Labor And Legality An Ethnography Of A Mexican Immigrant...

Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network, by Ruth Gomberg-Munoz, is a book that explains the difficulty of Mexican immigrant lifestyles, which has gained the attention across the country especially since Donald Trumps’ recent statements against these people, as illegal civilians come from Mexico to work in America. Gomberg-Munoz tries to give us an understanding of the life of these people. Gomberg-Munoz’s thesis is that immigrant workers work endlessly to improve their life by finding employment here in America. Gomberg-Munoz claims that due to these people being â€Å"undocumented† or â€Å"illegal† it created many struggles in their daily lives, which limits opportunities to achieve the â€Å"American Dream† that we previously discussed. During this review I will look through a number chapters, discussing some of Gomberg-Munoz’s points and getting further into them. In the chapter, Working Hard, the main idea of the chapter is paying attention to advancing through the workplace. Roberto, one of the Lions, say that the work ethic of many Mexicans when they arrive in America is to work endlessly for whoever their employed to. Not only doing the tasks that’s listed under the job description, but even doing things outside of that description as in helping in other areas of the employer. For example, Roberto was hired as a busboy but has also assisted the restaurant in taking down andShow MoreRelatedThe Book Labor And Legality : An Ethnography Of A Mexican Immigrant Network By Ruth Gomberg Munoz1160 Words   |  5 Pages The book ‘Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network’ by Ruth Gomberg-Munoz explains the hardships that surround the Mexican immigrant network. Over the years the ‘undocumented’ workers coming to America from Mexico has increased which has gained the attention of the American government and the media, as it is ‘illegal behavior’. Gomberg-Munoz attempts to create an understanding of the lives of these workers by telling individual’s personal stories. The author reports theRead MoreAn Analysis Of Ruth Gomberg Munoz s Labor And Legality : An Ethnography Of A Mexican Immigrant Network1444 Words   |  6 PagesCulture In Ruth Gomberg-Muà ±oz’s book, Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network, she allows us to enter the everyday lives of ten undocumented Mexican workers all living in the Chicago area. Ruth Gomberg-Muà ±oz refers to Chuy, Alejandro, Leonardo, Luis, Manuel, Omar, Rene, Roberto, Lalo, and Albert the ten undocumented Mexicans as the â€Å"Lions†. This book shares the Lions many stories from, their daily struggle of living as an undocumented immigrant in America, to some of them tellingRead MoreLabor and Legality Essay631 Words   |  3 PagesWordup Labor and Legality Essay August 9, 2011 In her book, Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network, Ruth Gomberg-Muà ±oz describes the lives of ten busboys, she referrs to as the Lions, living and working in the Chicago area. Gomberg-Muà ±oz provides an insight into the lives of these undocumented Mexican workers. They share their stories of crossing the border, the affects of their absence on family back in Mexico, and the daily struggles of living in a country withoutRead MoreThe Ethnography Labor And Legality1233 Words   |  5 PagesSarah Rodrigues Dr. Melissa Goodman Elgar Anthropology 101.02 10 December 2015 Labor and Legality The ethnography Labor and Legality is based on the experiences of ten different undocumented immigrant men living and working in the Chicago area. These men have been called the Lions by the author because they all originate from the same city in Mexico called Le?n. These men differ meaningfully in their beliefs, experiences, and plans for the future, but they also have important things in common. They