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Mexican Americans and the Law: El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sers Veneido (The Mexican American Experience)
Mexican Americans and the Law El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sers Veneido - The Mexican American Experience Author:Reynaldo Anaya Valencia, Sonia R. Garcia, Henry Flores, Jose Roberto Juarez Jr. The experience of Mexican Americans in the United States has been marked by oppression at the hands of the legal system -- but it has also benefited from successful appeals to the same system. This book illustrates how Mexican Americans have played crucial roles in mounting legal challenges regarding issues that directly affect their political, ... more »educational, and socioeconomic status. Each chapter highlights historical contexts, relevant laws, and policy concerns for a specific issue and features abridged versions of significant state and federal cases involving educational equality, gender issues, language rights, immigration, voting rights, affirmative action, and criminal justice issues.« less