Kathrine Janssen participates in a rally to save the Mexican-American studies program at the University of Northern Colorado on April 10 in Greeley. (Joshua Polson, Greeley Tribune)
Re: “Is Mexican-American studies a necessary degree?,” April 19 letter to the editor.
Letter-writer Carol Brown slams a degree in Mexican-American studies because she thinks employment in that field would be difficult to find. There are many degrees being offered in colleges that have little to no use in today’s society, and that includes finding a job in your major. A college experience is valuable for more than the specific subject matter of one’s degree.
Second, Brown’s rhetorical question (“Aren’t we all Americans — citizens who speak English and work together for the good of all?”) is a joke. Status report for Ms. Brown: Many illegal immigrants are here in the U.S., so no, we are not all “Americans.” Also, many of these immigrants do not speak, or want to learn, English. Finally, not all citizens work together for the good of all. Just take a look at all the crime statistics. The United States is not the homogenized place that it once used to be.
Cathy McCormick,Golden
This letter was published in the April 22 edition.
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