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1 Civil Rights Update 1 (1992)

handle is hein.civil/usccty0001 and id is 1 raw text is: July/ August 1992 J CIVILRIGHTS PDAT U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Better Enforcement of Rights/Opportunity Laws Needed in Denver and Nationwide F ederal enforcement of civil rights and equal opportunity laws in connection with construction of the $2.4 billion New Denver International Airport are inadequate, Arthur A. Fletcher, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Right said at a press conference in Denver Aug. 6. Unless enforcement efforts are improved nationwide, women and minorities could be frozen out of other upcoming Federally-funded mega-transportation projects, Fletcher warned. He noted that the $150 billion Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 was passed last December, and that multi-billion dollar airport projects (are) planned for St. Louis, Atlanta and Chicago. These represent particularly appropriate opportunities for those formerly excluded from the economic mainstream to take successful steps into it - both as workers and as entrepreneurs, Fletcher added. Fletcher's statement accompanied the release of Constructing Denver's New Airport: Are Minorities and Women Benefiting?., the Commission's summary report of a June 1991 public Forum held in Denver to explore allegations of discrimination in the awarding of jobs and contracts by airport authorities and local contracting firms. Urging that the Secretary of Transportation... develop, disseminate and implement Department policies and regulations for monitoring and enforcing Title VI (of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), as well as other pertinent Federal laws, regulations and programs, Fletcher also recommended better coordinated joint monitoring efforts by the Departments of Labor and Transportation, and fuller investigation into some of the questions raised by Forum speakers. These include whether minority and women firms receive timely notice and assistance on subcontracting opportunities; how community outreach programs can be made more effective; whether relevant training programs to serve all members of the Denver community can be implemented; and whether Federal equal opportunity guidelines are being met. It is past time for all levels of government - INSIDE Frustration in Chicago page 2 INS, Border Patrol Charged With Abuses page 5 Building Bridges at CRS page 7 Federal, State, County and local - to have workable, verifiable procedures designed to ensure that minorities and women have equal business and employment opportunities in every commercial and industrial sector, Fletcher said. This need is especially acute in projects of this magnitude which, because of their potential for creating long-lasting job and business opportunities, can serve as engines of growth and stability for this Nation's communities. According to the Commission's report, speakers at the Forum often presented diametrically opposed views on business and job opportunities for minorities and women in the new airport's construction. The limited and conflicting information provided at the Forum resulted in an intensified monitoring effort by the Commission. Fletcher said he was also concerned that intense competition for a small pie allotted to minorities may be exacerbating tensions among different racial and ethnic groups. There was evidence of this from speakers at the Denver Forum, Fletcher noted, adding that the Commission has been studying the nationwide resurgence of racial and ethnic tensions as a priority problem. Clearly, effective enforcement of civil rights law intended to expand economic opportunity for all members of our society is a critical element in combatting this problem, he said.

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