Discrimination and Hispanics in America

When Americans think of racism, they usually think of slavery, and that racism is no longer a problem in America. However, this is not the case. Racism is still obvious in America. Racism can be linked directly to stereotypical mindsets of certain groups of people.  Today’s racism is not restricted to whites and blacks, and it has come to define many different groups and races. Pigmentation as well as physical characteristics and features still are influential for classifying people. It is easy to overlook the racism that hides below the surface and is part of American life. Today, an estimate 54 million Latinos live in the U.S. and around 43 million people speak Spanish. Although Latinos are the country’s largest minority, anti-Latino prejudice is still common. Very few Americans recognize, acknowledge, and respect the contributions of one of America’s greatest ethnic groups – Hispanics. Americans are often confused as to who Hispanics really are and what they represent in America. Although the United States is known for having a melting pot of diverse cultures, recent studies have shown the rise of discrimination against Latinos and Hispanics immigrants. A person’s legal status should not be an excuse for mistreatment.

Does it matter what we are called: Latino or Hispanic? Does it change who we are as people? To an extent, most people do not know the difference between either. Typically, people group both terms as one singular item. However, Hispanic and Latino racial classifications are more than a broad category for people from Spanish-speaking countries. The words connote and represent a history of colonial terminology that based its success on the failures of innocent, historically peaceful, cultural groups. Hispanic and Latino terminology are political and economic in every sense. This paper will show that colonial leanings to control and govern people’s lives have yet to culminate, even though the era of imperialism ended a century ago. The United States, although far from its heyday as the singular house of power, still manages to achieve control and influence over the imperialized minds of groups of people, specifically Hispanics and Latinos.

Often times a child with a Hispanic background is not given the opportunity to rise to his

According Almanza, a Latino man working in the helping profession chosen to be interviewed, believes that family and church are the two places that man Latinos turn to when seeking to find assistance or help that might be facing

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. By the 1970s, the south became the nations most integrated region. In 1976, 45.1% of the souths African American students were going to majority all white schools, compared to 27.5% in the Northeast and 29.7% in the Midwest. School integration have increased since the 1980s. Several court cases helped enforce the Civil Right Act.

Latino discrimination and how it relates to deportation and border that want to be built.

Unfortunately, Hispanic groups do face discrimination; however “Hispanics are significantly less likely than blacks (71%) to say they have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment due to their race or ethnicity at some point in their lives” (pewhispanic.org). However, most “Hispanics feel they have fewer employment opportunities simply because they are Hispanic”

Hispanic Americans are a prime example of one of the most targeted races for this kind of unjust treatment of persecution. These citizens are one of the many different races of immigrants that come to the United States with the thought process of possibilities and liberation, but, unfortunately, are rewarded with the same unfairness and mistreatment as the country they previously resided in. The American dream is hard for some Hispanic Americans to achieve because of general competition in the workforce, stereotypes and racial profiling and the fear of being deported, based on nationality, can result in job loss.

No child is born with values of being a racist or discriminating against another human being. As a child grows, he has two options: one, continue in societies footsteps or two be better than society. All humans develop morals as they mature, people are born with the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Nevertheless some humans still follow the crowd to blend in, and to not be different from the rest of the world. All through the world we are faced with situations that put our morals to the test. One of this morals, is the act of being racist or discriminating against another race. Immigrants are one of the many groups of people who have faced discrimination on this country for centuries. Especially hispanics/latinos

On May 12,2008 the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) executed a raid on Agriprocessor Inc. for hiring undocumented workers. Nearly 400 Hispanic workers were arrested for identity theft. leaving a great impact on their families especially children who were at school crying and thinking about their parent who have been arrested.

Have you ever given mind to why it is important for us as human beings to protect one another and to share the same rights we have. Furthermore, receiving fair share of pay in jobs or labor from working the same hours as to a white or black person. Finally, to feel that as human beings that have the right to live away of their countries without being segregated, discriminated or even ignored from public needs. Well, in this paper I will talk about the whole process of the discrimination and some of my personal experiences with the topic.

In a world that has been constantly changing since the beginning of time, the news it brings is no different. In watching the news over the course of a month it is political upset that over and over again earned its place on the front page. Issues within the Middle East often led as the most breaking news; reports on ISIS, upset in Iraq. In addition to Middle Eastern political issues, immigration issues often found their way into the news. Immigration may become more of a growing issue as globalization increases as well, allowing people the ability to easily migrate. For example, in the article “Britain 'struggling to cope' with immigration, says official report”, it accounts that Britain has seen one million immigrants within the last

This paper discusses the immigration of Hispanics to the United States in which they faced prejudice, segregation and racism. We will discuss such topics as dual labor market, affirmative actions, quotas, instructional discrimination, reverse discrimination, glass ceilings, glass walls and glass escalators. “Hispanic workers are among the fastest growing segments of the U.S. labor force,” said Jesse Caballero, Senior Career Advisor for empleosCB.com, a subsidiary of CareerBuilder.com focused on online job search for the Hispanic community. “They are also among the two groups reporting the highest levels of severe discrimination in the

Socially and Historically. For example during the year of 2012 when 17 year old Trayvon Martin was gun down and killed for the color his skin. He was visiting his father in Sanford Florida when he left the home on foot to buy a snack. As he was returning, George Zimerrman, a white Hispanic male and community neighborhood watch program coordinator, noticed him. In light of a recent break-in he called the police and reported a person acting suspicious. George Zimmerman followed the young teen and one thing led to another. It’s heart breaking knowing that racial profiling in our society could result in matter of life and death but it happens everyday. Another example is Segregation. Times were very hard for African Americans in the 1950’s. They were treated unfairly, and Jim Crows Laws made segregation legal. African Americans were segregated from society. They had to use restrooms for blacks only, water fountains for blacks only, and even schools for blacks only. Even hospitals had segregations. Picturing my life during this era makes me grateful for the life that I'm blessed to live now. I have the same goals and opportunities that any minority should have. Simultaneously Latin americans experienced almost the same treatment as the Indians did in Mexico. Their social status always seems to fall to the lowest. Latino American, those who are here illegally, are at the center of national debate about

The US is a melting pot with various groups of immigration such as: Asian American, Jewish American, African American, and Mexican Ame. Minority groups have experienced many kinds of segregation. They are discriminated in education and employment. Then, a program called “Affirmative Action” was introduced with the hope to engage more people of color into the society.