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Brief History of Hispanic

The Hispanic or Latino Americans have a long and rich history dating back 1800s bringing different cultures such as Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, among others into the United States. According to Arthur (2019), the forecasted population of the Hispanic people in the United States by 2019 was about 60 million, which account to about 18% of the America population. The initial trace of the Hispanic people in the United States can be associated with the period of Spanish colonialism era, civil and workers' liberty. However, their existence in American can be traced back to 1500s. The first group of Hispanic people to arrive in the American was around 1513 when a group of explorers were searching for a "Fountain of Youth." Fast forwards, many things happened around the immigration and settlement of Hispanic people into the U.S., and by 1821, Los Angeles was presenting the first Hispanic Congressman for election. The win of Joseph Marion Hernandez paved the way for the recognition on Hispanic people in the soil of the United States and their contribution in political, social, as well as economic development (Padilla, 1980).

The volume of immigrants that joined the U.S. from Spain was heightened by increased colonial activities between America, Cuba, Spain, and other powers fighting for colonial members. For example, the battle of the Alamo created the Mexican-American conflict that led to massive loss of life and the need for constantly replenishing of solders. Later in 1917, the Jones-Shafroth Act was signed by the then president granting Puerto Ricans citizenship rights. Privileges associated with this liberty was that Hispanic people could participate in the military. However, it was several years before Hispanic people could gain representation when one of their own was sworn in as a senator in late 1928. Fast forward, Hispanic people became a part of U.S. struggle during the major wars that occurred between 1928 and 1946. Today, much segregation and negative perception about the Hispanic people seem to have died slowly, and the culture is highly incorporated in the United States ways of life

An Analysis of the implication of the elements of oppression as they relate to the identification of the aetiology of problems with individuals, families, groups, communities, and society

In the United States, the Hispanic population accounts as the largest minority group and growing very fast, based on the population and statistics of 2013 (United States Census Bureau, 2013). This move has been despite numerous challenges that the Hispanic people faced during the establishment era and the initial immigration phases, even before they had been warded the right to citizenship. One of the main reasons why the Hispanic people have continually experienced oppression is that fact that they have a high growth of young population. Considering the ageing population in the United States, 15.2% of the population is elderly (according to United States Census Bureau, 2013)), there is, therefore, the need to be worried about the highly uprising number of Hispanic young population.

Increase in youth population can be looked from...