LULAC Reflection

Reading about LULAC and learning about the practices and views of the organization, I can't help but understand the mindset of the people in this group. It seems to be central to the organization that Americanization was the most important thing and to be considered equal among whites. So for this to happen LULAC members really had to put their culture on hold. Which is awful as well as wrong but in the early twentieth century skin color and ethnic status was a big barrier to overcome, especially for Latinos. It says in the reading that "The possibility that the Mexican American might achieve a degree of social invisibility was the centerpiece of LULAC's group ideology." So while to me its very degrading to assimilate so unmindfully, it seems to be a fitting option for that day and age. (What I mean by saying they assimilate so unmindfully is that by them having those  views and mindsets it really gives Americans the edge as far as having the upper hand when deciding their status.)

As far as taking the initiative to bettering the situation for Mexican Americans  I think this group was a good idea. It's logic is sound as only American citizens were allowed in it and they argued there rights as American citizens. So another ideology of the group was that if the individual was a good American citizen he should get the treatment of a good American citizen, which to me sounds sort of like a gamble but at the same time might play off of having good karma?