The Issue of Minorities in the Workplace

In 2004, there were more Hispanics (13.1%) than African Americans (11.3%) in the workforce.  Projections for the 2014 workplace have shocked many people.  African-Americans in the workforce are expected to increase 16.8%, while Hispanics increase by 33.7%.  Hispanics are expected to make up 15% of the labor force, which is up from 13.1% in 2004.  Asian-Americans are also expected to increase making up 5.1% of the labor force.   The white labor force is projected to decrease more than the overall labor force.  They are decreasing from 70% (in 2004) to 65.6% in 2014.  My source of information is from libraryindex.com.  What do these projections mean for America?  Minorities are becoming more popular in the workplace due to higher birth rates and immigration.

Having higher percentages of minorities in the workplace would not have happened if it were not for affirmative action.  Affirmative action was created to make amends to blacks and females for past discrimination.  Affirmative action was used in job applications and college applications.  Republicans and Democrats have different views on affirmative action.  Republicans say that affirmative action is no longer needed because it is not fair for goals and quotas to be based on race.  The Republican & Conservatives Archives wrote an article in 2004 and provided this example about how a son of a black millionaire would get preference over a son of a white unemployed high school dropout.  However, Democrats say affirmative action is completely necessary.  The BV Black Spin wrote an article about the Democrat view on affirmative action.   They view affirmative action as measure that allows special consideration to guarantee that minorities are allowed the same opportunities to be included in pools of qualified job candidates.  Without affirmative action, many of our dominant minority leaders would not be around.