UCLA Professor Laura Gomez: Give Reparations to Latinos, Too

[Thurgood Thurston III]

It's like people hear the word "reparations" and get triggered and start trying to undermine our progress.

 

[Grand Cru Boo]

When blacks want a crumb, everyone else feel entitled to some.


Disgusting

 

[The Fade]

I’m for FULL INDIGENOUS TRIBES that are actively resisting these illegitimate states we call Latin America getting something. And black latinos too

White worshipping Iberian mixes can fukk off. They are trying to get shyt under the “we all minorities” guise.

that’s an Iberian woman trying to claim “brown”

 

[Blessings]

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Blackmyth
November 18, 2020 at 2:39 pm
You people have lost your mind!. The Irish and Latinos did nothing or had done to them that would warrant a conversation about reparations. This premise is laughable. They have been paid for their work. The vast majority of European immigrants came after the early 1900s. They have no connection to the history of slavery but benefited from the racially codified society and became promoters of racism. There was NO Irish slavery, it’s a myth, they were indentured servants. The Irish didn’t build the railroads, canals, mines, etc Most of that was done by slave labor. If the Irish did build those things they were PAID. For most of Latino history, It was Spain that brutalized you, get your money from them. The Mexican American war was the US’s first engagement with Mexico. Mexico lost the SW (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. and California) The US influence was really from 1950-1960. the result of that CIA lead effort has given us undocumented and document immigration to the US. Latino is not a race. Most Latinos check White on their census form. So what are you talking about? Latino racism toward Afro-Latinos is reprehensible. The first settlers of Mexico were Black Mexicans. First Black President in North America was Mexican.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

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UCLA Professor Laura Gomez: Give Reparations to Latinos, Too
November 16, 2020 Admin

by Matthew Keyes



A book titled, Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism, written by University of California Los Angeles School of Law professor, Laura Gomez, is advocating for the United States to provide reparations for the Latino community.

According to Gomez’s website, the main theme of the book, as described from an excerpt from the introduction, is “the how and why of Latinx identity becoming a distinctive racial identity.” Furthermore, it says, “this book explains how and why Latinos became cognizable as a racial group— a racial group that is Other and inferior to Whites.”

In an interview with UCLA, Gomez was asked several questions about the book.

In response to one of the questions, Gomez advocates for reparations for Latinos.

“Thankfully, we’re talking a lot more about reparations to African Americans. I think that’s a long-overdue conversation. How do we repair the damage that racism has done?” she said, adding that “because of the way that American military, government, and corporations infiltrated Central America and destroyed the indigenous way of life, and slaughtered so many people,” “people in Central America should get asylum here, like we had asylum for the Vietnamese, for Cubans. We must allow those folks in.”

Gomez stated that another way to provide reparations would be to provide amnesty to illegal immigrants living in the United States.

“Another is amnesty, a pathway to citizenship for undocumented persons who are here, have not committed violent crimes, and can prove that they’ve been here for a certain amount of time,” she said. “Again, we’re looking at a different story of anti-Latino racism. And so what does that suggest in terms of what we might do as a society to make amends, repair the relationship, and bring people into the fold as full-fledged Americans.”

Professors from around the country have commented on the book.

Brigham Young University professor James-David Gonzalez wrote that “Gómez also reveals the nefarious roles the United States has played in Latin America – from military interventions and economic exploitation to political interference – that, taken together, have destabilized national economies to send migrants northward over the course of more than a century.”

“It’s no coincidence that the vast majority of Latinos migrate from the places most impacted by this nation’s dirty deeds, leading Gómez to a bold call for reparations,” he added.

UC-Berkeley law professor Ian Haney Lopez said that “Laura Gómez puts racism, colonialism, white dominance, and community resistance exactly where they should be: at the heart of the conversations about Latinos today, and the nature of race in the United States tomorrow,” according to Gomez’s website.

UCLA student Brooke Newman spoke with Campus Reform regarding Gomez’s book, saying, “I think it’s definitely an interesting take on the subject,” but adding that “I don’t really think a lot of people usually think about reparations for Latinos because generally, it focuses on the African-American community so this is a new perspective for me and probably a lot of other people too.”

“I also think this book will probably give people a new idea about reparations and what that could look like if it were to ever happen. I guess reparations doesn’t always just have to be giving money to communities but it could be something that addresses a particular issue instead like, in this case, amnesty and asylum.”

Campus Reform reached out to Gomez but did not receive a response in time for publication.


I'm tired of these Hispanics/Latinos, these are some of the laziest motherfukkers. fukking leeches

He did that on purpose to get folks riled up.

But this lady isn't advocating for money for latinos. She's saying reparations in terms of citizenship.

 

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from the comments

Blackmyth
November 18, 2020 at 2:39 pm​

You people have lost your mind!. The Irish and Latinos did nothing or had done to them that would warrant a conversation about reparations. This premise is laughable. They have been paid for their work. The vast majority of European immigrants came after the early 1900s. They have no connection to the history of slavery but benefited from the racially codified society and became promoters of racism. There was NO Irish slavery, it’s a myth, they were indentured servants. The Irish didn’t build the railroads, canals, mines, etc Most of that was done by slave labor. If the Irish did build those things they were PAID. For most of Latino history, It was Spain that brutalized you, get your money from them. The Mexican American war was the US’s first engagement with Mexico. Mexico lost the SW (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. and California) The US influence was really from 1950-1960. the result of that CIA lead effort has given us undocumented and document immigration to the US. Latino is not a race. Most Latinos check White on their census form. So what are you talking about? Latino racism toward Afro-Latinos is reprehensible. The first settlers of Mexico were Black Mexicans. First Black President in North America was Mexican.

damn they came with receipts....

 

[THE MACHINE]

“It’s no coincidence that the vast majority of Latinos migrate..."

This is why you dont get reparations, end of conversation

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Question:

If blacks were guaranteed reparations ONLY if Latinos got some....would we rather have that or have a lower chance of getting it but only getting it for us?

Don't like the idea of them getting it but...if it increases our odds.....

The red/Indian Latinos and Afro-Latinos, I don't mind as much since they deal with discrimination even if they wanna claim whiteness.

White Latinos will benefit from white supremacy and carry the mantle yet wanna be brown for the money. Imagine some Canelo Alvarez-looking nikka talking bout reparations. Looking like Angus MacDougle and shyt.

Lest we forget the Spanish and Dutch were putting us on boats as much as anyone. We need to be collecting checks from them heauxs anyway.

 

[saturn7]

I'm not mad at any group making a claim for greivances....




just don't attach it to ours.

 

[KOohbt]

They deserve reparations for what? They were slave owners themselves.... Triflin spics. They treat indigenous and their Black ex slaves like shyt to this day. SMH.

 

[tuckgod]

I hope an elotero gets robbed and beat up in her honor.

 

[010101]

the ones who share the same roots as aa's yeah*

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

a lot of european countries owe a lot of people money, simple as that.

But I doubt we'll see it happen. Gotta take it from them.

Question:

If blacks were guaranteed reparations ONLY if Latinos got some....would we rather have that or have a lower chance of getting it but only getting it for us?

Don't like the idea of them getting it but...if it increases our odds.....

The red/Indian Latinos and Afro-Latinos, I don't mind as much since they deal with discrimination even if they wanna claim whiteness.

White Latinos will benefit from white supremacy and carry the mantle yet wanna be brown for the money. Imagine some Canelo Alvarez-looking nikka talking bout reparations. Looking like Angus MacDougle and shyt.

Lest we forget the Spanish and Dutch were putting us on boats as much as anyone. We need to be collecting checks from them heauxs anyway.

 

[tuckgod]

the ones who share the same roots as aa's yeah*

Nah, that opens the door to way too much bullshyt.

 

[ShadowBroker]

That’s fine but they need to do their own work. Not piggybacking off our energy and our 170 year long mission.