"wanting to live with people of your own race is human nature"
Hmmmm.... Well,I'm human too and I see no intrinsic virtue about living in the all white towns I grew up in the Fifties.Lots of great folks but a lot of jackasses also.
Now I live in a very"integrated"city on the West Coast and guess what?A lot of great folks and we also have our share of jackasses of all colors as well.
Yet I think my integrated area is more healthy in many ways.I enjoy the cultural mosaic which is not to say I would be overjoyed to live totally in their culture but some exposure is positive.
As for integration of the schools,I have the same philosophy.I grew up with many many very cruel and obnoxious white kids.Very painful.Yet I see in my city's schools that black and Mexican kids can be very cruel and nasty TO EACH OTHER!Yet there are many gems here too and those are the ones I try to reach and cultivate their talents and dreams.
Again,it is not about groups,its about individuals.
Well....everyone is different but a large number of people (from every race and ethnicity) prefer to live among people of their own race...and...there is nothing any more wrong with that than wanting to live in a racially diverse community...to each his own
You only have to walk around any college campus cafeteria to see how groups segregate themselves by race...you will see many blacks sitting together at all black tables and many whites sitting together at all white tables
There was a recent article in the Star-Ledger here in NJ about the trend among upper middle class blacks to move into the few upper middle class predominantly black towns in NJ...my only point is...what is the point of government forcing people of any race to integrate?