Peril and Promise: (1980-2000)

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In the 1980s, the nature of the Latino Diaspora changes again. From Cuba a second wave of refugees to United States - the Mariel exodus - floods Miami. The same decade sees the sudden arrival of hundreds of thousands of Central American? (Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and Nicaraguans) fleeing bloodshed and death squads. A backlash ensues: tightened borders, anti-bilingualism, state laws to declare all illegal immigrants felons. But a sea change is underway as Latinos spread geographically and make their mark in music, sports, politics, business, and education. Latinos present a challenge and an opportunity for the United States. America's largest and youngest growing sector of the population presents what project advisor Professor Marta Tienda calls, The Hispanic Moment. Their success could determine the growth of the United States in the twenty-first century; however their failure, contributing to an underclass, could also pull this country down. The key to their success is education
Response to the Rise of Fidel Castro (3:22)
Cuban Immigration to the United States (2:58)
Fight Against Bilingualism (5:00)
1970s in Central America (4:04)
Story of an Immigrant (3:31)
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (3:30)
Cool to be Latino (3:01)
Politics (5:31)
The Minutemen Project (2:50)
HR4437 (3:43)
Latino's Move Deeper into the US (2:17)
Demand for Latino Supplies (4:02)
Good Americans (3:05)
Economic Development (3:41)
A Long Dusty Road (1:39)
Credits: Peril and Promise (1980-2000): The Latino Americans (0:58)

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