Reflection Post- LULAC

After reading "The Politics of Race and Assimilation: the League of United Latin American citizens," I think the LULAC is a hypocritical organization. Although it has helped Latinos assimilate into American culture and work to reduce racism over its life as an organization, I think the group was formed due to their own racial opinions. The beginnings of LULAC (the OSA) was formed by Mexican Americans due to the increasing Mexican immigration into Texas and the fear that the Anglo people would not distinguish between the new immigrants and the middle class Mexican Americans. Their membership was also a majority of middle class, which I believe to be another prejudice of this group. 

The group also tried to be identified as "white" to distinguish themselves from the African Americans in the United States who were also battling racism in the country. Rather than joining forces with another race to help overcome racism together, they avoiding interacting with African Americans. LULAC members were also prejudice against Mexican Americans that still had ties in Mexico and voiced their opinions that these people should live in Mexico. As a group that tried to combat racism and achieve equality amongst the Anglos in the United States, they also contributed to the prejudices found throughout the U.S. of both African Americans and Mexican Americans.