Mexican Workers and Their Rights

I love when two classes diverge in topics, especially my two most favorite ones.  Today, I got to hear from Veronica Leyva, a maquiladora worker from Ciudad Juarez in Mexico.  It was a weird experience, especially because we had to give our questions to the translator instead of straight to the speaker.  The fact that I knew a lot about the working conditions of Mexico concerning the maquiladoras gave me somewhat of an edge when I talked, but somehow, I was very nervous to ask a question.  I wanted to know more about what happened inside the factories, but when it came down to learning that or discussing femicide, a widely spread important issue in the city, I couldn't distract her.  I also remember her saying that she couldn't really remember her time spent in the maquiladoras.  Somehow, it was weird hearing her talk about something that I've only heard in one class before.  My professor, Mr. Leiva (pronounced the same as Veronica's last name) always had great enthusiasm in making us aware of what happened as new industries start taking over the world.  NAFTA has a huge part in the structure of the maquiladoras, especially since a lot of huge conglomerate corporations are staring to gain power almost exponentially.  It's something that I'm learning to care about a lot.  No one deserves to have both their lives and their family's lives threatened for a job.  No person should have to deal with the consequences of the toxic waste from the factories after products have been created.  No family should think about sending their family away to the United States illegally as a better idea that combating their own system in their own country.  I think this was a great learning experience, especially for a lot of my other classmates who had no idea what was going on.  Hopefully, this will help.