Hispanic Immigration To The United States

The reading was based on the structuring of Hispanics in the United States. The authors begin by highlighting the fact that most people think immigrant’s migration to the U.S is the same, socially and economically to be specific. The authors then go on to say that each migrant group have different experiences when it comes to how society react to them moving. For an example, Hispanics and their integration into American society is used. Hispanics are different from other immigrants from the past centuries. Unlike other immigrants, Hispanics strongly represent their culture and it is seen in second and third generations. For instance, many second-generation Hispanics speak Spanish as a first or second language. The three main Hispanic groups:

Ethnic groups are formed by people living similar lifestyles and not just race. Many ethnic groups are similar in the fact that they have the same experience in the labor force. These factors are used to evaluate how Hispanic ethnicity is structured. The differences between European and Hispanic immigrants is highlighted through their reasoning for coming to the U.S. It is revealed that a number of factors helped contribute to the making of Hispanics. The factors are; having similar reasons for coming to the U.S., economic, social, and minority status. Additionally, race and ancestry can be factors to contribute to the emergence of Hispanics. Hispanics are also placed into this ethnic group because they are likely to carry on traditions from their culture. Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans each represent the Hispanic cultures in different ways based on their emergence in American

It is easy for Puerto Ricans to adjust to both cultures, making them want to migrate more. Essentially, this is how Puerto Ricans structured to American society. Cubans entered the United States on much different terms than Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. They entered with great socioeconomic status and with many equal job opportunities. Overall, Cubans entered the United States being more like white people than Hispanics. As stated by the authors, economic status played a main role in how Hispanic came about. Mexicans, Cubans, and Puerto Ricans were represented as Hispanics because of their Spanish speaking culture. Each main group came on different terms, but they represent some on the same culture and were all looking for jobs or trying to escape the reality of their country. Thus, resulting in, the structuring of Hispanics in American