Blacks are paid nearly half what whites are paid, which forces them to live in low-income communities that tend to be unsafe, and also puts them in danger the whole family. Because of their low income, they may not be able to afford health care, leading them to “miss more jobs due to illness, have more decayed teeth, lose more babies due to both miscarriages and stillbirths.” childish…” according to William Ryan from Blaming the Victim page 648. People who have low incomes due to the wage gap tend to be unable to afford college compared to whites, which hinders their future and ability to succeed . In fact, on page 214 in Shades of Belonging: Latinos and Racial Identity, Sonia Tafoya states that “Hispanics who identify as white have higher levels of education and income and greater degrees of civic voting rights than those who choose a other racial category." This shows how minorities are mistreated in society unlike whites. In the end, it doesn't matter what your abilities are because if you're not white you're not treated equally. “If you're not white, you're black” (141 Sethi). Anyone who is not white in the United States is seen as inferior. If you are not white, you are not treated as an equal. Non-whites are judged on their appearance and teased for their accent. Numerous non-whites are harassed and told “you are in America, learn to speak English!” When in reality there is no official language in the United States. According to Sonia Shah in Asian-American? on page 217, Asians are paid less in the workforce even when they have the same education level as whites. Regardless of whether non-whites receive the same level of education as whites, they are still not equal, not even in employment