Deceitful study claims young Hispanic men are likely to end up jobless, imprisoned or dead
By ONANTZIN News
2011-06-29
Los Angeles, CA -- According to a dishonest study by the College Board's Advocacy and Policy Center, Fifty-one percent of Hispanic male high school graduates ages 15-24 will end up unemployed, incarcerated or dead.
The study, which was issued this week by a group of white educators, does a good job painting a bleak and dismal picture of Hispanics, but its findings are no surprise. These types of ridiculous and out of touch reports come out year after year, and their purpose is always the same: to deceive and paint the Hispanic community in an extremely negative light.
But, as in prior years, their figures are questionable and could not be any less accurate.
To begin with, Hispanics don't call it imprisonment; they call it secondary education, and they get affordable quality schooling there. Each year, the prison system in the US graduates more and more educated and enlightened Hispanics with masters in a wide range of areas, including public policy, politics, accounting, art, street smarts, and economics – achievements that rival those of public education.
Secondly, there is no such thing as Hispanics being jobless. Hispanics ages 15-24 have dozens of jobs - such as staying at home and babysitting, sitting at home waiting for the UPS guy, or doing other useful jobs around the house. They may not be the most ideal jobs according to a parent or girlfriend, but they are jobs nonetheless.
Last, but not least, the study says that Hispanics ages 15-24 will likely end up dead, but it doesn't say when. In that case, whites and Asians ages 15-24 will also end up dead at some point. That claim is simply stupid, and it reaffirms the study's ridiculous and extraordinary bias towards Hispanics.
Next time the College Board's Advocacy and Policy Center tries to release faulty data about Hispanics, they should consider this: We Hispanics don't appreciate others trying to make us look bad; we can do that on our own perfectly well.