Latin immigrant representation on television continues on a downward spiral, a new study revealed.
Define America, in partnership with the University of Southern California’s Norman Lear Center, just posted its fourth comprehensive study tracking immigrant representation on TV, and the results are not positive.
Despite immigrants from Latin America making up 45% of the actual U.S. immigrant population, their representation on screen has plummeted from 50% of immigrant characters in 2020 to just 23% today.
The stereotypes of casting Latinos as criminals on screen persisted, with one in four immigrant characters cast in roles involving drug dealing,
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