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Our society is accustomed to following the way of life a White individual experiences. However, that isn't the reality for people of color. Our society passes laws that aim to end racism and resolve inequalities, but the White society always tries to find a loop-hole. For instance, laws are passed to end segregated schools, but even with children of color attending the same school as a White child, educational leaders still don't allow people of color the same opportunities and resources the White society receives. Likewise, our society advocates for a colorblind society, but educational and social class opportunities aren't fully provided for people of color. Numerous inequality cases go unnoticed, but Professor Enrique Alemán, Jr. shines light on one case that people of color experienced many years ago, that is yet still present in modern-day society.

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The 1954 Brown Vs. Board of education case was when the U.S Supreme court outlawed school segregation which forced school districts to close “Mexican” and “Black” schools. The school district's were not for this, causing their reaction to develop alternative methods for denying equal education opportunities. With these alternative methods they developed a three step first grade for any student with a Mexican last name resulting in these students to be in first grade for three years.

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The Issue of race was the majority of this case and the problem with the school district. This problem was not just seen in Driscoll it was all over the United States. With the “whites” wanting to bring farmers they did not think about the "Mexican” children needing an education.

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Increasing access to education has been proven to improve overall health and longevity of the citizens of its society, grow economies, and even help combat climate change.

"The education system in the United States is one of the most unequal systems in the developed world (Olivier, 2015)".  Opportunities are given dependent on your social status; students that come from a higher-economic  class have more resources available to them and help them prepare for college and the real world. Only 10% of students that attend the best universities in the United States either come from a lower- or middle-class background.

Those students that come from a lower- or middle class that seek a college education also become burden with crippling student loan debt. Many of these people don't end up paying off these loans until they are 40 or 50 years of age, meaning that they are unable to improve their social status which would be necessary for them to pay for their own children's education.

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Ely & Meyerson, 2000, as cited in Acker, J. (2016). Inequality regimes: Gender, class, and race in organizations. In S. J. Ferguson (Ed.), Race, gender, sexuality, & social class dimensions of inequality and identity (2nd ed., p. 334). Thousand Oaks: CA, SAGE.

U.S. Department of Labor, 2016, as cited in the Boston Globe (2017). [Graph illustration of job positions based on gender March 6, 2017]. The percentage of women and men in each profession. Retrieved from https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/03/06/chart-the-percentage-women-and-men-each-profession/GBX22YsWl0XaeHghwXfE4H/story.html

Acker, J. (2016). Inequality regimes: Gender, class, and race in organizations. In S. J. Ferguson (Ed.), Race, gender, sexuality, & social class dimensions of inequality and identity (2nd ed., p. 356). Thousand Oaks: CA, SAGE.

Moll, L. C., & Ruiz, R. (2016). The schooling of latino children. In S. J. Ferguson (Ed.), Race, gender, sexuality, & social class dimensions of inequality and identity (2nd ed., p. 334). Thousand Oaks: CA, SAGE.

PEW Research Center. (2017). [Graph illustration of reasons why Hispanic identity is lost December 20, 2017]. Hispanic identity fades across generations as immigrant connections fall away. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2017/12/20/hispanic-identity-fades-across-generations-as-immigrant-connections-fall-away/

Olivier. (2015, July 07). Access to Education in the United States = Inequality. Retrieved from https://www.humanium.org/en/access-to-education-in-the-united-states-inequality/

Field,Kelly. 2019. More Hispanics are going to college and graduating, but disparity persists. Retrieved from

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/more-hispanics-are-going-to-college-and-graduating-but-disparity-persists

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SLO County citizens plan March for Justice [Photograph]. Cal Coast News. Retrieved from https://calcoastnews.com/2020/01/slo-county-citizens-plan-march-for-justice

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Even though social class has a huge impact on job opportunities. In the documentary, job positions were subtly demonstrated by gender differences. Women had jobs that "[kept] things running, while men ... [solved] spectacular problems" (Ely & Meyerson, 2000, as cited in Acker, 2016, p. 354). For instance, Esperanza (a student in the segregated "Mexican" school) became an adult and had a job as a school lunch lady. While, Mr. Green had an elite job position as Driscoll's superintendent.

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Social class can have a lot to do with race. Alot of time you see the same demographics at the lower end of the class spectrum. Institutionalized  racism plays a major roll in the economic oppression of minority groups (Desmond & Emirbayer, 2009, p. 24). Many individuals of hispanic descent have first hand witnessed this injustice that has to do with social class. In the documentary they talk about how the caucasians and hispanic students were not treated the same and because of this many students never finished their education. This lack of education and lack of equal opportunity perpetuates minorities in lower social classes.

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The interviews in the documentary demonstrate "people in dominant groups generally [seeing] inequality as existing somewhere else, not where they are" (Acker, 2016, p. 356). For instance, DeWitt Jr. (a White student whose father was vice-president of the Driscoll School Board) stated that he never knew anything about the case and believed the school board was doing nothing wrong. However, Mexican students knew it would be difficult for them to receive a higher-level education and obtain an elite job position. In school, they weren't given the appropriate services or support and believed that their only ability in life was to become a school drop out and enter the workforce as either a farmer, cotton worker, or other low-level position. On the other hand, White students knew they had access to a higher-level education that would help them obtain an elite job position.

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In the documentary many of individuals who were affected by the educational system talk about the injustice they faced at the hands of their educators. Not receiving the education they deserved caused many to not finish their education. With a lack of education it can be difficult to obtain well paying jobs that can support a family or oneself. " Historically, in the United States, men and women of color were confined to the lowest level of jobs.." (Acker, 2016, p.352). Many of the students knew that this lack of opportunity would lead them down this path, while several caucasian students at the time who were interviewed made comments on how they never saw the inequality that faced their classmates. Data collected by the Census Bureau  in 2012 showed that there was still an income inequality between races.

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The type of education the Mexican students received at Driscoll not only affected their career and educational opportunities, but also made them lose their identity. The documentary visibly demonstrates that "public officials wanted Mexican children in schools but segregated so that they could be controlled and indoctrinated- so that they could be "Americanized", learn English, and rid themselves of their native language and customs" (Moll & Ruiz, 2016, 334). Norma (a student in the segregated "Mexican" school) explains that it was hard to stop speaking in Spanish because it was part of who she was as a person.

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Now more than ever Mexicans and Blacks are graduating high school and even college but the upsetting fact is that it is still not enough. “The bad news? This progress remains uneven. Nationwide, the proportion of Hispanics who graduate within six years is still 10 percentage points lower than the proportion of whites, according to the Education Department. The proportion who graduate in four is nearly 14 percentage points lower.” (Field,2018) This is showing that Hispanics are graduating high school more often and even a form of college. However, the white advantages are still showing by over 10% higher.