When the head of the USDA, Tom Vilsak accepted Shirley Sherrod's resignation, he cited the departments "zero tolerance" for discrimination, but now he's reviewing his decision. Is the Obama Administration too quick to dismiss officials if they cross the sometimes blurry race line? Are we as a society too sensitive about race?
Lester Spence, assistant professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, discusses the complexity of race-relations in the United States.
Why Increased Immigration is the Solution for America's Ailing Economy
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