Mexican Sociocultural Approach

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Sociocultural approach on Mexican history In the 1900’s many Mexicans left their homeland due to rising violence and trying to seek refuge somewhere safe. It wasn’t just the revolution pushing people out it was also the demand to work and have a job to support their family. Leaving to the nearest border to cross they heard that America has promises of a better tomorrow and that jobs are given out right when they enter. Due to all of these situations thousands of Mexicans crossed the border into foreign land taking with them nothing but their family, culture, and faith. This approach to save their loved ones was all the faith they had left in humanity that brought them to risk everything on their way to America. Some Mexicans who did not leave their homeland where either killed in the revolution, or the poverty crisis, or had just lost all hope due to what Mexico was going through at the time of the revolution. These effects lead to the realization that Mexico wasn’t a safe place to live anymore. For those who had faith in god and I’m sure which many had they would pray to help walk hundreds of miles to a better land. In Mexico it is believed that “the moon is the left eye of god.” And I think this helped give some sort of…show more content…
I feel that sociocultural pertains to Mexicans because they had big families to take care of, and where generally hard workers who wanted to work, and because of their strong belief in god it helped them not only cross the border but have the courage to

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