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BLACK AMERICANS AND LATINO IMMIGRANTS IN A SOUTHERN CITY

Friendly Neighbors or Economic Competitors?1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2008

Paula D. McClain ,
Monique L. Lyle ,
Niambi M. Carter ,
Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto ,
Gerald F. Lackey ,
Kendra Davenport Cotton ,
Shayla C. Nunnally ,
Thomas J. Scotto ,
Jeffrey D. Grynaviski  and
J. Alan Kendrick
Paula D. McClain*
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Duke University
Monique L. Lyle
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Elon University
Niambi M. Carter
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Duke University
Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Northwestern University
Gerald F. Lackey
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Kendra Davenport Cotton
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Shayla C. Nunnally
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Thomas J. Scotto
Affiliation:
Department of Government, University of Essex
Jeffrey D. Grynaviski
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, University of Chicago
J. Alan Kendrick
Affiliation:
Graduate School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
*
Professor Paula D. McClain, 402 Perkins Library, Department of Political Science, P.O. Box 90204, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0204. E-mail: pmcclain@duke.edu
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Abstract

Dramatic demographic changes are occurring in the United States, and some of the most dramatic changes are occurring in the South from Latino immigration. Latinos, by and large, are an entirely new population in the region. How are Black southerners reacting to this new population? Using survey data gathered from a southern location, this article explores several questions related to whether Blacks see these new residents as friendly neighbors or economic competitors. Results suggest that Blacks and non-Blacks perceive a potential economic threat from continued Latino immigration, but Blacks are more concerned about the effects of Latino immigration than are Whites.

Keywords

BlacksLatinosImmigrationIntergroup RelationsEconomic Competition
Type
STATE OF THE ART
Information
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , Spring 2007 , pp. 97 - 117
Copyright
Copyright © W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research 2007

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