The Cultural Disconnect Between Latino Self Identification...

America, the States, USA, the North, are all different ways of referring to the nation in which everyone believes their dreams can become a reality. The United States of America is and has always been a nation of immigrants, but many forget that the first ones to arrive were not British but Spanish. The Spanish conquistadors were the first ones to arrive on American soil during the beginning of the 1500s. Soon most of the powerful nations in Europe followed. Despite their positive impact on the American culture, Latinos have been degraded for many years by the media, stereotypes and people with power like the chiefs of police and even presidential candidates. While the media portrays Latinos as maids and gangsters, the majority of Latinos migrate to the USA looking for a better future for their families and for themselves. In this essay, I will investigate the complex role that Latinos have played in American society, economic, and political life, focusing specifically on the cultura l disconnect between Latino self-identification and white-American misconceptions of Latino-specific immigration. Latinos have many goals in this country, one of the main one is to create a better future, and to do that they have to make money. Which leads to Latinos having a huge impact on the economy of the United States. â€Å"In 2014 Hispanic adults had the greatest workforce participation rate of any demographic, with more than 65 percent working or actively looking for a job.†(The Huffington