Undocumented immigrants take jobs away from citizens. That statement is the underlying premise of an article written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson posted on AlterNet earlier this week. He cites examples of African-American men applying for jobs and being turned away only to have Latinos get the same low wage, no benefit gigs minutes later. So are immigrants taking jobs away from others, especially the urban poor? Or as Earl Ofari Hutchinson states are all of the urban poor , including immigrants not finding work :

because of discrimination, poor education, government budget slashes and the flight of manufacturers to other countries?

As long as communities fight each other instead of working with each other to get to the the real roots of the problems of unemployment, mass incarceration, and unfair wages , just to name a few issues, no community , will move forward except those already holding the power.

Via / AlterNet