DISCRIMINATION AND POVERTY  1500w

HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS, HISPANIC, UNITED STATES

I chose this group because Hispanic Americans make of approximately 15% of the entire US population. Of which, “22% are below poverty cutoff” (Sullivan 2010). The head of household is headed by women which are the largest segment of that group; they account for 39% of Hispanics that live below the poverty level (Sullivan 2010). Studies show that the National Women Law Center states a staggering statistics that in 1998, more than half of women headed Hispanic families with children were poor (NWLC 1999). The text states that Hispanics have historically “experienced a great deal of discrimination in their efforts to establish a niche in the United States” (Sullivan 2010). Latinas face an ever greater set of obstacles unique to their experience. The single Latina raising her family will endure the adverse effects of stereotyping and prejudice on her employability and earning power often leading to a multi-generational cycle of poverty.