Is America still segregated?

Question

Do you notice in America especially in NY when going though the neighborhoods, the white people live in one area, the blacks in another area and the Chinese and Hispanics etc are in another area. Should the real estate agencies be blamed for this segregation or ourselves? I was talking to this lady the other day and she said she moved out of a particular area when the first black person moved into the neighborhood. I dont know if I should be insulted but anyway what do you think?

I think politicians should integrate society.

If you take the subway it run through different neighborhoods, for example it start off twith black people, then it change to white, then Hispanics and Chinese etc. This all occurring on a single line.

Answer 1

I think that we are still terribly segregated. I also think this is more true in the urban north. I have lived most of my life in the Chicago area and recently returned after living in Raleigh, NC, for 11 years. Raleigh is much more integrated than it is here.

Answer 2

In some cases that could be true where there is still segregation. My thoughts now are that it's more of a comfort zone for alot of people, such as Chinese, Hispanics, Blacks, etc. to live within a certain area so they are able to function with their culture. In America these people don't have to learn the English language to work, or communicate, they stay within their group and someone that's part of the culture that's young can translate. My thoughts on Blacks is that alot of times the people want to get away from drugs, gangs, etc. but it follows them no matter where they go because of their normal activates. No, to blaming real estate agencies except when they know of problems and don't state what the problem is.

Answer 3

There is a lot of voluntary, self-imposed segregation and it's not particular to any one region of the country. We encourage this as a society. When you have so many racially and ethnically based institutions and organizations, segregation is inevitable. Think about all the racially biased organizations like La Raza, LULAC, NAACP, United ***** College Fund, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The Black Chamber of Commerce, Black Entertainment Television, The more than 60 self-proclaimed "Black" colleges and universities and the increasing number of Hispanic colleges and universities and the list goes on and on. When we as a society become color blind, then society can start basing its decisions on accomplishment and merit rather than gender and race. As far as the real estate companies, as long as they don't refuse to sell a house to someone based on race, gender, disabilities, family composition, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion etc, then we have ourselves to blame, not them.

Answer 4

Go to Spring Valley, NY. This Rockland County suburb is about 22-23 miles from NYC. Close to 50% are foreign born. http://www.city-data.com/city/Spring-Valley-New-York.html
You find Hassidic Jews next to Pakistanis. Haitians, Jamaicans, Mexicans, Hondurans, etc. Something like 29 ethnicities in a city of under 25,000. This is hardly segregated.

Answer 5

Forced segregation was tried and did not work. People are free to live where they want to in America. The fact is people are more comfortable living near others that they consider similar to themselves.

Answer 6

Yes, in a way it is still segregated. But at least now-a-days, we are not being forced to segregate. If you want to live in a mixed neighborhood, you can now. Before, you couldn't.

Answer 7

In some ways like you said, yes. People segregate themselves by forming their own ethnic ghettos and prefering to 'keep it in the race' things like that, etc.

Funny how segregation was legally ended so many years ago, yet we continue to segregate ourselves based on race.

Answer 8

I've noticed NY has always been that way. In Dallas, though, it's a different animal altogether. Probably because most homes are single-family as opposed to high-rise. When you move into a high-rise, you can see your neighbors, hear them, see the language of their signboards, etc. A street of SFR homes masks ethnicities of those inside.

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Answer 9

Of course, America is segregated. And do you know whom to blame? Everybody!

Answer 10

People segregate themselves. It is typically by 'class' not race, but language and culture are other things that draw people together. People feel more comfortable amongst people with similar characteristics.