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Mexican Americans at the Fulcrum of Anti-Latino Political Organizing

Explore conflicting views on Proposition 187 and immigration at Hoover Elementary and how it shapes understanding of the Latino community. Discuss the impact of court rulings on teachers' role in providing information on students' legal status.

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Mexican Americans at the Fulcrum of Anti-Latino Political Organizing

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  1. Mexican Americans at the Fulcrum of Anti-Latino Political Organizing Mexican Americans and Politics Lecture 11 February 14, 2006

  2. Viewing Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary

  3. Questions to Consider While Viewing the Video • Three teachers at Hoover Elementary offer conflicting views of Proposition 187 and of immigration – Laura Angelica Simon (the filmmaker), Dianne Lee, and Arcelia Hernandez. What are these views? How does their understanding of their students and the larger Latino community shape these views? • A quarter of Latinos and half of Asian Americans supported Proposition 187 – why do you think this was the case? • In your opinion, if the courts had not ruled Proposition 187 unconstitutional, would teachers be a reliable of information on their students’ legal status? Why or why not? • If they weren’t, why did the proposition require that teachers be put in that role?

  4. For Next Time • What differentiates Latino U.S. citizens who vote from those who don’t vote? • How does the structure of elections and the design of the ballot influence who gets their votes counted and who doesn’t?

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