The Hispanic Challenge - 3215 Words

Abstract There are more more immigrants coming to the US from Latinamerica and the American people are feeling threateend by them. They are afraid they will become a minority very soon. This assignment deals with †The Hispanic Challenge† illuminated through Samuel P. Huntingtons article, short stories and a census. †I See You Never† by Ray Bradbry and †Caramelo†, †Mexico Next Right† by Sandra Cisneros have been used to show how the situation is for the Hispanics in the US, mostly the Mexicans. At first there has been given an account on what Huntington is describing in his article, how he has a very negative attitude towards Hispanics and thereafter the fiction texts have been analysed. The immigrant’s situation have been analysed†¦show more content†¦Tyskland dengang sidst i 1800-tallet og starten af 1900-tallet hvor det var dem der var en overflod af i landet. De kom med store skibe hvor de havde sidder utrolig tà ¦t og hà ¸jst sandsynligt ogsà ¥ var blevet syge. Nu da de var kommet til landet skulle de jo fà ¸rst registreres, sà ¥ de mà ¥tte lige fà ¥ lov at vente pà ¥ en lille à ¸ uden for New York til det blev deres tur , hvilket nogengange kunne tage flere dage. Mexicanerne har bare en 3.218,69 kilometer lang grà ¦nse der er markeret med en lavvandet flod og en historisk afsat linie. Fordi Mexico og USA ligger lige op ad hinanden, er det ogsà ¥ nemmere for Mexicanerne at tage beslutningen om at flytte til USA, fordi de stadig ville kunne se hinanden nogenlunde sà ¥ tit de har lyst og fà ¸lge med i hvad der sker i deres hjemland. Det andet omrà ¥de, mà ¥lestoksforhold, behandler de forskellige forhold mellem immigranter. Han prà ¸ver at vise at den er helt gal nu til dags med alle de indvandrere, isà ¦r nà ¥r det er fra samme land. Han fortà ¦ller at Mexicanske indvandre udgjorde hhv. 14, 23 og 25 procent af alt legal immigration i hhv. 1970, 1980 og 1990, hvilket ifà ¸lge Huntington er meget forskelligt fra tallene for de immigranter der kom fra Irland fra 1820 – 1860. I 2000 udgjorde Latinamerikanere cirka halvdelen af alle indvandrere iShow MoreRelatedEssay on Hispanics: English, Barriers, and Challenges1926 Words   |  8 PagesHow are Hispanics getting help with English and what obstacles or barriers are they facing? That is an extremely good question. Everyday, more and more Hispanics are making a move to the United States in hopes of a better life. The only problem is that many of them can not speak any English at all. Since the United States is basically an English speaking nation, it is important that Hispanics learn English to be able to adjust to life within the United States. 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