Santiago once said,” Literacy is freedom, and everyone has something significant to say” he demonstrates this exceedingly in his writing to the point that every word has a potent effect on his writing. Jimmy Santiago Baca wrote “Strangers in a Strange Land” or “Immigrants in Our Own Land” about his own time as a prisoner and immigrant. Jimmy Santiago’s “Immigrants in Our Own land” creates a dreary outlook on immigration by his style writing.
Santiago uses imagery so substantially that the reader can immediately picture the basic idea that Santiago is indicating. Yet, Santiago still leaves much room for interpretation in a profound way. Santiago gives the bleak outlook by creating a stark contrast from what immigrants thought it would be like