New Mexico is a breathtaking place, with the vibrant colors and the heart-stopping landscapes, it is portrayed essentially as the Land of Enchantment. The state is known for its rich history and luscious cultures that inhale residents from other states, along with bundles of foreigners from around the world. Although, to the world’s surprise, the implausible sweet land is one of the meagerest states in America. There are numerous reasons why New Mexico is dirt poor, although the primary reasons for poverty in New Mexico, are low levels of education, structures of common families, access to social and welfare programs, and diverse cultures and races. The following criteria demonstrates why New Mexico is ranked a leading impecunious state in
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The education offered in New Mexico is to some extent impractical and very limited to many of the residents. In return, the lack of education leads to a grim domino effect ending in a tragic crash of poverty. Nott also adds that, “New Mexico is ranked 49th in the nation for educational standings and New Mexico has received a D on its annual state report card”. With education being so limited, the students have no enthusiasm to obtain the full effect of the vital information. In addition, not only is it hard on the students, but the teachers including. The teachers end up leaving after teaching only a year or two. New Mexico brings in young, inexperienced graduates from a program called Teach For America, in which the graduates will teach and in turn, pay off their student loans in a timely manner. Likewise, the effects of the microscopic education are the students either graduate or dropout of high school, and an innumerable amount of children do not even believe it is possible to pursue a college education. With the scarcity of funds in New Mexico, schools lack the means to offer technology that other states offer their children. Correspondingly, the majority of the kids open themselves up to destructive activities that put them on the streets instead of in stable conditions. Then, the unemployed people start to pile up and overflow into a flood of …show more content…
“There are 22 Indian tribes in New Mexico - nineteen Pueblos, two Apache and the Navajo Nation. Each and every tribe has their own special relationship with the government, and their own lifestyles” (“New Mexico's 22 Tribes and the Indian Affairs Department”). These tribes all have different ways of living, working, and handling severe situations similar to poverty. The tribes in New Mexico today live almost the same way they did a hundred years ago. Most live in cramped adobe homes, cook outside, hunt and raise their own food, participate in rituals, and make their own clothes. With the legacy of living off the land and making their own materials, the shadow of discrimination still follows them. The poverty level in New Mexico varies a great deal based on the various types of races and tribes. According to Haggard Lois, “the poverty rate for children living in poor families by races is 17.4% for White people, 28.8% for African Americans and for Native Americans it is an alarming 31.8%”. There is a negative stigma that is held over the reservation that makes it difficult for a new generation to conquer its prior history in
The education offered in New Mexico is to some extent impractical and very limited to many of the residents. In return, the lack of education leads to a grim domino effect ending in a tragic crash of poverty. Nott also adds that, “New Mexico is ranked 49th in the nation for educational standings and New Mexico has received a D on its annual state report card”. With education being so limited, the students have no enthusiasm to obtain the full effect of the vital information. In addition, not only is it hard on the students, but the teachers including. The teachers end up leaving after teaching only a year or two. New Mexico brings in young, inexperienced graduates from a program called Teach For America, in which the graduates will teach and in turn, pay off their student loans in a timely manner. Likewise, the effects of the microscopic education are the students either graduate or dropout of high school, and an innumerable amount of children do not even believe it is possible to pursue a college education. With the scarcity of funds in New Mexico, schools lack the means to offer technology that other states offer their children. Correspondingly, the majority of the kids open themselves up to destructive activities that put them on the streets instead of in stable conditions. Then, the unemployed people start to pile up and overflow into a flood of …show more content…
“There are 22 Indian tribes in New Mexico - nineteen Pueblos, two Apache and the Navajo Nation. Each and every tribe has their own special relationship with the government, and their own lifestyles” (“New Mexico's 22 Tribes and the Indian Affairs Department”). These tribes all have different ways of living, working, and handling severe situations similar to poverty. The tribes in New Mexico today live almost the same way they did a hundred years ago. Most live in cramped adobe homes, cook outside, hunt and raise their own food, participate in rituals, and make their own clothes. With the legacy of living off the land and making their own materials, the shadow of discrimination still follows them. The poverty level in New Mexico varies a great deal based on the various types of races and tribes. According to Haggard Lois, “the poverty rate for children living in poor families by races is 17.4% for White people, 28.8% for African Americans and for Native Americans it is an alarming 31.8%”. There is a negative stigma that is held over the reservation that makes it difficult for a new generation to conquer its prior history in