Analysis Of So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs From Americans By Baca

Baca’s poem describes the white Americans’ feelings of animosity because they thought were being displaced by Mexicans. Reasons to be surprised by the correlation of the poem "So Mexicans are taking jobs from Americans" and its title is because it shows sarcasm, it is ironic, and it relates to today's society.
One reason why I was surprised by the title and the poem was because Baca used sarcasm throughout the whole poem. Baca really doesn't think that Mexicans are taking jobs from white Americans. In reality, Mexicans are taking jobs that the whites refuse to do. Some jobs like, farming and general labor work that whites wouldn't dream of doing. Mexican people are working harder than they have ever been. In the poem, Baca makes a point that white

business men come onto the farm and don't know the reality of working extremely hard on a farm. Another point of sarcasm could be that Mexicans aren't just trying to make a living. To contradict, Mexicans are living a low income lifestyle and deal with struggles of poverty and can barely make a living. In order to live in America, Mexicans have to work for lower income and not have good job opportunity. While doing all of this hard work, they have to try and support their families. They have to perform excellently but still not get enough money to survive. Mexican people are just trying to follow their dreams. Along with their dreams, they are also trying to help their children create dreams for themselves. The children should get better life opportunities even if they are Mexican. They have dreams to have better jobs and for equality. In general, white Americans have better jobs than Mexicans.
Another reason I was surprised by the title and the poem was because it showed irony. The poem title was ironic because it was true, but in a positive aspect and not in the way people think. Yes, they are taking jobs, but not the jobs that white Americans would do. They also aren't really taking jobs if American people are hiring them. Mexicans are also taking American jobs that no one wants to actually do. People have the heart to say that Mexican people are lazy, but they are doing all the gruesome work that others don’t want to participate in and they do it for less money. People continue to say that white people work on farms but they end up selling it to higher business men.
The final reason why I was surprised by the title and the poem was because it relates to today's society.

Us as Americans still believe that Mexicans are taking jobs away from us. More Mexican people are coming into America to work for money and that upsets white America to the extreme. Even the children end up doing the same awful jobs as their parents have been doing. This causes for the children to not expand their education and life dreams. Even if they do take a few jobs, they are still getting paid less for worse jobs. Over time, the wages are staying the same and the income of money has always been low for Mexicans. At this point, society has made it seem like their skills aren't relevant enough for a good job. For example, someone can work for years at the same job but be getting paid the same amount. Sadly, it's still a debate today if Mexicans are truly taking our jobs. People use debates that say that the less educated Americans aren't getting equal opportunities and are missing out on job choices. On the other hand, Americans just don't want Mexicans to have better jobs than them. Even the American president has said that Mexican are taking American jobs and believes that they are robbing us out of

money.
In conclusion, Baca’s surprised me with the correlation of the title of the poem and the poem itself with its sarcasm, irony, and how it relates to today society. The end result is to show how ridiculous American racism is, and how it encourages people not to think of barriers like poverty and hatred.