The poverty rates in Mexico continue to rise and crime is high. Unlike Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans have no “free pass” to access the United States. Scores of Mexican, Cubans and Central-South Americans have lost there lives trying to enter into the United States for the chance of a better existence. Puerto Ricans The American Fact Finder provided by the U.S. Census Bureau website reports approximately 3,987,947 people in the United States during 2006 are Puerto Ricans. Puerto Ricans like Mexican Americans, who are born in the United States of immigrant parents report that English is the language most spoken.
8) However, Latinos come from various countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, with the largest percentage coming from Mexico. During the period between 1950 and 1996, the total U.S. population grew from 151.3 million to 264.8 million. This represents an increase of more than 75%. During the same period, the Latino population grew from 4.0 million to 27.2 million, an increase of more than 600%. Latinos currently compromise 13% of the nation's population and are projected to grow to 56 million by 2010 and reach 70 million by 2020.
The Cuban Embargo The Cuban Embargo began in 1959 by JFK while Cuba became communist. The reign of Castro put Cuba into a downward spiral which made once a beautiful country into a poor power abused piece of land. As Cuba separated itself from America we in the long run lost a good deal of close resources which equals money. I chose each book because they both show how both the embargo came into play and how we I have been effected along with what we've done with Cuba since. The difference between these books and many other is that it will give you more then just one example or point of view for the topic.
Their gross amount of rent is 776.00 a month. Although incomes for African Americans have improved significantly since the Civil Rights era, they are still lower then the average Americans. For example the median income for Black families is $20 thousand a year less than the American median income. Stress is a major contributor to high blood pressure and Blacks have higher rates of stress and distress because of environmental, social, and economics conditions in many Black communities across the country. Stress is a known and major contributor to elevated blood pressure.
Bogota and Miami are different in many ways. But, I would like to expose my critical analysis about the most significant differences. First, Miami has a great road structure, while Bogota’s roads continue with a delay of more than 30 years. You cannot compare any of the Miami’s state roads like SR 826 expressway with 26 street in Bogota. The first one has more than 30 miles and the 26 street has only 5 miles.
Ship loads of More black African slaves were brought to the Americas every day for sale. The whites foresaw future potential threat to their racial domination and supremacy. That black population was increasing at a faster rate than white people, hence measures should be taken to prevent a repeat of Moses’ story in the book of Exodus in the Holy Bible. White people bought black people to work on plantations in the southern states, and partly to breed the blacks for resale purposes. Indentured male and female black servants were forced to have
o. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and costliest Atlantic storm of the 2005 season and one of the most destructive is US history. Total damage is an estimated $108 billion, with over millions of people left homeless. p. 5) Barack Obama q. January 3, 2008 r. Barack Obama is sworn into presidency, becoming the 1st ever African American president in the US. s. Obama’s election marked a new age away from racism and discrimination. Just one generation after the Civil Rights Movement, an African American man has moved his way up into the White House.
I explained to him that it was definitely a change but we were accepted. However, 25 percent of all Puerto Ricans are still living in poverty (Countries and Their Cultures, 2009). New York has proved to me that Puerto Rican assimilation has been a great success mixed with serious problems (Countries and Their Cultures, 2009). The main problem is that Puerto Ricans are the most economically disadvantaged Latino Group in the United States with problems such as crime, drug-use, and poor educational opportunity in Puerto Rican communities (Countries and Their Cultures,
The roaring 1920’s was the era of change, from increased wealth to the leading of consumerism. By this time most of America lived in cities rather than the rural areas. It clashed with the rural Americans and then Americans living in cities were seen as “un-American”. The passing of the 18th amendment outlawing alcohol, causing problems with urban wanting to enjoy themselves, a uprising with the mafia like al-Pacino and the incorporating of illegal bars aka speakeasies. 800,000 southern & Eastern European immigrants arrived each year in the 20’s.
Rum running started with importing rum from the island of Biminis in the Caribbean to small speakeasies in Florida. As the players of organized crime saw the amount of profit that could be made they expanded the playing field. Gangsters quickly realized that rum was cheap and by importing other types of alcohol could triple their money. “They soon moved on to smuggling Canadian whiskey, French champagne, and English gin to major cities like New York and Boston, where prices ran high. It was said that some ships carried $200,000 in contraband in a single run — at a time when $50 a week was considered a good wage for an honest worker”.