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Discrimination Against Latinos

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I believe that the Latino American population during the twenty centuries faced severe discrimination while fighting for their civil liberties, and still are, in the hopes of proper enfranchisement and suffrage. Difficult times came to them with their goals to live as an American in an America with Anglo Americans who felt they were superior to their hardworking “2nd” class neighbors. I personally have seen discrimination purely based on race and skin color aim towards others, including myself even after all the history of conflict between two different races. During the era of racism towards Latinos they faced many obstacles impeding progress to their life goals, in their pursuit of happiness given to them as a right, as in low wages for

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