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Fair housing advocates say that “integrated” communities with various racial, ethnic and economic groups are the key to prosperity.
In fact, administration officials says that President Obama has the “desire to see a fully integrated society.”
This has led to battles in places like Westchester County, NY, where federal housing officials are fighting with local authorities over housing, zoning, and what “fully integrated” really means.
Meanwhile, we read this week thatmore than half of all babies born last year were members of minority groups, the first time in U.S. history. Within a few decades, minority groups will make up the majority of Americans.
So, here’s a question: Is the push for “integrated” communities part of plan that some towns embrace and others resist - or will “integration” an inevitable consequence of changing demographics?
We’ll hear more about the fight over federal affordable housing mandates in Westchester, and take a look at the integration of Connecticut towns.
