Consequences of Latinos' Expansion in American Culture and Politics

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PhD in Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The acceleration of Latin immigration to the United States due to identity differences with the ruling whites including their religious adherence to Catholicism, their collective bond and living in separate colonies, speaking their particular language, high fertility rate, bond With their original homeland and the efforts of their activists to win state and federal seats has raised concerns. Some observers and analysts hope they absorb to the prevailing political culture, while others cite the widening of the racial divide and the addition of Latinos to the black front as a prelude to the collapse of the US. Our question is: what are the scenarios for cultural and political change in America in the 2020s due to the increasing presence of Latinos? Under what conditions will a new capacity be gained for the two ruling parties to gain power, and under what circumstances will cultural differences lead to social and political conflicts? Data collection is done by referring to existing sources and analyzing it by futuristic scenario writing method of consecutive events, and finally the consequences of each of them in the field of US culture and politics are explained. in author’s view, although the more rational and practical way is to maximize racial integration in a new America, the continuation of the current trend tends to lead to a scenario of social and political collapse.

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American Strategic Studies
Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Summer Quarterly
September 2021
Pages 137-153

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  • Receive Date: 16 August 2021
  • Revise Date: 24 September 2021
  • Accept Date: 17 November 2021

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