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The Huntington Challenge: Why The Hispanic Challenge should be Discredited

By Elynor Lord

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Previously known for his controversial essay, "The Clash of Civilizations," Harvard political scientist Samuel P. Huntington started off a wave of debate this past spring with his cover article in Foreign Policy, "The Hispanic Challenge." This time, instead of predicting a catastrophic conflict between "Western civilization" and Islam, Huntington foresees a new threat to the United States: Latino immigrants. In "The Hispanic Challenge," Huntington claims that "the single most serious challenge to America's traditional identity comes from the immense and continuing immigration from Latin America, especially from Mexico."

Elynor Lord is currently a fourth-year student at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. During this school year, she will be working on a senior thesis that analyzes reproductive health on the U.S.-Mexico border. She plans to pursue a graduate degree in public health upon graduation.