Posted on 07/23/2003 12:43:47 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Latinos are segregating themselves in work and home, cutting off opportunities and generating feelings of inferiority as to their status in the community.
So indicates a recently released report by the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research at the State University of New York in Albany, which examines how Latinos practice forms of racism on themselves. According to the report, Latinos who consider themselves white tend to make more money and live in predominantly white neighborhoods, while Latinos who consider themselves black have lower incomes and higher rates of unemployment and poverty.
The implication is that Latinos in this country are adopting American ideas about race and color. Along the way, they are ripping apart their own culture, reinforcing racial stereotypes and imbuing dark-skinned children with feelings of self-hatred and envy.
This is a desperate situation for a culture that has shown an amazing resilience to overcome obstacles and push into the American mainstream. According to a recent study released by the Spanish television network Telemundo, Hispanic household income and personal consumption spending are growing at a rate that far exceeds the rest of the nation. The study reports that employment of Hispanics has increased by 3 percent since 2001, despite a slumping economy. Hispanic representation in Congress also increased from 11 members to 21 since 1991, a 73 percent increase. There are currently 197 Hispanics in state legislatures, a 46 percent increase since 1991.
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