Similarly, religious, sexual, ethnic, older and disabled persons are quickly becoming more and more visible, more politically active and, therefore, more important to understand. The demographic changes are happening faster in the Southwestern U.S. than any other region in the country. The only ones who like change are little babies. There s a form of cultural programming involved in growing up in the United States. Indian men are drunks.
Hispanic men are sexist and oversexed.
Hispanic women are exotic and subservient. And recent immigrants that s another story. The continuing high rates of immigration, we haven t seen since the beginning of the 20th century. It s happening at the same time as older workers are looking for retraining. But many people cue intelligence to whether the person has an accent.