Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Media ]
Knowledge is Power!
“The political debate over immigration oscillates between barely audible and bellicose. But immigrants are here to stay. They play an essential part in the economy at many levels. They spend — and send home — billions of dollars. They settle largely in the suburbs because thats where the jobs are.
Whether in Morris County, N.J., or in Santa Clara County, Calif., immigration represents a local story. It involves changing faces and changing accents. And journalists must cover it in a more sophisticated fashion than they have in the past. We must move beyond the stereotypical stories — beyond the tales of poor and uneducated Mexicans, for instance, and toward stories about the huge number of middle-class immigrants. We can focus on those who own businesses. We might examine the impact they are having on institutions like the Roman Catholic Church. We can even study their impact on us.”
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