The Lives of Mexican Immigrants / Docudrama Movie

The Lives of Mexican Immigrants / Docudrama; Creative Commons license: Attribution-ShareAlike; Producer: Lucy Hibberd

¿A DONDE FUE JUAN JOSE? (2003) is a story of dreams destroyed - hopes crushed. It is a compelling tale of an all too typical immigration from Mexico to the United States. The film artfully chronicles the plight of desperately poor Mexicans seeking a better life in the North. Two brothers, Juan Jose and Marcos leave their family in Mexico to come to the United States to find work. Their first attempt to cross the border ends in defeat when the Coyote steals their money. Their second attempt succeeds, but only after a near-death trek through the cast Sonoran desert. They finally arrive at the house of their Aunt Silvia who finds jobs for them with her friend Manuel, the Jefe of a large ranch. They are happy, working hard, sending money home to Mexico when tragedy strikes. ¿A DONDE FUE JUAN JOSE? depicts the lives of Mexican Immigrants. It is not a film you'll soon forget. Mexican immigrants, along with their Mexican American descendants, occupy a unique place in the story of U.S. immigration. They are known by many different names, come from divergent origins, and took widely different paths to becoming part of the United States. Millions of people in the United States today identify themselves as Mexican immigrants or Mexican Americans. They are among both the oldest and newest inhabitants of the nation. Some Mexicans were already living in the Southern and Western regions of the North American continent centuries before the United States existed. Many more Mexicans came to the country during the 20th century, and Mexican immigrants continue to arrive today. The multicultural inheritance of Mexican Americans is rich and complex. It reflects the influences of Spain, Mexico, and indigenous cultures, and has been shaped by hundreds of years of survival and adaptation in the crucible of North American history. Their history was also shaped by wars and depressions, by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase, and by shifting attitudes toward immigration. Mexican immigration occupies a complex position in the U.S. legal system and in U.S. public opinion. Immigration law has swung back and forth throughout the 20th century, at times welcoming Mexican immigrants and at other times slamming the door shut on them. The public reception of this immigrant group has also been unpredictable; Mexican immigrants have been able to make a place for themselves in communities across the United States, but frequently have had to battle hostile elements in those same communities to survive. In many ways, this push-and-pull dynamic continues today. Mexican immigrants and their descendants now make up a significant portion of the U.S. population and have become one of the most influential social and cultural groups in the country. Mexican American culture will likely continue to shape U.S. life in language, politics, food, and daily living and will help define the nation's identity for a new century. Producer: Lucy Hibberd; Contact Information: lucy hibberd - 970 920 1338; Creative Commons license: Attribution-ShareAlike

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[daisye07]

@utubecenseorstruth we do think mexico is great because it's our home conutry, but we know its not perfect. we come to usa for a better life.

[Traethefuckingtruth]

Enough of the fucking hate. i bet most of your parents immigrated to this country from other countrys. Illegally or not. I doubt any of you are 100% and if you were, you'd be native american. (indian) Shut up, you un-educated kentucky GPA at the community center hicks. The mexican's come here for a better life. i wouldn't blame them if i was in there case!

[armba12113]

Docudrama? This is a fucking comedy, i can't remember when i laugh so hard watching a bad movie, the best part of all are the guys calling 'beaners' to those beaners

[T16Akatsuki]

you all forget one thing:

no illegals = no burritos..

[AngelitaAlemana]

hey there! I AM GERMAN and this topic is SO interesting!!! REALLY! i will do a school proyect about "MEXICAN DREAM TIED TO AMERICAN DREAM"..and i hope that some Mexicans could talk to me and represent their opnions.....PARA MAS INFO AGREGUENME!!

[Ducky888888]

@Traethefuckingtruth Do you realize what a nonsense you are saying?

What kind of argument is this, because americans are not native indians now they should let in the whole world? Do i really need to explain it to you?

There are more than 3 billion men on the planet who live from less than 2 dollars a day.

You wanna invite all of them also? No? Why? Just mexicans? Really?

You make a lot of sense.

[Dpanchovilla]

ican-American war. The events can be attributed to the then weak mind of the mexican government to loss of land and the people's faith.

[Dpanchovilla]

Some people are trying to deffend the mexican side having false information and faulty arguments. First I will enlighten you. The country known as Mexico and its citizens only dates back to 1810ish because before that it was under spanish rule. So it is impossible to say that this great land belonged to the the mexicans far before the whites got to this continet. The states states of Texas, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Colorado etc. did once belong to Mexico, but were lost in the Mex-

[Dpanchovilla]

The white people are not physically superior to mexicans; mexicans are the best workers on the planet. I have not seen one job in which a white man can physically beat a mexican. I know this because I've seen it with my own eyes. Americans are constantly saying that mexicans are taking their jobs, but mexicans work all the time jobs in which americans would only work one day or jobs that americans would be terrified to do. As for being smarted that is debatable whatever makes them happy, I guess

[Dpanchovilla]

My reactions to most of the comments posted are as follows. Man, you people me laugh. Some are trying to disrespect mexican's having flawed arguments, but the reality is that with out mexicans it is difficult to say if the U.S. would truely be a better place. I'll tell you why, white people are not perfect they also are humans and are also fallible. They were not here first, they are also immigrant, maybe not them directly but some time ago their ancestors arrived on this continent with a ship.

[Dpanchovilla]

The movie was poorly made, the special effect are quite sorry, and the depection of true suffering by the actor is quite poorly represented. The message the movie was trying to represent to its audiance however is pretty profound. In some people's minds the U.S is a heavenly place where all their dreams can be accomplished; this however is far from the truth. The U.S is the greatest country in the world that is true, but it is no santuary is has its flaws and its problems not a true paradise.

[11000025]

The problem onstage again is that Mexicans do these jobs that unemployed americans won't take because they feel it's beneath them or the job doesn't pay enough. So the question is what candidate do Iowans want that will raise wages???? Exactly therein lies your problem not of immigrants taking jobs that no one else wants but getting corporations and private companies to offer competitive wages!!! Their trying to lower wages and eliminate govt jobs. And replace them with marginal wage salaries.