The author, Gaspar Rivera- Salgado, has published other works that cover the issue of ethnic identity of indigenous immigrants. This article is not for the general audience, but instead is meant to contribute to the ongoing academic discussion of how immigrants keep their bonds to their homeland to feel more accepted in the US. A limitation for this article is that it was written a long time ago and the supplemental support that it utilizes, is even older. This can be an issue because some of the information is outdated, and may not be suitable for an argument. Another limitation of this article is the influence of political organizations on these immigrants. These political groups could undermine the social aspect that the organizations, discussed by the author, by disrupting the relationship between the government and the …show more content…
This article changed my thinking because I did not consider the extent in which indigenous Mexican immigrant keep their ties to their homeland. This is interesting because instead of assimilating into the American society or befriend other Mexicans, they chose to seek those that are like themselves. This article would work well with Fitzgerald and Jimenez’s claim that instead of assimilating and becoming more Mexican and American, indigenous Mexicans are keeping their identity and preserving it. Salgado’s claim would also concur with Fox and Casanova, in that Mexican immigrant is no longer a satisfactory name given to identify a group of people that identify differently