Community
Roundtable Program Index
Community
Roundtable - August 28, 2001
Every Tuesday, community activists bring their perspectives to
a wide range of issues of local concern.
August 28, 2001
Topic: Immigration
Producer: Paul Atkinson
Immigrants are considered the backbone of the local economy, working
in tens of thousands of jobs that might otherwise go unfilled.
Despite their economic contribution, immigrants have a profound
impact on neighbhorhoods, schools and other institutions. Community
leaders talk about immigrant's impact on neighborhoods, their
exploitation, and other issues facing these new residents.
In-Studio Guests
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F.C.Slaght
President
Westwood Village Neighborhood Association |
Transcript
"Well, to tell you the truth, it's a very complex process.
What we see when immigrants come to new communities, there's white
flight, the Caucasians start leaving. But some of them can't because
of economic issues. What happens then, it's a long process in
which the immigrants start commune - stop communicating with the
previous residents in the area, but it's really rough, a rough
process, because of the language. That's part of it. And also
because of some misunderstanding, cultural misunderstandings .
. . "
Carlos Duarte
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complete transcript
Important Links
and Resources
Arizona
Republic
Special Report on Immigration
Arizona
Republic
Immigration Links
Center for Immigration Studies
Immigrants
in the United States
Numbers USA
Rand Corp.
Immigration Studies
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