Introduce the culture, life and celebrities of Hispanic Americans! ! !

"Lao Mo" is a general term for local Hispanics by Chinese Americans. Over the years, due to the population expansion in the United States, Lao Mo has not only filled the gap in labor-intensive industries, but also founded many small enterprises. At the same time, he has mastered many votes and set up his own family, and has received services in media, entertainment and education. Of course, they also face some social problems that real Americans complain about.

Anyone who knows a little about American society and politics knows that the "Latino" who is often referred to by American Chinese nowadays is really a big force.

Presidential candidates must please them in Spanish, and employers, large and small, are now enlightened. It seems that there are festivals celebrating Hispanics everywhere, and Spanish radio, television and newspapers abound. The author knows some "old Mexicans" who have not been in the United States for a long time and have entered the upper class. The "they" that Americans have always distinguished clearly has now become "us". Irene, a Cuban child with a yellow mouth, makes Americans fidgety and makes the rest of the world sit up and take notice.

1 1.7% of the population.

The latest population survey shows that by March this year, the Hispanic population in the United States had reached more than 32 million, excluding nearly 4 million in Puerto Rico, accounting for 1 1.7% of the total population in the United States. 1990, the Hispanic population was only over 22 million, accounting for 9% of the total population.

Throughout the 1990s, Hispanic population growth accounted for 37.3% of the total population growth in the United States. It is estimated that from 2000 to 2020, it will account for 44.2%. According to the US Census Bureau, by 2005, the Hispanic population will surpass African Americans to become the largest minority in the United States, and there will be 52.7 million Hispanics, accounting for 16.3% of the total population in the United States.

Hispanics have entered the United States in large numbers for nearly twenty or thirty years, but it is worth noting that the interaction and integration between Hispanics and mainstream American society is quite rapid and their political influence is increasing day by day. The United States recently set up a public holiday to commemorate a civil rights and labor leader in Mexico. Denver created an educational program called "Soul of Race", while Houston established a "Bilingual Spelling" program. Even the idea of leniency for illegal immigrants, which has long been opposed by the American Federation of Labor, has been revised. As Judy Mark, director of public relations at the National Immigration Forum, said, the influence of Hispanics has spread to every corner of social life and is still growing.

It is vital to the American economy.

How do you view the impact of Hispanic population growth on the American economy? Alan greenspan, the "chief helmsman" of the American economy and chairman of the Federal Reserve, believes that the growth of Hispanic population is crucial to the sustained growth of the American economy. Many scholars believe that Hispanic immigrants have filled the huge gap in the American labor market and made the American economy grow and prosper. Most of the vacancies they fill are labor-intensive and no Americans are willing to fill them. Some scholars believe that Hispanic immigrants not only fill the gap in labor-intensive industries, but also are more likely to start small businesses than other Americans, thus creating a large number of employment opportunities.

What is the political influence of Hispanics? On June 5438+07, last month, President of the Republican Party of Florida, Cardinals, delivered a speech at the Hispanic Congress of the Republican Party Committee in Texas, saying that in the current presidential election, every state in the Midwest is in a political whirlpool, and Hispanic voters in these States can completely decide who will control the electoral college.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is impossible to win elections in California and Texas without the support of Hispanics. US Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W Bush are trying to win over Hispanic voters. Gore also launched a campaign website in Spanish. It is understood that the democratic and * * * parties will also allocate $6,543,800+each to win the votes of Hispanic voters.

Squeeze into the mainstream society

What is more noteworthy is that Hispanics have not stopped campaigning for others, but are working harder and harder to become government officials. In April this year, in Milwaukee, a city with 40,000 Hispanics, 30-year-old Sanchez was elected as the consul of the city. In California, four Hispanics won the primary. In the United States Congress, 1986 had only 10 Hispanic members, and now there are 19. Among school boards around the world, 1986 had only 1 188 Hispanic directors, and now there are 2465. The number of Hispanic elected government officials at all levels increased from 3,202 in 1986 to 5 193 in196.

Of course, the rapid increase of Hispanic population has also caused a series of problems such as illegal immigration, language and religion, education and medical care, wages and taxes. Great changes have taken place in schools and workplaces in California, Texas, Georgia and Iowa, and various social contradictions are complicated.

Some people are extremely disgusted with the political, economic and social problems brought about by the growth of Hispanic population. Stan, executive chairman of the American Immigration Reform, believes that in the past 30 years, the government has adopted irresponsible and loose immigration policies, which has led to a series of problems such as immigrant poverty, low education level, declining housing conditions, declining education level, and crowded schools and hospitals. Low wages are beneficial to capitalist fishermen and damage the rights of trade unions. At present, the AFL demands that the government treat illegal workers leniently, and many Hispanics have joined the AFL. Faced with this complicated situation, politically progressive people are also taciturn. Nelson, chairman of the anti-immigration organization Plan America, criticized Greenspan for actually encouraging the use of "cheap labor". He also disapproves of politicians' efforts to win Hispanic votes, believing that this will further balkanize the United States, which has been plagued by racial problems. In March this year, a primary school in South Carolina (where 40% of the students are Hispanic) invited an American to speak at the school meeting, which caused an uproar in society. At the meeting of Kentucky state legislature on Mexican illegal immigrants, Democratic state senator Nassler even said: "These people will bring many diseases wherever they go."

Obviously, "Lao Mo" is still in a difficult climbing process in this land of the United States, but its outstanding performance in economy, society and politics should arouse people's serious concern. China people have been in the United States for a long time. Can you get some enlightenment from the experience of "Lao Mo"?

Without English, neither can I. That's it.