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This paper describes Latinx stratification economics (LSE) as a scholarly approach to studying the economic status of Latinas/os/es/xs primarily in the United States. We coin the term LSE to refer to work that draws on and is in conversation with both the emergent, interdisciplinary subfield of stratification economics (SE) and the interdisciplinary field of Latinx studies (LS). SE and LS have distinct intellectual traditions and drawing on both leads to strong theoretical and empirical scholarship on Latinxs, on the operation of race across space and historical time, and on the intersection of race with other systems of domination. We discuss how, based on these perspectives, it is misguided to expect racial/ethnic categories like Hispanic to be consistent over time and space and to correspond reliably with phenotypical characteristics or culture. We argue that a good faith reading of the LS literature would result in the recommendation to subordinate models of migration to models of colonialism and imperialism. We discuss the significance of normative goals and social justice to complement "gap analysis" comparisons to non-Hispanic whites. Lastly, we discuss deficiencies of the dominant models of discrimination and, as an alternative, we highlight rational models of racism that involve strategic identifications with whiteness, blackness, and mestizaje, including by members who identify as Latinx or those with Hispanic ancestry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the late 1970s, amidst growing unemployment in black and Latino communities, the newly-formed Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) supported the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in its call for full employment [...]

In recent decades, the racial wealth gap has widened with extant literature reporting that Black and Latinx families hold fewer assets than white families. One such asset that receives substantial attention because of its wealth-generating principles is homeownership. Whereas intergroup homeownership inequalities are found throughout the literature, less is known about racialized inequality within groups. Latinxs provide a novel case for exploring how racialized homeownership inequality is structured within an ethnic group. Using data from the American Community Survey, we examine the odds of homeownership and predicted logged home values among Latinxs. We find that the association between race and housing outcomes varies substantially across Latinx groups. Drawing from theories of Latinx racial identity and the future of racial structures, we discuss the implications of our findings for understanding racial inequality among Latinx groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article investigate how affirmative action policies addressing the issues involving race discrimination in the country. Topics discussed include laws concerning fair employment under the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964; establishment of the U.S. Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity (CEEO) for enforcement of the employment laws; and decision of the U.S. Supreme court in the "Fisher v. University of Texas" case involving admission laws based on race.

The article focuses on racial discrimination in the U.S. on the basis of skin color as reported in the 2010 Census. Topics discussed include the discrimination faced by African Americans from Latino inhabitants and immigrants, campaigns, legal challenges by local, state and national organizations and inter-group coalitions to address the issue and the need to address the limitations on multi-cultural education imposed by a bill signed by Governor Jan Brewer.