Jade Rivera

Guest column: It's time to rewrite the narrative of minorities in America

“Drug traffickers.” “Illegals.” “Rapists.” These are just a few of the terms that have been used in recent months to describe people who look like me. They’ve been heard in the blogosphere, on talk radio and even from presidential hopefuls on the national stage. They have fueled a sometimes nasty, often inaccurate debate about immigration in the United States. Along the way – amidst all the pain and vitriol – they have created a huge opportunity: one on which our generation must take the lead.