27-4: The Other America

Problem decaying cities Causes: “White Flight” Suburbanization Remaining city residents poorer than those who left Loss of property and income taxes Decrease in the quality of services Solution offered: Urban renewal: Plan to tear down decaying neighborhoods and build low cost housing. 2. Effects of Solution: Rundown neighborhoods torn down Cleared areas often not used for housing which leads a housing shortage

Problem: Discrimination against Mexican Americans Causes: Prejudice against Hispanics Hard feelings toward Braceros who stayed to work in the U.S. after World War II Illegal aliens escaping poor conditions in Mexico 3. Solution offered: The creation of the American G.I. Forum, the Unity League of California, and voter registration groups in other states, the Asociacion Nacional Mexico-Americana, and the League of United Latin American Citizens 4. Effects of Solution: California outlaws segregated classrooms for Mexican Americans More Mexican Americans registered to vote and gained a stronger voice in politics

Problem: Economic Hardship for Native Americans 5. Causes A termination policy adopted by the federal government Thousands of Acres of tribal lands sold to developers Solution offered: The Bureau of Indian Affairs began a voluntary relocation program to help Native Americans find a place to lvice and work and to pay for moving and living expenses Effects of Solution: Only 35, 000 Native Americans relocated in the program Many of them were unable to find jobs The number of Native Americans on state welfare rolls soared

Terms Bracero: Farm workers who entered the U.S. from Mexico. During World War II the Federal Government allowed these workers to enter the U.S. because of a shortage of farm workers, but we expected them to go back to Mexico after the war and many stayed illegally Termination Policy: Federal Government decision to end federal responsibility (economic support) for native American tribes It ended the reservation system and distributed tribal land among individual Native Americans