Is Miami a Third World Country?

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Is Miami a Third world country?

The Answer to this question is simple; No. I have heard this Statement many times especially from US Citizens who are not bilingual, or if they are, they don’t seem to have an open mind. Some people who live in South Florida seem to forget that although Miami has a big Latino population, it doesn’t make it a third world country. Saying this is extremely racist and uncalled for. I agree with the fact that South Florida has many challenges to resolve and that some Hispanic communities have not yet adapted to living in the United States and must do so at once. But this is not a reason to call Miami a third world country or that South Florida is not America simply because many people speak Spanish or have a Spanish accent when they speak English.

Some people seem to forget that many Hispanic Communities have helped build South Florida and turn it into a business center for the Americas. The Cuban and Colombian Community have build and helped in pushing South Florida into a hub for business, tourism and cultural exchange. The growth of Miami over the years has been remarkable. Even though South Florida has grown over the years, nowadays faces many challenges. The city faces high unemployment rates, Underpaid jobs, and many qualified professionals are still looking for jobs that fit their profile, but that’s not a reason to overlook the positive things that many communities have brought to South Florida. Moreover is not a reason to make uncalled remarks and discriminate the Hispanic Community.

I am amazed how many people seem to ignore and not value the immense contribution of the Latino community to South Florida, and furthermore, how they bring progress to many places in Florida and the nation. Due to the Presidential race, many candidates have bombarded the Hispanic community with racial attacks on issues that need a solution, which is not precisely kicking people out. Many will argue that people should speak English and that only English should be spoken. I agree with that idea, and I also think the government should make it a requirement. Calling a city a third world country because people are from Latin America, and because some of them don’t speak Spanish, Is just ignorant and absurd. The other day I heard someone say that just because many nurses at some Hospital in south Florida had a Spanish accent and they had a Spanish background, that person had felt like she was in a third world country. I was so shocked by the racial comment that I asked myself what that person was doing living in Miami if it is so bad. I guess the answer is that Miami is not that bad, is it? I guess it would be the same as if we went to a New York, in Coney Island, where many Russians live, and said that because they lived there, New York was a third world Country or a communist, socialist section of America. That would be extremely racist and uncalled for.

All in all, I think there’s a lot of ignorance towards the Hispanic community, and those who are bias against Latinos should look for a different city than Miami. Miami has been for decades a bridge between America and the Americas, and not knowing that part of history explains why many make such stupid comments filled with ignorance and absurdity. As I stated before, Miami has many challenges to resolve, but not because we have challenges and Hispanics live in the city people should call the city a third world country. I agree that people should speak English, but that’s not a reason to make racist remarks against a community that has given so much to a city where without Latinos, Miami would not be what it is today, and that’s a fact.



Cristhian Mancera Mejia
Director
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