Pdge 1& - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, May 19, 1983
Immigrants increase
job
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Although the University made a
commitment to increase black
enrollment to 10 percent by 1973, a
recent report released by the Office of
Affirmative Action this week showed a
decline in black enrollment in the past
six years from 6.9 percent to 5.2 per-
cent.,
Local minority problems must be
solved from an international perspec-
tive to gain a better understanding of
the situation. This approach to solving
problems will allow "society to gain a
better overall perspective," said
Bryce-Laporte.
Major metropolitan cities should be
the first place to start exploring
minority problems Bryce Laporte said.
There is a widespread racist belief in
these cities that the workforce is com-
posed of a low-income sector of the
general population which isn't
necessarily true, he said.
The black community should also
work to express a diverse identity
pushing more blacks into top-level
posts in corporations to insure their
opinions will have a stronger influence
on policy-making, he said.
Black immigrants make up 3 percent
of the total population in the U.S.
today said Sociology Prof. Walter
Allen. This is the highest immigrant
level in the history of the U.S., he said.
Most of the immigrants are coming
from Jamaica and settling in or around
New York City, he said.
tensions
Black immigrants have an economic
advantage over black Americans
because those who are able to im-
migrate come from wealthier
backgrounds, Allen said.
But both black immigrants and black
Americans face several disadvantages
in striving for and maintaining top-
positions in the job market, he said.
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