As far as blacks go, Atlanta has always had a large black population. Blacks account for 29% of the metro population. However, what do blacks have to do with Mexicans? They're Americans, not illegals, speak English, and have American ancestories that go back at least one hundred and fifty years.
However, even with blacks being here for over a century, they predominately live in their sections of town, as whites live in their sections, etc., etc.. Again, this is the human condition that effects many people of which they wish and favor to live among people who look, think, and act like them. This is the same with whites, asians, "Hispanics", etc. This is why I have stated that immigration should be limited and that at least eighty percent should come from the countries of Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Doing so will help to eliminate the break-down in the social cohesion of the country. That is, it will force immigrants not of the dominant ethnic and cultural stock to assimilate, and it will help keep a sense of stability in the social affairs of the nation. As it now stands, social politics are a way of life when large numbers of different groups are intertwined. That is, people represent others as the group when they become large enough to have a following. They also get a great deal of attention.
Consider blacks and how social politics have played a large role in policy. Blacks vote 90% of the time for Democrats. Why? Social political strategy. The difference in politics between the white metro Atlanta population and the black metro Atlanta population are complete opposites.
In Dekalb county, a suburban area just east and northeast of the city of Atlanta, a Republican hasn't a chance to win an entirety of the county. Why? Well, in this county that is sixty percent black, a conservative candidate has a very small constituency. This is the county that has elected Cynthia McKinney, one of the most liberal democrats in all of the south.
However, in Cobb County, a suburban area in the northwest and western suburbs, a county with a black population of roughly eighteen percent, democrats aren't likely to win elections. This is the county that has brough us Bob Barr.
Compare Barr with McKinney. They're polar opposites.
Yet, I do believe that relations among black and white Americans have improved significantly, and that they're likely to improve a lot more in the future. The only problem I see is that with the influx of newcomers, social politics will grow, resulting in more competing groups and social interests. As a consequence, instead of solidifying relationships with the rest of the population, black "leaders" will likely continue to play their people against all others in the new "multicultural empire". As a result, the message of inclusiveness will be blurred out by the message of doing what's best for the black man. The same can be said of other groups as continued friction ensues. Again, this is why I think that it is best to support a policy of limited immigration, of which the vast majority are of the same ethnic and cultural stock. That is, it will help solidify immigration among those groups who may be less likely to assimilate in large numbers. Furthermore, relations among the lesser number of non-western newcomers will flourish and balkanized America can be averted. Why? With the rate of current immigration, along with the majority of "immigrants" coming from non-western countries, of whom are not of the dominant cultural stock, and given the human condition many have, it is not unlikely that there will be a break-down in the social cohesion of the country.