Title: Myths and Stereotypes About Latinxs and Immigration
Headings: Common Myths and Stereotypes About Latinxs and Immigration
Common Myths and Stereotypes About Latinxs and Immigration
All Undocumented Immigrants Come From Mexico
All Latinxs Are Immigrants
All Latinxs Speak Spanish
All Latinxs Look the Same

Content: To start, the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has fallen from its peak of an estimated 12.2 million in 2007 to 10.5 million in 2017, according to the Pew Research Center. And given the eclectic mix of undocumented immigrants residing in the U.S., it’s unfair to paint them with a broad brush. In the past, Mexicans did make up the majority of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. But the Pew Research Center reported that is no longer the case. Instead, many people are coming from Central American countries like El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, and Asia. All Latinxs Are Immigrants
There are many Latinx people whose families have lived in the United States for generations and so may not identify themselves or their immediate family as immigrants. But perhaps the easiest way to dispel this myth is looking at countries like Puerto Rico. It is a United States territory so people born there have U.S. citizenship. As a result, if people move from the island to the U.S., they may not always consider themselves immigrants. All Latinxs Speak Spanish
It’s no secret that most Latinxs trace their roots to countries that the Spanish once colonized. Because of Spanish imperialism, many Latinxs speak Spanish, but not all do.