Conflict, Consensus, and Coalition: Economic and Workforce Development Strategies for African Americans and Latinos |
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Authors: | Manuel Pastor Vanessa Carter |
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Institution: | (1) Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, University of Southern California, 3620 S. Vermont Ave., KAP-462, Geography, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA |
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Abstract: | Any work toward racial equity in America will need to include strengthening the black–Latino coalition. While there are political
and social tensions between these groups, much of the underlying issue involves real and perceived perceptions of economic
competition, particularly the notion that immigrant Latinos undercut African American wages. We note that there is some evidence
that immigrants pull down incomes of US-born unskilled workers—both black and Latino. We argue, however, that highly restrictive
immigration policy will have minimal effects and erode collective political power; a superior alternative is working together
to reduce high school dropout rates, raise the minimum wage, reintegrate ex-offenders, rigorously enforce antidiscrimination
law, promote comprehensive immigration reform, and pursue community development. Such an analysis is gaining ground in grassroots
efforts to build trust and forge policy coalitions between Latinos and African Americans. |
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