HIST314k 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I. Bracero programII. The Levelland Incident III. LULACIV. New gulfV. A civil rights law Outline of Current LectureI. US Consensus II. TrendsIII. PoliticsIV. Inequality Current LectureI. US Census is bad at keeping track of MexicansII. They change their standards and rules every 10 yearsIII. Think about trends a. The pop of Latinos increasing rapidly because of a high birth rate despite immigrant flow decreasingb. Birth rate of Hispanic woman dropping having more children per woman IV. Immigration officials make it a priority to deport people (Travis county) a. Enforcement effects the census count V. Demographic profile of Latinos geographic dispersal (through out the 20th century people transitioned from Mex Southwest to move North a. Pop increase in Georgia has much to do with Olympics b. Tyson plant established in the deep south made use of AA and poor white laborers (hire large numbers of people for low wages)i. People become acculturated over the centuries ii. Latinoization of America- as these people become Americanized, American becomes Latinoizediii. Culture changes are so rapidly which created some tensions VI. Political rep lags behind the majority popa. Effective po representation means that the policies will accommodate the people These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. People will say that it takes time for people to get acculturated, protect their interests, to have effective pressure on public officials etc. c. Some people express frustration and get slow po representation over timed. Mex are nationally increasing the number of registered voters, but that is not increasing at the same rate i. Political rep is so, but voter participation is not there ii. Need more political education (people go out and vote)iii. Mex are registering and naturalizing at a high rate but that does not translate to showing a significant number of votersVII. How do they look socially [Texas occupational distribution and relative concentration of Mex) a. Look at occupations- types of jobs you have and how much you earn to determine social life b. These are based on income as well as other money (retirement, savings, etc)c. Latinos relative to others don't have little pot of goal (retirement, investment, and savings)d. The table shows thati. 1970:10.8% are white collar workersii. 1930: Mex workforce in Texas 30.5% worked as farm laborers  in 1970 the figure dropped significantly to 5%iii. Mex are concentrated at the bottom and they are not moving up at the same rate as everyone else/ not being incorp or assimilated at the same rate 1. Mexicans are more concentrated2. The movement up in social assimilation is not moving at the same rate as structural assimilation (education)  they have not been structurally incorp a. High dropout rates are permanent strugglesiv. Assimilation model by Gordon- people are being incorp structurally and culturally1. He looks at first generation race of immigrants 2. They have trouble at first but in second they are getting jobs etc by third they have middle class status by 4th gen they are structurally assimilated who don't identify with original culture and ethnicity  4th -5th gen outperforms the last significantly 3. Above model does not predict assimilation e. Carlos Epseneda- we did not recover at the same rate/ everyone for the most part improved their position during the second WW but Mex, AA, and woman moved at a lower rate i. Measure looking at farm labors f. Some great change brings benefits but we live in a class society i. In terms of po activism is means that inequality will continue among Latinos and is getting more and more serious1. This means political divisions because Latinos have a diff standing in society2. This undermines political effectiveness 3. Expectations rise even though the reality remains the same (maj of Mex are poor and still face discrimination which doesn't disappear as you move upVIII. Hope- at some point Latinos will make use of great numbers and make changes in American societyIX. Inequality a. We are talking about something that is natural to our social and structural spacei. The LA pop is not scattered throughout the social structure like other groups they are concentrated at the bottomii. The way you count inequality is by dispersal rates other classes are being dispersed better than others and scattered more equally 1. Mex are not scattered throughout social structure/ has opportunity like