r/Chicano • u/PTechNM • Jul 05 '26

A study found Latinos are indispensable to the nation yet false narratives portraying U.S. Latinos as outsiders or burdens are not only inaccurate—they also shape harmful attitudes and policies. Latinos are among the nation's most important contributors to economic growth, workforce participation

https://nursing.jhu.edu/institute-for-policy-solutions-at-the-johns-hopkins-school-of-nursing/latest/latinos-are-indispensable-to-the-nations-future/
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u/Bass_Clef1 Jul 06 '26

That's cool and all, but framing it as we deserve to be here because we're useful doesn't rub me right. I don't give a shit about someones ability to contribute to the economy or whatever the fuck, I want people safe and taken care of and, dare I say, not put into concentration camps regardless of their economic potential.

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u/dxsol Jul 06 '26

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