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AC Solvency: A/t #2 “Law Fails to Protect Minorities” 188
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2AC Solvency: A/t #2 “Law Fails to Protect Minorities” 1881) Our Affirmative isn’t just an appeal to law, it is a broader social change to influence opinions on race in America. JOHNSON, 98 [Kevin, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, University of California at Davis School of Law; “AN ESSAY ON IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, AND U.S./MEXICO RELATIONS: THE TALE OF TWO TREATIES;" 5 Sw. J. L. & Trade Am. 121] This analysis ultimately suggests that, if change in the migration patterns between the United States and Mexico is desired, it is necessary to address the underlying causes, rather that attempt to modify them through law alone. Economic disparities between the United States and Mexico increase migration pressures. Ties between Mexican citizens and family members in the United States also contribute to the steady flow of migrants to this country. Both factors are unlikely to change in the short run. Indeed, it may not be possible to eliminate migration pressures, in light of the substantial-and growing Mexican-American population in the United States with family in Mexico. In any event, what is critical to remember is that law is only one tool for managing migration between the United States and Mexico. Those serious about decreasing migration from Mexico in the long run must consider other means as well. Promoting economic development in Mexico, thereby creating economic incentives to remain there, is one possiblity. A very different alternative would be to simply allow freer migration under the law in recognition that social and economic forces always will determine migration between the United States and Mexico. Whether the public in the United States will expressly acknowledge the inevitability of a Mexican presence in this country, however, remains far from certain. 2) This isn’t unique. Employers already have the ability to discriminate against immigrants, but this only exists because the federal government defines them as sub-human. Our demand brings everyone together on the same level, which takes out the warrant for businesses discriminating. Even if the federal government is never perfect at rights guarantees, there is no way the world is worse for immigrants after we start this discussion. 2AC Solvency: A/t #3 “Narratives Fail” 1891) No link: this turn is talking about using the experience of someone else to sell products or raise charity money. Our 1AC doesn’t do that, we are actively including the voice of someone experiencing discrimination into a forum where those issues are being debated. Personal narratives are not the same as infomercials or fund-raisers. 2) Testimonio is a special kind of narrative that expands the realm of discussion for persons that currently have no voice in immigration policy. This develops unity between all oppressed persons and exposes cracks in Whiteness where people currently get forgotten. Extend our HUBER evidence. 3) Personal narratives bring authentic experiences of oppression out into the open to be explored and exposed. HUBER, 10 [Lindsay; Assistant Professor in Social and Cultural Analysis of Education (SCAE) in the College of Education at California State University – Long Beach; “Suenos Indocumentados: Using LatCrit to Explore the Testimonios of Undocumented and U.S. born Chicana College Students on Discourses of Racist Nativism in Education," Dissertation at UCLA available via ProQuest; UMI Number: 3405577] Before I begin to explain how I see the framework of LatCrit to be aligned with a methodology of testimonio in educational research, I will first briefly describe testimonio as method. Testimonio emerged from the field of Latin American Studies and has generally been used to document the experiences of oppressed groups and denounce injustices (Booker, 2002). While there is no universal definition of testimonio (nor do I suggest there should be), scholars have identified several important elements of testimonio to consider. For example, Yudice (1991) describes testimonio as, "authentic narrative, told by a witness who is moved to narrate by the urgency of a situation" (p. 17). Brabeck (2001) describes testimonio as a "verbal journey ... of one's life experiences with attention to injustices one has suffered and the effect these injustices have had on one's life" (p. 3). Cienfuegos and Monelli 3 describe the process of testimonio, which 'allows the individual to transform past experience and personal identity, creating a new present and enhancing the future' (1983, 46). The Latina Feminist Group (2001) describes the method of testimonio as a way to create knowledge and theory through personal experiences, highlighting the significance of the process of testimonio in theorizing our own realities as Women of Color. Through the years, testimonio has progressed in important ways. It has moved beyond the field of Latin American Studies and into other fields such as anthropology, education, ethnic studies, humanities, psychology, and women's studies (Cienfuegos and Monelli, 1983; Angueira, 1988; Benmayor, 1988, 2008; Behar, 1993; Gugelberger, 1996; Haig-Brown, 2000; Latina Feminist Group, 2001; Yiidice, 1991; Zimmerman, 1991; Brabeck, 2003; Beverley, 2004; Irizarry, 2005; Gonzalez, 2006; Burciaga, 2007; Burciaga and Tavares, 2006; Cruz, 2006; Gutierrez, 2008; Delgado Bernal, et al. 2009). Scholars in these fields, and in particular Women of Color scholars (as cited above), have found use of testimonio to document and/or theorize their own experiences of struggle, survival, and resistance, as well as that of others.'' These scholars have used testimonio in academic research in multiple ways. For example, testimonio is often told by a witness, motivated by a social and/or political urgency to voice injustice and raise awareness of oppression. Testimonios are usually guided by the will of the narrator to tell events as she sees significant, and is often an expression of a collective experience, rather than the individual. 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