Commentary

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<p>Whenever civil rights has been covered in history class, or when I’ve seen a documentary or have read an article concerning such, I am always very aware of what is missing, and it is something that I am interested in and looking for.</p>

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<p>Elites of whatever race, nationality or historical generation have opposed education as a right. During the 19th century New Mexican hacendados justified their opposition to public education on religious grounds because it threatened their hegemony. A popular saying was “educar un muchacho es perder un buen pastor.” Further New Mexican landowners opposed statehood because it meant paying taxes to educate the poor.</p>

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<p>Few writers have produced novels that are acknowledged as masterpieces not only in their own countries but all around the world. Hailed by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda as “perhaps the greatest revelation in the Spanish language since Don Quixote of Cervantes”, One Hundred Years of Solitude went on to be translated into more than two-dozen languages and sold upwards of 50 million copies worldwide.</p>

<p><span style="font-size: medium;">A Chicano Historical Perspective</span></p>
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<strong>President; Committee on Chicano Rights</strong></p>

Commentary:
By Anthony D. Romero

By now you’ve all heard that President Obama has deported two million human beings since taking office in 2009-more than his predecessor, President Bush, did during his entire eight years in the White House.