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The Military is Not a Job Program for Latinos

9:18 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Careers|New York City|Politics · Comments Off

30 Aug 2006

milicosmall.jpgSurprise, surprise (well, ok not really) but it seems like the U.S. Military targets young, poor communities of color to reach their recruitment quotas. In a report released by the American Friends Service Committee, a pacifist organization, in New York City the military recruited from the predominantly African-American and Latino neighborhoods of the South Bronx, Washington Heights, Inwood, central and north Brooklyn, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Flushing and Jamaica. In 2004 99 people from Washington Heights and Inwood joined the military. In Jackson Heights, Corona, Woodside, and Elmhurst, 119 people enlisted. Compare this to the 7 individuals who enlisted from the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

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