Treat descendants of American slaves, Caribbean immigrants, and recent African immigrants as distinct ethnic groups in statistics and policy. Their different histories of stigma and incentives produce different behavior patterns and outcomes, so one 'Black' bucket mismeasures risk and misdirects remedies (including affirmative action).
— If adopted, this reframes racial-disparity debates and retargets criminal‑justice and equity policies toward the populations actually bearing the historical burden.
Tyler Cowen
2025.10.12
80% relevant
The NBER paper shows earnings gaps differ dramatically between native Black Americans and 1st/2nd‑generation Black immigrants, reinforcing the core principle that statistics on 'Black' outcomes should be split by origin/generation—not only for crime but also for socioeconomic metrics like income.
Lorenzo Warby
2025.10.12
100% relevant
The article contends 'Black' conflates three groups with very different stigma histories, cites different behavior in the 2011 London riots, and notes affirmative‑action benefits may flow to recent immigrants rather than ADOS.
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