Opinion: In today’s pages: Should D.C. get the vote?
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Demographer Richard Alba argues that the Senate’s revived immigration plan could preclude racial justice for native-born Americans:
Rather than having to invest in the often deplorable schools attended by home-grown minorities — disadvantaged African Americans and the children of immigrants from Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia — the U.S. could simply attract the cream of the talent from other countries, individuals whose educations have been paid for by their home societies. It’s true that many of these immigrants also will be nonwhite — the racial diversity at the top of American society seems certain to increase either way. But failing to exploit the impending opportunity to reduce our racial cleavages will leave a huge native population to continue to suffer from blocked opportunities.
Author Pico Iyer explains the funny economics of flying business class, and Benjamin Zycher argues that divestment won’t work against Iran. Columnist Jonah Goldberg wonders if Americans are the only ones who want a peaceful, democratic Middle East.
The editorial board demands a vote for the District of Columbia in the House of Representatives. It criticizes California Assembly members for reversing years of local campaign reform efforts, and keeps an eye on City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo, who reluctantly came clean on who crashed his city car.
Letter writers react to The Times’ coverage of Gaza. South Pasadena’s Robert Aronoff asks, ‘In all fairness, will The Times now refer to Gaza as ‘occupied Gaza’?’