From Deseret News archives:
Hispanics will overcome someday
But alas, our hopes and dreams were once again dashed against a political wall of rhetoric. Once again we are left to live in the shadows of neglect. Once again we lose the political battle to be considered truly equal, as stated in the Constitution. Once again we, the Latinos, born here on this soil with a genealogical trail that would surpass in some cases that of some Mormon immigrants, will be looked upon as a people who have just "recently crossed the border."
All Hispanics with brown skin are continuously asked, "So, where are you from?" and then totally ignored when we reply, "We have always been here, you just never noticed."
Once again we become voiceless in a government that only sees our contributions as a ready labor pool to be discarded when no longer needed, as we were during the Great Depression when thousands of Mexicans suffered the humiliation of being deported with their American citizen children as my mother was because they were "no longer needed."
When that day comes, we will meet our prince. And rule the kingdom.
Maria Luisa Torres is a mother and homemaker living in Taylorsville.
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