In other words, the career and employment prospects for dropouts are dismal. Those who do not complete high school face difficulties in making successful steps in other transitions to adult life. Dropouts have among the lowest voting rates and among the lowest levels of participation. Lack of informed, citizens is dangerous to the American prospect. According to the United States Census Bureau, Hispanics are projected to become the largest ethnic minority in the United States by the early twenty-first century.
Dropouts diminish our democracy, our society, and their own opportunities.
This counters the assumption of many who argue that Latinos are not really very interested in finishing school. Dropping out is not random. According to some observers, school dropouts are the logical outcome of the social forces that limit Hispanics roles in society. Many Hispanic students live in the nation s most economically distressed areas. They attend overcrowded schools in that are in bad shape and with limited educational resources.