The Socialist Workers Party and Its Effect on the Chicano
Description:
The Mexican American Experience, a radio program produced by the Longhorn Radio Network, includes interviews, music, and informational programs related to the Mexican American community and their concerns. Program summary: Host Armando Gutierrez interviews Miguel Pendas, Socialist Worker Party Candidate for U.S. Senate, on his campaign and issues affecting Chicano community. Pendas decided to run for senator because he found that neither democrats nor republicans spoke on behalf of working people and Chicanos, and instead promotes the interests of big business. He argues that despite the efforts of the Chicano Movement, Chicanos still earn less than Anglos, and are still shut out of good paying jobs. For Chicanas, he argues, the situation is much worse. Moreover, the government is contributing to discrimination and racism by blaming high unemployment and other social ills on Mexican illegal immigrants. Pendas also argues that instead of improving conditions at home, the government is spending money on defense and the military to meddle in the affairs of other countries. Pendas argues that his rivals for the senate: Robert Krueger and John Tower continue these policies. Although he believes socialists will not win elections right now, he argues that they have impacted political life by being at the forefront of important social movements, including the anti-war campaign and bilingual education. He believes their real political contribution lies in the activism and hopes that in time they will win more votes. For the future, they will continue organizing workers and Chicanos to build a socialist movement. Keywords: Activism, Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, California Proposition 13, Capitalism, Carter Administration, Chicanas in the work force, Chicano Movement, Chicano Politics, Discrimination, Economy, Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act, Houston, Texas, Hughes Tool Company, Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Bill, Illegal Alien, Illegal Immigration, Income Inequality, Income Tax, Inflation, John Tower, La Raza Unida Party, Leonel Castillo, Lockheed Martin, Peace movement, Pentagon, Political Campaigns, Quotas, Racism, Reverse discrimination, Robert Krueger, Scapegoating, Service Industry, Socialism, Socialist Worker Party, Test biases, Testing, Texas Politics, The Bakke Case, The Carter Plan, Third Party Politics, Undocumented workers, Unemployment Rates, Vietnam War, Wage Disparities, White Collar Jobs. Broadcast date: 1978-10-10.
Creator/Contributor:
Longhorn Radio Network (creator), Gutiérrez, Armando (host), and Pendás, Miguel (interviewee)
Date Created/Date Issued:
10/10/1978
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
sound recordings, grabaciones sonoras, radio programs, programas de radio, and Audio
Extent:
25 minutes, 19 seconds
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language:
English
Place of Publication:
Austin (Tex.)
Topic:
Discrimination, Affirmative action programs, Programas de acción afirmativa, Mexican Americans--Politics and government, Mexicano americanos--Política y gobierno, Mexican Americans--Civil rights, Mexicano americanos--Derechos civiles, and Texas--Politics and government