The daily political and social struggles of the Chicano movement in the 60's and 70's greatly impacted the forms of politics, education and civil rights for Chicanos all over the United States. However due to the changes that happened after the Chicano movement no longer do young Chicanos have a need for a demonstration or a protest. Thanks to the actions of others the civil rights of Chicanos and other minorities are now being protected by the government. The simple act of speaking up about a problem that needed to be addressed was their first step to changing the status quo. The formation of political action groups was the first step in bringing a serious problem to public eye to gain support. This is needed today for many important issues in our border community. As other parties framed their issues in a different way government agencies like the FBI and local police tried to strong arm the students, which had an impact but not enough to disintegrate the movement.
             Today civil rights for many Chicanos are the same and laws like the Equal Opportunity for Employment, which regulates the discrimination of minorities from race religion, age, or ethnicity. Standards for minimum wage and education have changed all over the united states as a result of the civil rights movement of the 60's and 70's. Living in a border community the integration of a majority of Chicanos in the schools is clearly seen and we are now seeing an enormous amount of young Chicanos graduating from a four year institution. Educated Chicanos are now part of our daily lives that are still fighting for help for Chicanos on the border. There are, however some issues that still need to be addressed here on the border. Issues of high school drop out rates being at an all time high here in Las Cruces. Also the presence of the colonias through out the southwest, it is true that there are people living within our border that are living in third wo...