Racial Discrimination and Hispanics in the United States
Racial discrimination among Hispanics in the United States is on the rise along with stricter immigration laws, inadequate education for ESL classes, as well as they are prey to healthcare disparities. Data shows that many states in the United States are implementing tougher immigration laws for their individual states. Also, due to education cuts and kick-backs, English as a second language classes are becoming fewer in many school districts. Finally, health care disparities among Hispanics are on the rise due to lack of insurance, language barriers, and not enough medical resources to meet their needs. Recent data illustrates that many states in the U.S. are passing tougher immigrant laws within their states. For example, as of July 1, 2011, the state of Georgia has passed an immigration law that states all immigrants must be e-verified in order to be employed within this state. This is scaring away much of the workforce in Georgia. According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times newspaper, most of the illegal immigrant workforce in this state are being scared away and this is making farmers across Georgia very nervous. (LA Times, 2011) At the height of the blackberry season in Georgia, many of the farms are short at least of 100 pickers. This is due to the strict immigration law passed by Georgia’s legislative. In the past, migrant workers (those employed for seasonal farm labor) have been able to work on the various farms throughout the Southeast. Now, due to e-verify, all immigrants must have adequate, government issued, documentation to prove that they are allowed to be employed within the United States. The Latino population has grown dramatically in the South over the past decade. In the state of Georgia, the department of Agriculture released survey of farmers that stated that from one day to a year they are in need of more than 11,000 positions. (LA Times, 2011) Most Americans choose not to take these types of jobs due to the low pay, and in
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