Today, the following reprimand “The whites won’t work but the Mexicans will!” is echoed throughout the hills and valleys of DeKalb County, Tennessee – almost every minute of every day of every year. This statement could be true or it could be false – depending on your frame of mind at the time.
In a recent job hiring report from the Washington Post newspaper, it read, “To start, a report asserts that 5 million jobs have been added since November, 2007, the pre-recession employment peak, while more than half went to Hispanics – a stunning proportion that accounts for four times the share of the labor force that year.”
Continuing, “White workers fell behind. Whites had fewer jobs than they did nine years ago – even though they made up more than 80% of the labor force in 2007.” The latest numbers only were available up to and including 2007.
In 2022, the local Hispanic population was 1,697 persons. The county’s total population is 20,080, according to the 2022 Census.
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For further implications, the three top ethnic groups in Smithville, Tennessee are:
· White (non-Hispanic) 76.7%
· Hispanic or Latino 18.2%
· Black or African-American 2.7%
The “New York Times” newspaper recently reported that “Mexicans come to the United States to find work – not to find an American identity.”
The article continued, “Mexicans are seen to be different from other immigrants to this country. The cliché for this difference is proximity – Mexicans are too close to home to feel any necessity for change. Americans describe Mexican immigrants as unwilling to fit in.”
Continuing, “Yes, Americans acknowledge that Mexicans have been discriminated against, but as much as Mexicans have been kept from America, Mexicans have kept to themselves in America. Mexicans don’t vote. Mexicans won’t speak English. Mexicans drift out of high school, etc.”
By 2060, it is projected that the United States Hispanic population will reach the 111.22 million mark, a significant factor in United States population growth. Hispanic persons are the largest minority in the U.S. and the numbers keep increasing yearly.
In 2022, California had the most Hispanics living in the state numbering 15,732.18. The median household income for DeKalb County, Tennessee, Hispanic is $40,168 or 57.8%. The five-year Hispanic total for DeKalb County is slated to be 1,697, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
These numbers do not account for the number of Hispanics (Mexicans) who come from other counties to DeKalb County to work, especially in nurseries or on farmlands. In addition to the latter, household employment has metastasized with Hispanic women within the past years. Hispanic men are commonly observed working in the outdoor areas.
Recent non-identifiable employment reveals more than 56 Hispanic jobs listed as employment opportunities in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition, there were 1,756 bilingual job openings. Additionally in the Seasonal Jobs listings, under “Nursery Workers,” there were many listings in the Department of Labor website – www.dol.gov.
Pertaining to indeed.com, there currently are 7,480
“hiring immediately” jobs listed in DeKalb County. For full and part-time jobs hiring now, go to Snagajob.com. Currently, they are offering 507 job openings. There are a few staffing services located in Smithville, Tennessee.
For additional brevity, the local average salary for a nursery worker (Mexican or American) is $12.83 per hour; a farm worker is $11.79; a nursery worker is $12.83; and a machine operator is $14.60. The minimum wage in DeKalb County is $7.25 as of the writing and publication of this newspaper article.
In Tennessee as of April 10, 2024, the average hourly wage for a nursery worker is $14.45 an hour. To regress, as of March 24, 2024, the average annual salary in Smithville is $42,495 per year or $20 per hour.
Before any state-wide employment, Mexican or Hispanic must have a “green card.” It is sometimes referred to as a “Permanent Resident Card (PDF). This card allows one to live and work permanently in the United States. The steps involved in acquiring this car depend on one’s individual situation.
On a corresponding note, the life expectancy in DeKalb County is 73.3 years, which means I have four years remaining on my clock! This is sad news.
In Smithville and in Tennessee, all salaries will vary depending on occupation, experience, location, education and many other pertinent variables.
(Of note – “Que’ pasa” is Spanish for “What’s happening?”)
