Latinos, African-Americans must deal with racial tension

Latinos, African-Americans must deal with racial tension
For years now, African Americans and Latinos have had a lot of tension between the two communities in America. Why? There are many issues the communities face such as high unemployment rates, high drop-out rates from public schools, systemic poverty, gang violence, high percentage of prison inmates, and the continual discrimination of both communities. These issues create controversy between the two communities, for example: immigration issues, job competition, bilingual education, and political representation. However, the two communities do not necessarily always help their situations. The highest rates of hate crime in Los Angeles County are committed by the Latinos and African Americans against each other.
Some, on the other hand, are trying to fix this problem. A small number of African American and Latino leaders have come together to form alliances within the two communities. One event they organize is the immigrant-rights marches. But because some leaders are joining together, does not mean others are convinced. Some Latino leaders did not outreach to the African American communities, and vise-versa. For the most part now, the younger African American and Latino community leaders are voicing their opinions, stating that the two groups need to work together and fix the common issues they are both facing.
This idea should not be a threat to society. I feel that if the communities demanded that students must stay in school to reduce the high drop-out rates, limit gang violence, insist on jobs needing to be created equally for both communities, and have zero tolerance for hate crimes, then the communities will be more content with their living situations. The two communities are facing the same hardships of life, so if they embrace each other then they can work collectively and make progress instead of battling one another.
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