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The Coming White Minority

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An extraordinary and perceptive work on the issues of race and ethnicity and future of this country. The author makes effective use of the stories of four people caught up in the political maelstrom of California and race politics- (actually culture and ethnicity, as race is a cultural construct).

However, he does not provide any easy answers nor does he provide a convenient scapegoat. What he does provide is a lucid understanding of the problem: the levels of white fear, the complex interaction of race and class, and the complex interaction among the 'non-white' ethnic groups. It's not just a black and white issue.

Anybody seeking a deeper understanding of issues, without the extremist rhetoric (from both sides) clouding the view should check out the book. He truly makes an attempt to seek out all sides of the issue. After all, this is a multi-facted issues that has a wide spectrum of views.

I lived through all the years Dale Maharidge described in his book "The Coming White Minority."

I live in Chicago. In this city we have Large Neighborhoods of Hispanics. Mr. Maharidge described the situations and attitudes accurately.

This book is a great overview of the current race and immigration situation in the state of California. The book is largly unbiased and informative, although the author's constant scapegoating of California's jail construction projects gets old. As wasteful as all the prisons may be, they are not the primary cause of California's economic troubles.

Maharidge's tome is a revelation and a must-read by every literate American. His research is exhaustive, and his conclusions based on the facts that he unearthed are firm yet fair. The Pulitzer committees blundered terribly by overlooking this important, wonderfully written work. Maharidge is a gifted writer.

Maharidge forgets one thing. Whites will be a minority in 2050 if we continue with the current immigration policy. Maharidge said Prop 187 was anti-immigrant. It was in fact anti-illegal immigration. He said that Peter Brimelow in his book "Alien Nation" said that foreigners are incapable of assimilating. He said no such thing. Brimelow said that in some sections of america, some groups have not assimilated and he proved it. Maharidge ignorers the fact of race and crime and the correlation between them. He ignores how most of the new gangs in the last 10 years were formed by Hispanic immigrants. He accuses whites in California of being racist, but neglects to mention that people don't want to live near anyone who doesn't assimilate. Maharidge was very one sided. He was cleary biased.