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The Southwest of the United States is one of the world�s most diverse regions. We meet different people from different nationalities, languages, and ideas. Having a diverse society is interesting since we can learn about different cultures from up-close. The bad aspect from this issue is that having diverse communities will always create racism, discrimination and prejudice no matter how much the government prohibits them. America promotes the rich diverse region it has-not because they are pleased-because America learned a lesson in the 60�s when black and brown movements erupted and demanded equality, and not until these two groups started to boycott American goods and services that corporation started to integrate them in society thus contribute to the good and services economy. Any politician, when speaking to diverse populations must have a diverse agenda and he/she would have to say what that particular group wants to hear in order to gain votes. I believe we still live in that same society that existed before the 60's the difference is the way it is shown on the surface. No one, especially white Americans since they were the oppressors, want to be label as racist or prejudice, therefore the majority of negative thoughts they and we have of one another will always be kept inside. Society has tried to make me a person with the capacity to tolerate diversity. However, its obvious that society tries to hard to make everyone equal and truly does not put their ideals into practice. Society has made me a radical Mexican human being that looks at the world from the past and present, and my primary goal its to pave a brighter future for everyone, primarily my people and demand what we deserve due to the way how society has aligned us on the side for many decades, and tried to deny us health care, driver license and education. Wasn't it enough the lands they stole from our forefather? Wasn�t the human rights and land grants Americans took away from Mexicans that were to be protected under the treaty, enough? Everyone wants self determination whether it is blacks, whites, Jews, natives, etc. Sometimes its seen and sometimes it isn�t shown. Why when I demand for my people�s interest I�m label as prejudice? Everyone does it the difference is that I�m not a hypocrite and I will say what I feel and what�s right. I will demand for my people because another fact is that we are very much under represented. If I wait for America to give and protect my rights, my future is doom. They will only look at me when it�s for their interest of labor work or fighting one of their stupid imperialist wars. Of course this is not my only cause; I also highly promote education in many fields upon my and all people in order to achieve that brighter future. Education is the key of success of any individual. I�m not stupid to believe that only by gaining power would assure a prosperous society without problems-sure its helps to have power-but that�s just part of the enlightenment, we also need to enlighten ourselves in many fields whether it is engineering, science, medicine, technology, etc. Problems would always evolve and we need our intellectuals in these fields that would have the knowledge to overcome them for the society to advance. Its up to us to not begin but keep on the movement that our Chicano generation initiated in the 60�s. History would be rewritten, its human history, our future history and our Mexican destiny.