum says restrictions on immigration are “oppression,” and the terms “illegal” and “undocumented” “perpetuate
stereotypes.” - DAVE HUBER
"...In addition, the curriculum highlights a quote from Mexican-American poet Luis Alberto Urrea who says “illegal immigrant” is “A term by which An invading colonial force Vilifies Indigenous cultures By identifying them as An invading colonial force.”
A student learning objective for the unit “Systems of Power and Oppression” reads “Students will able to describe how significant events from 1975 to present have strengthened systems of oppression against Mexican Americans, such as the strengthened immigration laws that made immigration from Mexico harder.”...

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