Narrator- On one sunny day, several groups of people decide to get together in order to share their lives with the American people and give us an idea of the American system we have today. John Ox: Hello America, we have a few guests expected to come. Each person enters as their name is called We have Thomas Finglehorn, Nyang 'o Potoonga, Ignacio Lopez, and Mrs. Longoria. So we have brought you people here because this is the first time our show tries to point out how the lives of major groups are. One at a time, please describe what has happened to your lives in the past few years or months. Thomas Finglehorn- To be honest John, our family recently moved to more suburban region so my children would not have to deal with those damn coons. We …show more content…
I deeply sympathize for you and your husband Felix’s situation, but that just goes to show how intolerant people are nowadays. Mrs. Longoria- I appreciate your sympathy and I’m sure many other people watching share the same view on this situation with you. Thomas- to himself Yeah, right, you god damn wetback… John- glares at Thomas Anyway, let’s move onto a different topic. Thomas, what’s your opinion on these predominantly hispanic neighborhoods, or “barrios”? Thomas- John, I’m sure you asked me this question knowing what kind of response I’d give. They’re pretty much vermin at this stage. It’s kinda like how just two roaches can infest an entire house, given the proper circumstances. John- Interesting, please elaborate on why these so-called “vermin” aren’t beneficial towards our great country’s growth, Thomas. Thomas- There’s really nothing more to say, these braceros come into our country and take our jobs and expect to be treated nicely. They have some nerve- Ignacio- We come here with the intent to start new lives, obtain new jobs for our families, is that so wrong? Thomas- We barely have enough jobs for ourselves and you think bringing more people will make it …show more content…
Ignacio- Is that supposed to be a racist joke hermano? Thomas- mockingly You tell me, “hermano” John- Ok that’s enough, I think we’ve talked about the latinos enough, Nyang’o Potoonga, how have you been affected by the white flight? NP- I’d like to start off by saying, thank you for inviting me to this discussion. Not many people value my people’s voice. We of the Navajo tribe have tried to negotiate with the Americans but resulted in failure. John- Really? What happened? NP- We tried to pay large companies to help us keep our land. It was all futile though. We spent thousands of dollars trying to persuade companies. John- Why didn’t it work though? NP- It worked for a short period of time, then the Bureau of Indian Affairs relocated most of our people anyway to places such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Denver. They called it the Indian Relocation Act of 1956. John- How did this affect you and your families? NP- We were forced to get jobs or to try to conform with Americans. However, my families were torn apart while being relocated and most of us did not find any jobs. A lot of us were on state welfare rolls. John- It must have been hard for you guys to change your culture, traditions, and in general your way of