1. The Policy Dimension of Race in the United States We've seen formal policies passed that target minorities in order to prevent them from integrating We've also seen recent policies that attempt to rectify past and current discrimination

2. Race can influence almost any policy arena: Foreign policy, Health Care, trade policy- globalization, we can probably find a connection. But LeMay identifies arguably the 6 most important or contentious policy issues What are they?

3. EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT HOUSING IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

4. Education What are the issues? segregation; equal quality; graduation rates What are the solutions? school busing; magnet schools; affirmative action; school choice

5. Employment What are the issues? Job discrimination; disparity in pay; occupational niches What are the solutions? Civil law suits; affirmative action; educational equality

6. Housing What are the issues? segregation; ghetoization; gentrification What are the solutions? fair housing act; make covenants illegal; change federal loan practices, tax and public housing policy; voucher system

7. Immigration What are the issues? Anti-immigrant sentiment; xenophobia; underground labor markets; burden on state & local services What are the solutions? Supply-side vs. Demand side policies; policies that discourage immigration; A wall; change constitutional definition of citizenship; criminalization;

8. Law Enforcement What are the issues? profiling; high levels of incarceration and victimization What are the solutions? drug laws; better trained police; policy oversight; better education, job opportunities

9. Political Participation What are the issues? Barriers to turnout; racial gerrymandering; descriptive representation What are the solutions? Abolish poll tax/literacy tests; same-day registration; motor-voter; education; more descriptive representation