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Gustave, although it is to some extent true that there are ghettos and ethnic neighborhoods remaining in the United States, they are usually associated with comparatively recent immigrants. For example, every Chinatown except that of New York is being depopulated, as the 2nd or 3rd generations move out to the suburbs. The only reason that New York continues to grow is that it is the chief destination for both legal and illegal immigrants from Asia. Even with blacks, I grew up in an integrated neighborhood, and live in one now. There is a sociologically observable phenomenon called the "tipping point", when the number of blacks exceeds the proportion prevailing in the metro area (roughly) and white flight ensues. In places like New York and Washington, the "tipping point" is about 20- 30 percent, in other places less. Hispanics are much like the Chinese, depending upon upward mobility. All other ethnic groups tend to assimilate more or less completely by the 3rd or 4th generation.... |
