How fear, rhetoric, and parental influence shape the next generation’s view of immigrants.
Public rhetoric does not stay in public spaces. In this episode of The Immigration Mastermind Podcast, Carlos Batara reflects on how hostility toward immigrants can filter from political discourse into family conversations — and ultimately onto school playgrounds. Drawing from real stories shared by colleagues and clients, he explores whether hatred is inherited or learned, and why responsibility begins at home.
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“Is immigration causing cultural ghettos in cities?”
That was a question asked by Su-Lu Tan, a news reporter for the Australian Financial Review.
She added, “And should we be worried?”
In a broader sense, she was addressing assimilation, and by implication, segregation, in the U.S.
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America’s Black population is in the midst of a major demographic shift.
Over 12% have been born outside the U.S. This is a 475% increase since 1980, when Black immigrants initially began arriving in large numbers.
By 2060, it’s projected about 33% of the U.S. Black population will be foreign-born individuals.
However, the integration between Black Immigrants living in the U.S. and U.S. born Black Americans has not been the smoothest of sailings.
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The New York Times recently asked, “Why Do American Grocery Stores Have An Ethnic Aisle?”
At first glance, the question seems simplistic. One might even ask, “What’s the big deal? They’re just grocery aisles.”
But, in actuality, the question reflects issues larger than food aisles. The question reflects a changing country.
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