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Show THERE ARE NO IMMIGRANTS IN THE WORLD 20 2011). However, the dominant group does not see Mexican immigrants, documented or otherwise, as anything other than immigrants. The stereotypes of the dominant group apply to all Mexican immigrants ("Internalized Oppression," n.d.). The rift between documented and undocumented Mexican immigrants creates a type of hierarchy within that community (Kahsai and Schaeffer, 2011). Documented immigrants place themselves above undocumented immigrants. This belief of superiority results in many documented immigrants participating in ridicule and other discriminatory treatment of their undocumented community members ("Internalized Oppression," n.d.). This increases fearfulness and isolation for undocumented immigrants ("Acculturative Stress Among Documented and Undocumented Latino Immigrants in the United States," n.d.). Because documented Mexican immigrants are authorized to live and work in the U.S., they have greater power to create social pressure to change immigration policy as well as raise awareness of the false stereotypes surrounding their community but instead this demographic does not use their authorized status to improve the conditions of those without papers but rather fall in-line with the dominant group ("Acculturative Stress Among Documented and Undocumented Latino Immigrants in the United States," n.d.). They do not see that by doing so, they are further perpetuating the stereotypes and discriminatory treatment they face. In fact, they believe that aligning themselves with the dominant group will help their plight against discriminatory treatment by that group however, the result is the exact opposite ("Internalized Oppression," n.d.). This is internalized surveillance and oppression within the Mexican immigrant community. This intentional internal split in order for one group to further separate themselves from their culture and immigrant roots with the hope and intention of being more like the dominant group is an example of internal surveillance in the context of race relations |
