The Four Major Groups Of Hispanics
The Four Major Groups of Hispanics Mexican Americans, have a distinctive additive to the diversity of the United States. Immigrants from Mexico have made an impact in cultural diversification to this country since it is one of the largest Hispanic groups that are in the U.S. Due to the growth of the Mexican American population in the states the U.S. government mandated that all schools in the nation create bilingual programs. Today, there have been many issues regarding the transition of the Spanish and English language barriers in education. Some believe that it is okay to teach children in their native language while transitioning them into the English language and others do not. In the early years of Mexican American growth and recognition, Mexican Americans were restricted by bigotry. Today, Mexican Americans can be seen in high offices of political stature as for example congress and or Chief Justice of the United States. Socially, Mexican Americans were involved in movements such as the United Farm Workers association; thus far bringing their communities together and advancing socially with other minorities to help shape a better America. The largest sub-culture within the Hispanic header, Mexican-Americans comprise almost two-thirds of Hispanic Americans. Mexican Americans were a major part of stimulating the United States economy because in their migration to the United States they did most of the jobs that others did not want to do. Agriculture was one of the main labors that Mexican Americans provided. Other labor jobs have been landscapers, fast food laborers, and warehouse work. Mexican Americans are very religious people and believe in the Lord, Jesus Christ. Mainly, Mexican Americans are majority Roman Catholic but a good percentage of them remain as Pentecostal and the rest have other Christian denominations. Family ties remain strong today as they were back then; Mexican Americans ban together to help each other out with any form of