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One of the most trenchant critics of the Latin American scene and American foreign policy, Jorge G. Castañeda has been hailed as the "leading Mexican voice in the U.S. media" (In These Times). In The Mexican Shock Castañeda examines the major issues in Mexico in recent years and their effects on the United States: emigration, the relationship between politics and economics, the assassination of presidential candidate Luis Colosio, and the rapid devaluation of the peso. He also explores the United States's changing perceptions of Mexico and the historical and cultural outlooks that still divide the two countries. Finally, he examines the campaign behind Proposition 187 in California, discussing the dangerous mix of ignorance and bias that has formed so much of America's reaction to Mexico.
In his book castaneda discusses the immigration ocurring from Mexico to California, the inequality between the people and the voters. The inequality in Mxico with the economy and society and the corruption that is openly ocurring in the goverment. Castaneda fully explains his point of view about California and Mexico; by providing statistics, history and facts. He knows what he is writting about, the book is well written, except when he interrupts his book by referring to himself in the third person. It is a challenging book and it would be helpful to know some history about Mexico.
