Assimilation of Latino Youths

According to Noguera, the problems that are faced by the Latino immigrant youths are not new as they have been faced by other immigrants before such as the Italians, the Germans as well as the Jews (Noguera, 1). However, unlike their predecessors, the problem of assimilation to the American culture is taking long and is posing more challenges than those of earlier immigrants. The main challenges that are faced by the immigrant youths that hinders assimilation are mainly in the education sector (Noguera, 1). Having come from non-English speaking countries, many of the youths find it difficult in coping with American education system where the medium of instruction is English. Besides, most of these schools where the students enroll tend to blame the challenges of coping on the youths themselves ignoring the fact that most of these problems are beyond the immigrant’s control(Molloy, Christopher, and Abigail, 179).
In addition to the language barrier problems, their education is always interrupted for long since their parents always send them back to their home countries to be reunited with their families for a while to help them cope with the hardships of the transnational families (Molloy, Christopher, and Abigail, 174). Most education institutions blame this on the Latino families instead of trying to understand them or come up with a solution that would help them to be assimilated in their education system and into the American society or culture. In his argument, Noguera identifies education as the main sector that will help the immigrant youths to be assimilated into the American society (Noguera, 1).

This is because they are in America as it is the only place they know as home. Also, the Noguera argues that the Latinos should take advantage of the current attention they are enjoying from the American giant political parties, businesses, and other policy makers to ensure that they improve their lives and address the issues they are facing as a minority group (Noguera, 1).
In conclusion, as seen from the article, education institutions will play a major contribution in the assimilation of the Latino immigrants. Other than the educational establishments, the Latino society themselves have a tremendous role to play to ensure that their youths have a better future in their new land. They could follow the steps of their predecessors, that is, accepting America as their homes and accept their culture. Therefore, they should stop blaming on the education institutions and accept assimilation for the better future of their children and their society.
Work Cited
Molloy, Raven, Christopher L. Smith, and Abigail Wozniak. “Internal migration in the United States.” The Journal of Economic Perspectives 25.3 (2011): 173-196.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Noguera, Pedro. “Latino Youth: Immigration, Education and the Future.” Inmotion Magazine Website, 2012. http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/er/pn_lyief.html.