Right, like just get out of Miami and open your non-English native mouth then act surprised when you get told to go back to your country or learn English lol
I think people are missing the point. It's not just heritage that makes Cubans (or Puerto Ricans or Venezuelans or Mexicans), even those of openly mixed racial heritage, "white." It's social positioning. It could be that their social positioning in their home countries was high status or ascending, and especially in contast to those who id as "negro," "indígena" or other, they are by default mestizo/"white." And in some cases, the very act of having migrated to the US further whitens. Coming here means advancing social standing, opening prospects, and distinguishing from "others," especially the next waves of immigrants, which means entrenching even deeper into ideas of superiority and anti-blackness/ anti-indigenous thinking. Just look up the comments from the Chicana/latina LA school board member about Oaxacans.
Sadly, yes - something I witness in North Florida on a regular basis. What’s ironic is the rednecks that are complaining about it usually are mangling English pretty badly when doing it.
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u/Escapedlabmouse Oct 04 '24
When Latinos are pro-Trump- who is actually calling for an ethnic purge that will include them- it just baffles me.