From birth, people are exposed to the outside world. Children learn from their closest relatives how to react to society. They learn the rules, standards and rituals they must follow to be accepted by the community to which they belong. Furthermore, each community proudly embraces those values ​​that it communicates to young people and considers them the essential basis of its society. Communities bring individuals a sense of belonging and make them feel safe. However, an individual who is completely absorbed in his community may develop intolerance towards the outside world. To explain, they would not recognize other companies with the same esteem that they would recognize their own. The result of such behaviors could be discrimination and prejudice from outsiders to the community. Furthermore, many times older members of the community unknowingly infect younger ones with preconceived ideas about outside societies. A similar occurrence happens with stereotypes, even though they are not as negative or harmful as prejudices, they are still preconceived ideas that transform the way a person views a particular group of individuals. Almost every person is labeled based on certain characteristics of their person and is subjected to the stereotypes that correspond to those labels. For example, the misconception that links being overweight to laziness, when there are many other factors that influence a person's weight. Stereotypes are not seriously harmful, but they lead to various uncomfortable situations for the stereotyped group. Furthermore, they are annoying and are usually not strongly supported by evidence. Furthermore, many stereotypes cause unfair treatment towards certain individuals....... middle of paper ......h, this still causes tensions with American citizens. As a result, Latin American citizens tend to avoid getting involved in foreign policy issues. According to studies conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, Hispanics represent only 8% of voters, and are falling behind due to their rapid immigration. In summary, Latin America has been the subject of numerous stereotypes created by political and historical experiences, which have remained to this day. Films and other media are the main causes of the persistence and pervasion of stereotypes. Furthermore, anti-immigrant sentiments have contributed to the exaggeration of such stereotypes. Therefore, there are several social barriers that affect Hispanics. However, in recent years the Latino community has transformed many stereotypes attributed to it and improved its social environment..