Why are many white rural townspeople from Perry, and US culture in general….

“Not Just Laborers”: Dr. Maria Marta Maldonado argues that instrumentalization and invisibilization are the systematic conditions that create the tranquility, segregation, isolation, and social racial tensions in the small town of Perry, lowa. According to the article, many Latina/o/x residents of Perry: however, many Latina/o/x residents feel its tangible effects of these perceptions by their white neighbors and tread the streets of Perry as not full participants of the community, despite the fact that they are the driving force behind the lowan and US rural economy.

Based on reading the stories and interviews and research on the Midwestern experiences of Latina/o/x peoples in a place like Perry, what is your overall reaction and responses reading the article, “Not Just Laborers”? Why are many white rural townspeople from Perry, and US culture in general, interested in simply seeing Latina/o/x immigrants as necessary members of society for labor/work purposes and not as full participants of the American experience and economy? Based on all the grievances and complaints and distressing narratives shared by the Latina/o/x interviewees, how can US white rural townspeople from Perry hopefully accommodate their Latino/o/x neighbors and community members who are responsible in the economic sustenance and survival of Perry, lowa? Please explain with scenes/quotes/illustration from the article, and please answer in at least one paragraph, more if you’d like.