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Ed 359 288 Title Institution Pub Date Note Available from Pub Type Edrs Price Descriptors Identifiers Abstract Document Resume U DOCUMENT RESUME ED 359 288 UD 029 315 TITLE Changing Perspectiveson Civil Rights. United States Commission on Civil Rights Forum (LosAngeles, California, September 8-9, 1988). INSTITUTION Commission on Civil Rights, Washington,D.C. PUB DATE 90 NOTE 438p.; For the proceedings ofthe December 1988 forum, see UD 026 316. AVAILABLE FROM U.S. Government Printing Office,Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC18 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Advisory Committees; Asian Americans;Blacks; *Civil Rights; *Demography; EconomicFactors; Elementary Secondary Education; *Equal Education; *Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Hispanic Americans;Immigrants; *Minority Groups; *PopulationTrends; Racial Relations; Social Change; UrbanEducation; Whites IDENTIFIERS *Demographic Projections;Diversity (Student); Testimony ABSTRACT A subcommittee of the U.S. CivilRights Commission heard testimony on social changes in progress and the futureof civil rights, in the first ofa series of forums. During the 2-day forum, the Commission receiveda wide range of information and views from representatives of federal,state, and local governments; civil rights groups; the press; privateindustry; and academia. The participants indicated that twoimportant population trendsare developing in the United States.First, minority populations, particularly the Hispanic and Asianpopulations, are growing faster than the non-Hispanic White population, especially among youngerage groups. Second, the age distribution ofnon-Hispanic Whites is changing because of high ratesof growth among olderage groups resulting in a growing older population that is predominatelyWhite and a shrinking younger populationthat is increasingly minority. Specific topics addressed includeethnic diversity, political participation, enforcement ofvoter rights, labor force andeconomic changes, employment discrimination,education, intergroup relations, and combating harassment and hate group activity. Included withthe actual proceedings are the writtentestimony of witnesses, six figures, and the following selected papers: "The PoliticalImpact of Demographic Changes" (B. E. Cain);"Hispanic Education, Leadership, and Public Policy" (L. Freedberg);"Changing Demographics in Higher Education: The Case of BlackAmericans" (S. B. Graves); "New Approaches to Justice: The Neighborhood Foundations" (J.A. Rromkowski); "Changing Demographics and Employment Regulation" (J.S. Leonard); and "RethinkingEntrepreneurship" (I. Light and C. Rosenstein). (JB) ********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRSare the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON CIVIL RIGHTS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Othcr ol EMIG/M.1V Research and lingo...men, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) keis document haS been reproduced aS Ceivep Iron the Pelson or organization onginalingel C Moor cnancies nave been made lo improve reproduction ciumay Points of view 0 opinions stated in this cloCu- men( Om, nO1 necessarily representofficial OERI position or potty United States Commission onCivil Rights Forum Held in Los Angeles,California September 8-9, 1988 U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS TheU.S.CommissiononCivilRightsisanindependent, bipartisan agencyfirstestablished by Congressin1957 and reestablished in 1983.It is directed to: Investigate complaints alleging that citizensare being deprived of their right to vote by reason of theirrace, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin,or by reason of fraudulent practices: Study and collect information concerning legaldevelopments constituting discrimination or a denial of equal protectionof the laws under the Constitution because ofrace, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin,or in the administration of justice; Appraise Federal laws and policies withrespect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because ofrace, color, religion,sex,age,handicap,ornationalorigin,orinthe athri,-;3tration of justfre- Serve as a national clearinghouse for informationin respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the lawsbecause of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin; Submit reports, findings, and recommendationsto the President and Congress. MEMBERS OF THE CONLMISSION William B. Allen, Chairman Murray Friedman, Vice Chairman Mary Frances Berry Esther G. Buckley Sherwin T.S. Chan Robert A. Destro Francis S. Guess Blandina Cardenas Ramirez Susan J. Prado, Acting Staff Director :3 CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON CIVIL RIGHTS United States Commission on Civil Rights Forum Held in Los Angeles, California September 8-9, 1988 I Preface Since its inception, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has sought to be the Nation's conscience on issues related to intergroup relations and equal opportunity.In this role, the Commission has taken the lead in advocating Federal policies that protect the civil rights of all Americans. In 1983 the Commission was reconstituted, and a new and larger board of Commissioners was appointed.Over the past few years, the Commissioners have been debating how the Commission should approach civil rights issues in the future, considering among other things the demographic changes in the United States.Some of the questions of interest to the Commissioners include: Where will the focus of civil rights be in the future?Will the issues be the same as in the past? Will demographic changes in society bring new issues to the forefront or prompt a redirection in civil rights policy? To assess the range of opinions about the future of civil rights in this country, the Commissioners established a sub- committee to investigate how society may be changing and the implications of the changes for equal opportunity for all Ameri- cans. The subcommittee, whose members were Commissioners Murray Friedman, Robert Destro, Esther Buckley, and Francis Guess, planned a series of forums to hear the perspectives of government bfficials and the public on how changing demo- graphics may affect civil rights issues and policies and the role of government, corporations, and nonprofit organizations in promoting equal opportunity. The Los Angeles forum on "Changing Perspectives on Civil Rights" was the first in this series of forums. This publication is comprised of papers submitted by participants of the forum, the forum transcript, and an introductory summary of the major issues addressed during the 2-day forumpopulation changes, political participation, the economy, education, and intergroup relations. The primary goal of the introductory summary is to highlight ways in which demographic changes and changes in the econ- omy that are taking place today may have civil rights implica- Commissioner Guess was initially a member of the subcommittee but subsequently resigned when the subcommittee held its meetings without him and without notifying him of its meetings. iii tions in the future.The summary develops the issues dis- cussed in the forum along single themes, interspersing the information and opinions of the panelists' at appropriate points.In some instances, this format is more successful than in others.One problem with this format is that the partici- pants occasionally disagreed about the facts or agreed about the facts but used them to arrive at different conclusions. The summary makes no attempt to judge the factual basis or the conclusions of the panelists.A second problem is that the presentations of some of the panelists cut across the various issues discussed. As a result, the ideas of some panelists may be unintentionally oversimplified in the siimmaty.The intro- ductory summary attempts simply to summarize the state- ments of the panelists and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or subcommittee. Before publication, participants were afforded the opportunity to review their comments as reported in the transcript. iv Contents Summary AChanging American Population 5 Political Participation 13 AChanging Labor Force and Economy 17 Education 21 Intergroup Relations 24 Forum Transcript Welcoming Statement, Grace Davis, Deputy Mayor, Los Angeles 29 Forum Background, Commissioner Robert Destro 30 American Demographic Trends into the 21st Century: A Federal Perspective Statement of Kenneth J. Beirne, Assistant Secretary of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 33 Statement of Sam M. Hirabayashi, Regional Commissioner (San Francisco), Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 39 Statement of William P. But, Associate Director for Demographic Programs, U.S. Bureau of the Census 44 Statement of Harold W. Ezell, Regional Commissioner (Los Angeles), Immigration and Naturalization Service 52 Statement of Rosalie Gaull Silberman, Vice Chairman, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 56 Discussion 63 Public Policy Effects of Changing Demographics: An Overview Statement of Ivan Light, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles 76 Statement of Roger Daniels, Professor, Department of History, University of Cincinnati 82 ff Statement of Manuel Justiz, Professor, College of Education, University of South Carolina 88 Statement of Antonio Serrata, Professor, Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles 92 Statement of Jonathan Leonard, Professor, School of Business, University of California,
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