To understand why, it is helpful to take a broad view of Latin America’s history and economic development. The societies of the Americas were forged by European conquests of indigenous populations, and by the racial and ethnic divisions that followed.
想知道为什么，就必须先了解拉丁美洲的历史和经济发展。欧洲人征服土著居民、而后建立起种族和民族壁垒，成就了美洲社会的基本特征。直到今天，美国和拉美都还需要适应这样的历史现象。