In the settler colonial state known as the United States of America, Latinos, as the largest racial and ethnic minority group, have often been understudied and difficult to place in a Black and white racial hierarchy. The heterogeneity of the Latino population, including regions of the country, national origins, languages, and Indigenous backgrounds, presents a challenge to understanding the racialized social control exerted by U.S. society toward this population group. The origins of this neglect were based on this group not being counted or being categorized as white despite lacking the social benefit of such an identity. This reduced the nation’s ability to numerically account for differing levels of racial and ethnic disparities that allowed for various forms of state violence. A theory of racialized social control will be incorporated to explain the empirical patterns presented. The purpose of this chapter will be to examine points of significance for which Latinos experience differential treatment in U.S. society primarily based on settler colonialism and its manifestations involving the criminal justice system, immigration enforcement, and second-class treatment. Patterns of U.S. imperialism heighten obstacles racialized minority groups encounter when attempting to acquire self-determination. Thus, particular focus will be devoted to efforts to dismantle systemic racist ideologies built on false consciousness. In resistance to racialized social control, emphasis will be placed on Black, Brown, and Native American coalition building that can benefit from antiracist white allies.

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Latina/O/X/E Residents and Racialized Social Control in the Settler Colonial State Known as the United States of America

  • Robert J. Durán

摘要

In the settler colonial state known as the United States of America, Latinos, as the largest racial and ethnic minority group, have often been understudied and difficult to place in a Black and white racial hierarchy. The heterogeneity of the Latino population, including regions of the country, national origins, languages, and Indigenous backgrounds, presents a challenge to understanding the racialized social control exerted by U.S. society toward this population group. The origins of this neglect were based on this group not being counted or being categorized as white despite lacking the social benefit of such an identity. This reduced the nation’s ability to numerically account for differing levels of racial and ethnic disparities that allowed for various forms of state violence. A theory of racialized social control will be incorporated to explain the empirical patterns presented. The purpose of this chapter will be to examine points of significance for which Latinos experience differential treatment in U.S. society primarily based on settler colonialism and its manifestations involving the criminal justice system, immigration enforcement, and second-class treatment. Patterns of U.S. imperialism heighten obstacles racialized minority groups encounter when attempting to acquire self-determination. Thus, particular focus will be devoted to efforts to dismantle systemic racist ideologies built on false consciousness. In resistance to racialized social control, emphasis will be placed on Black, Brown, and Native American coalition building that can benefit from antiracist white allies.