Wednesday, November 6, 2013

A change of mind

Poder Latino News- Immigration is a phenomenon that is growing daily worldwide. Most countries in the hemisphere have people of different ethnicities living in their territories, legally or illegally. The main reason for the migration is the economic factor. No one wants to leave their country to go and live in another country, often without knowing the language, leaving his/her family behind, no money and no hope of getting a good job in an unknown/strange land. In many cases these issues are handled inhumanely and only showing the implications of a legal nature involving illegal immigration. Because of this, the human rights of these people are unjustly violated. We are aware that in this country, the immigration issue has many sides and a comprehensive immigration reform, while necessary for millions of people; it’s far away to fix the issue.


In the case of immigration in Hazleton, we know that the cultural encounter of immigrants and natives has been walking slowly. Many natives of this city are still reluctant and do not totally accept that the reality has changed and not necessarily in a negative way, it has changed in every way. This new reality requires a change of mentality, which does not necessarily imply an assimilation of the cultural elements of a foreign culture to the host culture, but involves openness to the components arising from the meeting. It is a new culture that premiered in Hazleton, as a result of this cultural encounter that demands a degree of tolerance for diversity.

The shortest way is the way to meet people who live around us. Confrontations and measurements of forces create an atmosphere of negativity that results in violence.


We must accept that we are different and that we all have rights to organize the community without discrimination and without abuse. It's time to live in peace Hazleton. Build a healthy community where democracy reigns and where nobody feels threatened for exposing their ideas. It is time to abandon the old and wear the brand new.

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