The Latino community in New York City

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

05/02/2007

Category :

History & geography

Sub category :

Geography

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Summary :

Introduction
From a predominantly European to a mainly Latino immigration
1. The begining of the shift
The modification of the 'face' of New York
1. Latino immigrants settling in the city
The future of the Latino migration to New York City
1. An increase in rejection from the local community
Conclusion
Bibliography

Abstract

Traditionally, the media tend to focus their attention on the latino migration in States such as Texas, California, new Mexico, in other words on southern states close to the Mexican border.
The East Coast seems to be completely forgotten as if it remained the gateway of the Europeans into America. It seems that there is no latino community along the Atlantic if one is to listen to the newspapers.
This vision is naturally untrue and I chose the example of new york city, home to a large latino community, to emphasize the diversity of the latino migration to the United States of America. new york in particular strikes my interest as Ellis Island among other symbols of the European migration to the US are located in this particular city whereas ironically, most of today's migrants come from the Americas.
How did this shift from a mainly European destination to a predominantly latino place of settlement occur?
First, I will examine the actual shift in terms of history and study the reasons underpinning this tremendous change. Secondly, I will emphasize the geographical implications of this shift within the city, more precisely where the new migrants settled and how the face of new york changed over the decades. Lastly, I will address the future of this new wave of migration and try to hypothesize whether this change is to last or not.