Misguided Policies

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 19:26 — Walter

Webb argues that while the nation still owes a debt to some African Americans because of the slavery and, later, Jim Crow segregation, not enough attention has been paid, especially by the federal government, to the lack of opportunities for many disadvantaged white Americans, especially in the South.

An excerpt:
Those who came to this country in recent decades from Asia, Latin America and Africa did not suffer discrimination from our government, and in fact have frequently been the beneficiaries of special government programs.

The same cannot be said of millions of hard-working German Americans and other white immigrants, including those whose roots in America go back more than 200 years, according to Webb.

"Our government should be in the business of enabling opportunity for all, not in picking winners. It can do so by ensuring that artificial distinctions such as race do not determine outcomes, he writes.

For the full text of his piece in The Wall Street Journal, please click HERE.

 

 

 

 

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