Watch the film, I will provide the link in a message and answer the following questions (please only write the answers on the essay)
- Discuss the reasons why Enrique and Rosa left Guatemala. Describe the village lifestyle and how people live everyday. How did magazines and TV shows influence their view of the United States? What type work do most people do? Education? Gender roles for women in Guatemala?
- Describe the migration experiences from Guatemala to the U.S. Mexico border? What types of situations did Rosa and Enrique find themselves in? How did they make the connection from Tijuana to L.A.?
- Once they got to L.A.,, what happen to Rosa and Enrique? How did they find a place to live and work? How did the people of L.A. treat Rosa and Enrique? What types of work did they find, and wages? Since they had little education back home and spoke no English, what were their chances of getting a skilled jobs?
- What are your opinions of the immigrant experience? What is it like living in the "shadows" of society"? How would you describe this "underground economy"?
Sample Solution