Latinos excel at Wayne State – Michigan
Tagged: agriculture, populationPosted on: December 27th, 2006“A disproportionate number of Latinos, whose combined population now hovers around 45 million, suffer real social, economic, and political handicaps. For many, dead-end, low-paying jobs in agriculture, construction, and the service industry are the norm. Over the years poverty, segregation, red-lining and restrictive covenants have pushed them into the least desirable urban spaces burdened with severe infrastructural problems, such as inadequate social services, dilapidated housing, and underfunded schools. Sadly, too many of us believe that Latinos shun education and thrive on a “culture of poverty.”
Latinos have strong roots”
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