The History of Latino Discrimination in the US
Article Summary
The article The Long History of Anti-Latino Discrimination in America by Blakemore (2018) delves into the long history of Latin Americans’ discrimination in the US. Olvera Street in Los Angeles represents one of the toughest reminders of some of the biggest raids against Mexican Americans. The raid on the town led to the deportation of 400 Mexican Americans, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status. Besides the discrimination by immigration authorities, Mexican children went through the discriminative school segregation system. Mexican children were not allowed to attend more affluent only-white schools. The careers of these students were also doomed from the onset as they did not access high-end courses reserved for white children.
Blakemore (2018) feels that the discrimination meted out to Mexican Americans was not justifiable, considering that most of those discriminated against were not immigrants in the first place. Following the 1848 Mexican-American war, Mexico surrendered 55% of its territory to the US. Therefore, some victims of the US’s discriminatory policies lived in their ancestral homes. Besides, the US benefited from some of the immigrants who provided cheap labor during the rail revolution.
Today’s Conditions Regarding Latino Discrimination
According to Pérez et al. (2021), the conditions of the Mexican American population have undoubtedly improved. Today, Mexican Americans constitute 18.4% of the US population and 17.3% of US’s labor force. Their contribution to the US labor force is estimated to reach 30% by 2060 (Pérez et al., 2021). Despite the positive achievements, Latino Americans still lag. For instance, career success among foreign-born American Latinos is worse off compared to US-born Mexican Americans. Besides, the income for all Mexican-Americans is worse off compared to their white counterparts. Latin Americans earn 73 cents for every dollar their white American counterparts earn (Pérez et al., 2021). These statistics show that even though Mexican-Americans’ conditions in the US have improved, they are yet to attain equity.
References
Blakemore, E. (2018, August 29). The brutal history of anti-Latino discrimination in America. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/the-brutal-history-of-anti-latino-discrimination-in-america
Perez, L., Sichel, B., Chui, M., & Calvo, P. (2021, December 9). The economic state of Latinos in America: The American dream deferred | McKinsey. www.mckinsey.com. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/sustainable-inclusive-growth/the-economic-state-of-latinos-in-america-the-american-dream-deferred
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