“Eduardo Bonilla-Silva comments: “[The] melting pot never included people of color. Blacks, Chinese, Puerto Ricans, et cetera, could not melt into the pot. They could be used as wood to produce the fire for the pot, but they could not… — Debby Irving Copy Share Image
![“Eduardo Bonilla-Silva comments: “[The] melting pot never included people of color. Blacks, Chinese, Puerto Ricans, et cetera, could not melt into the pot. They could be used as wood to produce the fire for the pot, but they could not be used as material to be melted into the pot.” quote by Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0e0/debby-irving-25569_melting-pot_eduardo-bonilla-silva-comments-the-melti_477185.jpg)