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RACE AND ETHNICITY (RACE CASES IN THE SC (Uni of Cali V Bakke (16% of…
RACE AND ETHNICITY
RACE CASES IN THE SC
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Fair housing act 1968, stopped people buying or renting being racially discriminated against.
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Chief Justice Roberts said 'The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race’.
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IMMIGRATION
DREAM Act 2001
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DACA, Obama's policy
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If you pass a criminal background check, had kids in the US, have been there for 5+ years you can stay without fear of deportation
Struck down by SC, 'unconstitutional', as it was done as an EO without Congressional approval
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Republicans
Reagan 'Latinos are Republicans; they just don't know it yet', wanted to embrace immigrants and have free movement between Mexico and Canada
'Let churches provide services for immigrants, not state.' - Ron Paul
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2013 Bipartisan bill passed in Senate giving a 13 yr pathway to citizenship, blocked in house by Reps
Because fed gov doesn't pass immigration reforms states have been doing it, e.g. SB1070 in Arizona
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
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Executive Order 10925, government contractors needed to be diverse, used affirmative action to ensure this
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) monitored companies doing business with fedgov for the same reasons, helped AfAm's in Philadelphia in construction industry
Cali Prop 209, tried to stop affirmativeA in Cali
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POLICE BRUTALITY
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Why does it happen?
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Prisons are mostly privatised therefore there is a push for legislation that means that more people go to prison as that means more money for prisons.
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