Causes Of Race And Migration

Race and migration intersect in the public discourse for many reasons, especially in the case for Latinos. One primary reason being that race is a visual difference that can easily be seen, and also because these people are migrating foreigners. More specifically, these visible differences often lead to social tensions and other political issues. For example, there exists a type of Latino threat in american society due to the large, and continually growing presence of the Latino population. Alongside these growing numbers, the population’s refusal to fully assimilate to American society also tends to pose a threat to Anglo Americans (Chavez, 2013, p. 37). Such fear is usually based on the idea that undocumented people would abuse public resources,