A majority of Latinos believe that having a darker skin tone hurts their ability to get ahead in the U.S., according to a study released Thursday. Fifty nine percent of Latino adults surveyed say that having a lighter skin color helps them get ahead, and 62 percent said having a darker skin color hurts them, according to the poll from the Pew Research Center. Thirty-three percent of those with darker skin and 22 percent of those with lighter skin say someone has criticized them for speaking Spanish in public. Such conversations, however, were more common among those who said they have a darker skin tone than among those who said they had a lighter skin tone. While a majority of Latinos say skin color impacts their opportunities in the U.S. today, most said that education and immigration status have more of an impact.

Source: Fox News November 04, 2021 20:59 UTC