An Example of Working Racism Today

As a person who have grown up in an agricultural area for my entire life, I have seen firsthand the idea that certain groups in the country have no interest in eradicating racism. In a place where orchards bring in a majority of money, it is no wonder that the orchard owners love having a group that will work more hours and for less pay than the average American. There is a large Hispanic immigrant population that seems to fluctuate depending on the time of the year, with more people in the spring and summer, and less in the winter. And, for many of the growers, this seems to be perfect. The orchard owners don’t ask questions of the workers, like where they are from and whether or not they are here legally, and have no issues with that. The less they seem to know about their workers, the better it is for them, which is eerily similar to thoughts that farmers had many years ago when immigrants started to come to find work in the United States. This seems strange when the amount of time that has passed since all of this began is taken into consideration, but despite this fact, little has changed, providing more evidence to the claim that certain groups have no interest in getting rid of racism. The farmers see the Hispanic population as a cheap source of labor and capitalize on them, with little regard to the actual workers themselves. So, although America has come a long way with respect to race, many aspects of racism are still prevalent throughout society.