United States communities with Hispanic majority populations

lots of Hispanic immigrants live in the United States and are looking for a better life and a better future. Among those immigrants are also lot of children that come daily to schools knowing little English, or no English at all. According to the Census Bureau of United States, in 2030 students who speak a language other than English at home, will constitute the 40 percent of the school-age population nationwide. Among those students, the Spanish-speaking students will represent the majority.…

years. Georgia is one of the strongest opening states to require a picture ID to cast an in person ballot and make it count. Nevertheless, photo ID is not commanded to cast an absentee ticket in Georgia. A number of residents of Georgia strongly supported the voter ID law to attack fraud during the election process. On the other hand, some labeled it a Jim Crow-era that would suppress the minority votes. Georgia offered all residents of the state a free picture ID if they needed one. Briefly,…

customs, and language barriers. Unarguably, the current census data leaves no doubt that the minorities are increasing as a proportion of the total United States population. This is the result of years of immigration, an increase in interracial relationships and marriages, and the higher birthrates by minorities as comparted to Caucasian in the United States. With the “new cultural…

Brooklyn population was 2,504,700 and in 2014, 2,621,793. The change in population of Brooklyn from 2010 to 2014 is estimated to have enlarged at about 117,093 residents, a 4.7% increase. As the population grows there is an increase in limited living space. Located in Brooklyn, Brownsville is a part of the Brooklyn community district 16. The community health profile as of 2015, in Brownsville alone the total population is 86,377. The black population makes up seventy-six percent, Hispanics…

Unfortunately, in the United States the color of an individual’s skin will have an effect on the way a person is treated. Agustin Fuentes in his essay “The Myth of Race” discusses how the social idea of race impacts the way some races are treated. Fuentes mentions statistics about discrimination due to race and that “In test of housing markets conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), black and Hispanic potential renters and buyers are discriminated…

The population of men whose lifestyle of having sex with other men are a small segment of the United States population at 2% (CDC Gay, 2015), but are the most infected with HIV. This group represents 57% of the HIV population (CDC Gay, 2015). The National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System provided data from 20 cities that gave evidence that gay and bisexual men tested with HIV had knowledge of being infected and also increased with age. This population account for 78% of the male population…

According to Health Issues in the Latino Community, written by Aguirre-Molina, Molina, and Zambrana (2001), the Latino community is experiencing many health issues that are still very applicable and pertinent to this day. In understanding how to address and approach these health issues, it is important to understand the population as a whole and dissect the different subgroups within to fully cater to this population. Aguirre-Molina et al. (2001) explore the diverse subgroups, economic statuses,…

The United States (U.S.) is expected to become more diverse with steady population growth until 2050 in which demographic shifts such as race, ethnicity, and age will necessitate understanding the needs of this diverse population to initiate health and preventative programs (Pérez & Luquis, 2014). The purpose of this paper is to describe demographic characteristics for the city of Franklin, Ohio to include the demographic makeup, ethnicity, and illness and health status; identify trends and…

individuals has skyrocketed in the past several years causing an outrage within the community. Although the distinction between the privileges of white people and colored people have been going on all throughout history, nowadays, it’s getting a bit out of hand. Astonishingly, nearly one thousand people have been killed by the force of police brutality in 2015 alone, three out of every five deaths belonged to those of Hispanic and black race (Ribas)! Therefore, with this being said, writers from…

Race relations are relations between members or communities of different races. Race relations have been problematic since the 15th century. Over the past 40 years, the positive change in racism is what has made our general public hope for a future involving a racist free country. Today's America, has shown that tensions between different ethnicities, have decreased from the discrimination that has ultimately affected our country. It is possible that race relations are continuous today, and may…