Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies Hispanics and the American Future (2006) / Chapter Skim
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Carmen Lomas Garza Cama Para Sueños (bed for dreams)
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Now they are scattering nationally, and communities throughout the country are facing the challenges presented by a new, quickly growing immigrant population. The Hispanic population is characterized by a youthful age structure; a large number of foreign born, including many "undocumented"; low levels of education; and disproportionate concentration in low-skill, low-wage jobs.
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The move away from white identity among second-generation Hispanics stands in strong contrast to the experience of earlier immigrant groups from southern and Eastern Europe, whose social acceptance and cultural assimilation in the United States involved selfidentification as white. The key question for the future is whether Hispanicity will evolve into a symbolic identity for some or all people of Latin American descent as they join the American mainstream, or whether it will become an enduring marker of disadvantaged minority group status.
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born and who are better educated, increases socioeconomic mobility. Areas densely populated by Hispanics, especially by recent immigrants, give the impression that the United States is becoming a bilingual nation.
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Fourth, unlike prior waves of European immigrants and even of most Latin American immigrants who arrived before 1990, recent Hispanic arrivals are less likely to settle in traditional gateway cities like Los Angeles, New York or Chicago. Lured by intense job growth and the promise of affordable housing, Hispanics are dispersing across the mainland, adding complexity to the long-standing struggle for black-white racial integration as newcomers from Mexico and Central and South America alter the ethnic and racial landscape, forcing multiculturalism in places previously familiar only with black and white.
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Hispanic students who fail to master English before leaving school incur considerable costs. English proficiency is mandatory for success in the labor market and is vitally important for navigating health care systems and for meaningful civic engagement.
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Expansions of federally subsidized programs such as Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program appear unlikely in an era of unprecedented federal budget deficits. Continued immigration of Hispanics from Mexico and other countries in Central and South America, coupled with their geographic dispersal to areas unaccustomed to providing care for diverse groups of patients, will challenge current approaches to providing health insurance coverage and health care to low-income Hispanics, particularly to recent immigrants.
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How these risks and opportunities play out over the decades ahead will define not only the kind of future Hispanics will inherit, but also the economic and social contours of the United States in the 21st century.
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