Samuel P. Huntington On Mexicanization
Essay by 24 • March 7, 2011 • 578 Words (3 Pages) • 1,348 Views
Samuel P. Huntington's essay regarding the "Mexicanization" of American society is to put it mildly, one of the funniest things I have read in quite some time. He points fingers at Mexicans while failing to mention that without them he would most likely not be able to afford the lifestyle he does. After all, without these immigrants who would mow his lawn, stock his grocery store's shelves while getting paid less than minimum age.
After doing a brief research on Huntington's career, it's easy for him to be so strongly opinionated without ever having left his safe haven in Cambridge, MA, much like Washington, D.C. "experts" who have never left the Beltway. His rhetoric is so typical of those who share his opinions that it is hard to believe a man who seems so accomplished in academia is writing this.
The sad (for him) reality is the United States of America does not have an official language, so that is a debate that will forever exist, regardless if the language in question is Spanish, Portuguese, or Vietnamese. Sure, philosophically and culturally, English is the predominant language, but it is not written anywhere, like in Canada, that English is the official language.
I agree with Huntington when he states that illegal immigration is rampant, while the government does very little to curb it. On the other extreme, Vicente Fox lobbying for all illegal immigrants to be legalized while hundreds of human smugglers in his own backyard go unpunished is simply asinine. I have met countless immigrants who have migrated legally.
His arguments, as he states in the beginning, has historical precedents but while that would hold true he fails to note that history happens, and circumstances change. America has a history of ignoring immigrants that is almost unfair. This country was founded by them, yet now they get pushed away.
It is true that illegal immigrants do suck resources without giving anything back in terms of taxes, however, they do so much that we just take them for granted.
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