The Hispanic Challenge

The Immigration of Latinos and Hispanics into the American Region

-What Does the Future hold

Introduction

The current economic status of the world and the movements that are proposed to support the growing need for economic expansion has led to the current phenomenon of globalization . This represents the advanced state of communication (between and among previously isolated regions that exists within the world today . In theory as well as in practice globalization directly affects the culture and economics of the people within any human society (Heer , 1996 . One of the results

of such advancement is the existence of immigration . All over the world , there are many countries that become host to several immigrants from neighboring areas

Among the countries which have become a common host for immigrants is the United States of America and its surrounding regions (Heer , 1996 Although the immigration rules are not that easy to navigate , it cannot be denied that people have considered the said region of the world to hold the promise of economic and social advancement . Because of this many see the United States as the land of their dreams and have determined that nothing - even tight immigration procedures - could keep them away from reaching their goal of residing in this country (Strum Selee , 2004 . Through both legal and illegal entrance to the country many have been able to create possibilities with regard to living within the American regions

There are several nationalities that have dominated the American states already since the year when the First and Second World War ended (Dominguez Castro , 2001 . Since then , the migrant practice of transferring from country to country has been causing both advantages and disadvantages for the United States . As William H . Frey has commented

Clearly , Asian and Hispanic immigrants are spilling over into regions of the United States with which they are not normally easily associated Today 's migration will carry the new minorities into labor markets in communities such as Salt Lake City , Minneapolis , Oklahoma City and Colorado Springs (1999

According to this point made by Frey , it can be noted that the immigration rate in America does indeed affect the social aspects of living as well as the American society 's cultural heritage (Huntington 2004 Strum Selee , 2004 Subrez-Orozco , 1998 . Reports have shown that the highest immigration rates exist in the Hispanic or Latino communities , as this demographic prefers (for reasons ranging from economics to politics ) to stay within the American bs rather than in their own country . Knowing that these people are the ones who are primarily causing changes within the country 's cultural and social fabric , it has been claimed that they too are the ones who are becoming the dominant groups within several states of the country . How can these claims be proven and how do the reports on Hispanic immigration affect the American way of living ? These are the questions that will be addressed within the paragraphs that shall follow

The History of Latino Immigration in the American Region

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