“In the 1990s, Mexicans composed more than half of the new Latin American immigrants to the United States ...Hispanics composed 12% of the total US population in 2000 .”
The United States was first embedded with the Anglo-Saxon culture and now because of the influx of diversity, it is a multicultural country. In 1916 foreign-born population in the United States was about evenly distributed between European countries and Canada, however, in the early 2000s the foreign born populations from the top five countries were Cuba India Philippines China and Mexico. The amount of immigrants from Mexico exceeded 7 million as opposed to the other countries that remained under 1 million immigrants. In the mid-19 century English speakers dominated immigration, however as time progressed Spanish speaker immigrants became the most popular. In places like Los Angeles, California Arizona, Florida and New York, Hispanic immigrants exceed a little over half of the state’s population. The data provided in this article appears to be very true because In the Bronx Borough alone, there are over 50% of Hispanics that reside. There has been an outstanding growth of hispanic children in schools, especially with Mexican students making up over half of Los Angeles schools. In New York there is a neighborhood in East Harlem called “Spanish Harlem” that showcases Puerto Rican culture and mixes Latin America and Caribbean restaurants. The Hispanic culture has been so profound in the United States that schools have implemented Spanish as a second language as part of the curriculum. Similar to many jobs that pay higher compensation for those that are bilingual preferably in English and Spanish.
I chose to talk about this quote because Hispanics, especially Mexicans have contributed a lot to the American culture. For example the American calendar includes Cinco de Mayo which is the celebration of the Mexican army‘s victory over the French empire. This day that is noted in the calendar displays the significance of Mexican history in the United States.
The United States was first embedded with the Anglo-Saxon culture and now because of the influx of diversity, it is a multicultural country. In 1916 foreign-born population in the United States was about evenly distributed between European countries and Canada, however, in the early 2000s the foreign born populations from the top five countries were Cuba India Philippines China and Mexico. The amount of immigrants from Mexico exceeded 7 million as opposed to the other countries that remained under 1 million immigrants. In the mid-19 century English speakers dominated immigration, however as time progressed Spanish speaker immigrants became the most popular. In places like Los Angeles, California Arizona, Florida and New York, Hispanic immigrants exceed a little over half of the state’s population. The data provided in this article appears to be very true because In the Bronx Borough alone, there are over 50% of Hispanics that reside. There has been an outstanding growth of hispanic children in schools, especially with Mexican students making up over half of Los Angeles schools. In New York there is a neighborhood in East Harlem called “Spanish Harlem” that showcases Puerto Rican culture and mixes Latin America and Caribbean restaurants. The Hispanic culture has been so profound in the United States that schools have implemented Spanish as a second language as part of the curriculum. Similar to many jobs that pay higher compensation for those that are bilingual preferably in English and Spanish.
I chose to talk about this quote because Hispanics, especially Mexicans have contributed a lot to the American culture. For example the American calendar includes Cinco de Mayo which is the celebration of the Mexican army‘s victory over the French empire. This day that is noted in the calendar displays the significance of Mexican history in the United States.
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