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March 2«, 1990
National Urban League Declares Passage
The New Immigration, Part III: Is There 'Still* Room At The Inn
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o f Civil Rights Act of 1990 Essential
Securing Equal Employment
Opportunities for Minorities
W ASHINGTON. D C. -John E. Jacob.
President andC.E.O. of the National Urban
League, testified before a joint hearing of
the House Committee on Education and
Labor and the House Judiciary Subcommit
tee on Civil and Constitutional Rights said,
that passage of H R. 4000, The Civil Rights
Act of 1990, would remedy recent Supreme
Court rulings that reduced civil rights pro
tections offered by federal law against dis
crim ination in the workplace.
At the hearing, Jacob expressed his
concern that attempts should not be made to
dilute provisions of the Civil Rights Act of
1990 that provide adequate relief to victims
of discrimination.
“ It seems to me that when the judicial
system finds someone is wronged, they
should receive just compensation. And in
those cases where the courts find gross,
intentional violations of rights that warrant
punitive damages, such punishment should
be enforced," said Jacob.
Almost without exception the Ameri
can white accepts his 'peculiar pardise' as
his birthright (viz a viz his European Immi
grant Status). Each day he or she is hired;
promoted, recruited or dispatched without
giving a single thought to the 100% white
quotas that subtend 90% of jobs above the
subsistence level. There is always "Room
at the Inn." The entire nation watched a
recent segment of "60 Minutes" where the
Citing Urban League and other research
studies in his testimony that proves wide
spread bias in hiring, training, and inequi
ties in earnings and employment rates, Jacob
added that “ a considerable portion of the
gap between minorities and white workers
can only be accounted for by various forms
of discrimination.”
While praising the bill’s language to
prevent workforce discrimination and ef
fective anti-discrimination enforcement
practices, Jacob re-emphasized the impor
tance of ‘ ‘restoring the status quo that ex
isted before the Supreme Court’s regres
sive ruling (of 1989)."
“ America’s competitive position in
this global economy will be severely dam
aged unless we do everything in our power
to ensure that minorities have equal oppor
tunities to play a productive role in our
nation. Passage of H . R. 4000 is an essential
part of that national effort,” Jacob said.
American Hotel of Employment
white quota system was seen at work in the
top personnel agencies that serve the 'For
tune 500'.
An examination of this ethnic quota
system in America must begin with the first
official count of immigrants in 1820 fol
lowing the passage of the first "Immigra
tion Act' in March of 1819. The statistics
were derived from the manifests of all ships
delivering passengers from abroad, begin
ning a series continuing until today. The
following breakdown by geographical ori
gin is given in percentages for each decade
from 1821 to 1920. And the statistics reveal
how racial quotas became imbedded in the
social and employment structure of Amer
ica. Obviously, the abolition of slavery
could do little to mitigate against the force
of these demographics. Alphabetical nota
tions are as follows: A. Northern and W est
ern Europe; B. Southern and Eastern Eu
rope; C. Western Hemisphere; D. All Other.
Percentages of
All Im m igration by Decades
D.
B.
C.
22
8.1
230
81.6
1.0
5.6
11 6
930
0.3
3.6
3.1
1851-1860
93.6
0.8
2.9
2.7
1861-1870
87.8
1.4
7.2
3.6
1871-1880
736
7.2
14.3
49
A
1821-1830
66.7
1831-1840
1841-1850
1881-1890
72.0
18 3
8.1
1.6
1891-1900
44.6
51.9
1.0
2.5
1901-1910
21.7
70.8
4.1
3.4
1911-1920
17.4
589
19.9
3.6
During this 100 year period the figures
for total immigrants arriving per decade
rose from 143,439 to 5,735,811. The 'found
ing fathers' had no need for the concerns
they expressed on two counts, when the
first census taken in 1790 put the U.S.
population at just undo- three million, George
Washington wanted to pad the figures and
only Thomas Jefferson was able to restrain
him (250,000 of this population was urban-
-median age 16). Others worried that planter-
driven slave reproduction would overwhelm
the whites--or that the wholesale emigra
tion of "less desirable" whites of southern
Europe and of dark-skinn- d peoples from
other continents would "overwhelm the
culture and standards of a white Protestant
population base." Even a cursory examina
tion of the distribution of figures for a
rapidly acceleration immigration revels that
it was 'quota-driven', and that racists had no
need to fear.
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HIGH ACHIEVERS-Rev. James Russell, (center), Executive Director, Harlem
YMCA, congratulates two executives from the Philip Morris operating companies
on their receipt of two prestigious Harlem YMCA Black Achievers Awards
during recent award presentation ceremonies at the New York Hilton Hotel.
From left are Emerson Godwin, Manager of Management Training, Philip
Morris USA, and Virgis Colbert, (right), Vice President of Materials
Manufacturing, Miller Brewing Company. The Black Achievers Awards are
given annually to outstanding minority corporte professionals in managerial
or supervisory positions. High lighting their achievements, YMCA officials say,
will enhance their status as positive role models for minority youth.
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USDA Labs Are Home to
Potential Future Scientists
WASHINGTON, D .C .-D espite the
dazzling examples of millionaire teenage
tennis champs and adolescent rock stars,
some 2,000 high school students in the past
10 years still have opted for the rigors of
agricultural research.
That research is performed at U.S.
Department of Agriculture laboratories across
the country. It’s one way USDA’s Agricul
tural Research Service is working to com
bat the nation’s potential shortfall of scien
tists.
" I f w e’re lucky, that experience may
kindle a desire in at least a few to pursue a
career with us,” said Jane Giles, ARS per
sonnel director.
Giles said the research agency takes in
approximately 200 students a year nation
wide in its Research Apprenticeship pro
gram-one of 10 opportunities for high school
and college students as well as high school
teachers.
For example, at the Southern Regional
Research Center in New Orleans, La., col
lege student Nikola Lockett works with
scientists on a project to improve cotton
fiber quality.
SUITED FOR TODA Y -M iss America 1990 Debbye T urner was the star of this
week's " Made in U.S.A." salute to the evolution of all-American style, from the
1920s through today. Debbye (center), who wears exclusively U.S.-made
apparel, is shown here in an elegant cocktail suit by Julie Duroche, flanked by
models in spring 1990 suits by Paul Stanley (left) and Renlyn (right) that echo
the tailored, waist-fitting designs of the 1940s.
Streetwise: A Look At Ullysses Tucker, Jr.
Not considered an overly visible per
son outside of his work at the television
station and his volunteer duties, Tucker
spends his free moments “ racking up fre
quent flyer m iles" visiting friends all over
the country. He has no family in Oregon.
When questioned about his lack of visibil
ity and perceived arrogance by some people,
Tucker was very frank and concise.
“ If self-confidence and having healthy
self-esteem is considered arrogant to some,
then I am, he said. “ It's people who do not
know me that are probably making that
kind of judgment. On the other hand, I do
not have to be at every cocktail party or
brown-nose at some fundraiser to be effec
tive in the community. I have my own style.
Dr. King and Malcolm X had different
styles and they were both effective. Ron
Herndon has a different approach than Ray
Leary and both are very effective. People
are always complaining about what I should
be doing as oppose to checking out what I
am actually doing. I bet that it more than
what the complainers are doing.”
Tucker’s track record speaks for itself.
He currently volunteers time with the Center
for Community Mental Health, Junior
Achievement, the Black United Fund, and
he has worked with Jefferson High, the
King Choir, the Open Meadows Learning
Center, and ‘‘ The Registry" program spon
sored by US West Communications to name
a few. He also speaks at local schools at
least 4-6 times monthly. ‘ ‘There are only so
many hours in a day,” he said. “ I have to
spend some time cooling out you know.”
Back in November, Tucker received
the "V ocational Service” award from the
Southwest Rotary Club of Portland for his
outstanding community work and dedica
tion to helping others. Tucker and four
others received the award, but his name was
the only one submitted for district recogni
tion. On March 30, at the Rippling River
Resort, Tucker and three other will receive
district honors The district consist of 62
Rotary Clubs in southwest Washington and
Oregon. He was nominated by KATU’s
Personnel Manager Dana Clark.
“ The recognition is fine but that’s not
why I do these things," he said. I have
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always believed that people reap what they
sow. If you sow good fruit, good fruit
comes in return. The same principle applies
in reverse. If you sow bad fruit, bad fruit
comes to you. I am performing good acts
and good things are happening to and for
me. If it was only about recognition, I
would have stopped a long time ago. It's all
about giving something back to a commu
nity that I have taken so much from, Port
land has been very good to me as a profes
sional person. We, professionals, should all
want to give something back and be a
positive role model for young people. We
have a moral and social obligation to do so.
It's that simple.”
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One last element people should know
about Ullysses Tucker, Jr., he knows what
he wants out of life, how to go about achiev
ing it, and he does not make excuses for
himself. “ Excuses are tools of incompen-
tence, used to build monuments of nothing
ness and those who specialize in excuses,
are usually good at nothing else. I learned
not to make excuses early in life and when
I pledged as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi.
People should chase their innermost dreams
and leave the results to God. People are so
afraid to take risks. The greater the risk, the
higher the return,” said the Washington,
D.C. native. Tucker holds undergraduate
and graduate degrees from the University
of Portland.
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“ Over the last year, fewer American
students seem motivated to pursue careers
in science and engineering,” Giles said.
“ At the same time, demand for people in
these professions is on the upswing.
She added, "W e're concerned enough
about the decreasing student interest in
science and engineering that w e’re con
tinually looking for ways to spark the inter
est of young people.”
Giles said ARS laboratories involve
teachers in research each year. For ex
ample, eighth-grade science teacher Steve
Pierce of Weslaco, Texas, helped survey
south Texas’ wild honey bee population in
the summer as a participant in A RS’ Teach
ers’ Research Fellowhsip Program, while
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the cellular responses of plants to stress.
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