Tuesday, June 22, 2010

ANTI-HISPANIC SENTIMENT IN FLEMINGTON AREA GROWS!

Not too long ago, I experienced (what I perceived to be) a anti-hispanic environment at a local small bank here in Flemington, New Jersey. While I was waiting to open a new account, I over heard racial comments from one of the tellers while they were speaking to one of the clients. I did not consider it seriously since (to tell you the truth) this type of experience has been very rare to me. The teller took no notice that I was their waiting to see a bank rep to open an account. When the rep came, I was given the cold shoulder treatment having spoken to that exact person days before about opening an account and him being aware of my hispanic roots. I was rejected from opening a simple checking account, me a responsible person with NO issues what so ever much to my surprise. When I asked about it, I was given very limited information and a slip of paper to get my chex report and to their apparent delight left frustrated and embarrassed. These individuals actions in this small local bank was present and their desire not to attend even a LEGAL 4th generation US born hispanic (something they may have not considered before pre-judging me based on my name). I immediately sent a message to the banks main offices and got a response from their VP in support of the racist bank rep's actions at the Flemington branch. This is what we have come down to today where people like this and institutions can discriminate against people who's race they do not like and get the backing of their bosses without fear? Their are over 6.5 million legal Puertoricans identified latinos in the US who can vote, not to mention the other hispanic races legally here who also vote, pay taxes, serve in the military defending out country but people like this are allowed to discriminate against us openly without fear of the law. This can not be tolerated at all and must be faced down by all of us for your race could be next plus there is no such thing as one pure race, we are all racially mixed families already (mutts). This will change if I have anything to do with it. I did not serve my country and get injured just to sit by and let people and institutions like this get away with their bigotry and racism. Last contact with the bank was an unwanted and insincere apology by the offending representative to me of the Flemington branch and a weak explanation that my SS number was incorrectly entered but just happen to have my name and other specific data related to me? Yeah right, believe that one and you are more gullible then most.