A while back we wrote about how it seemed that the media was making a whole lot more of the contention between Latinos and African-Americans with regard to a struggle for jobs than what reality really tells us. Before that, we’d already written a few times about the Latino vs. black rhetoric that’s out there. Today there’s yet another piece on this issue (or non-issue, however you choose to view it):

Hispanics and blacks tend to gravitate to the same inner-city areas and low-skill labor markets – and the result is a clash over jobs that require less skill and less education, experts say.

“In this era of mass immigration, no group has benefited less or been harmed more than the African-American population,” says Vernon Briggs, a Cornell University professor who researches immigration policy and the American labor force.

What do you think? Is this issue driving a wedge between Latinos and African-Americans or is it just media hype?

Latinos and African Americans working side by side is nothing new. Just check out the image — circa 1930 (you can see it large by visiting the third link below).

Related: Immigrants Stealing Jobs from Black America

Via / Christian Science Monitor

Image via the University of Texas