Immigration And The Remaking of Black America

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IMMIGRATION AND THE REMAKING OF BLACK AMERICA Over the last four decades, immigration from the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa to the United States has increased rapidly. In several states, African immigrants are now major drivers of growth in the black population. While social scientists and commentators have noted that these black immigrants' social and economic outcomes often differ from those of their native-born counterparts, few studies have carefully analyzed the mechanisms that produce these disparities. Sociologist and demographer Tod G. Hamilton shows how immigration is reshaping black America. He weaves together interdisciplinary scholarship with new data to enhance our understanding of the causes of socioeconomic stratification among both the native-bom and newcomers. He argues that failing to account for this diversity among the black population can lead to incorrect estimates of the social progress made by black Americans and the persistence of racism and discrimination. By richly detailing the changing nature of black America, Immigration and the Remaking of Black America helps us better understand the complexity of racial disparities in the twenty-first century.

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