{"id":17009,"date":"2023-10-05T10:41:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=17009"},"modified":"2023-10-06T09:05:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:05:33","slug":"southern-california-inland-empire-latino-population-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/southern-california-inland-empire-latino-population-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"A key economic region of Southern California faces daunting challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/InlandEmpire_Top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/InlandEmpire_Top-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/InlandEmpire_Top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/InlandEmpire_Top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Colorful composite image contains a multitude of landmarks, symbols and activities prevalent in Southern California\u2019s Inland Empire with a line-art map of the area overlaid.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  The evolving community in Southern California\u2019s vibrant and economically important Inland Empire faces significant challenges. 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Image source: iStock; Bing Image Generator.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=social-impact\">Social Impact<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>A key economic region of Southern California faces daunting challenges<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  As the Inland Empire undergoes a demographic transformation, shifting from a predominantly white makeup to a future where Latinos are projected to constitute 74% of the population by mid-century, USC Dornsife scholars present a path to success.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong 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This notable demographic shift has brought challenges to the growing Latino community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant disparities in housing and business development, education and other areas exist between white and Latino residents. Recognizing the need for change, USC Dornsife scholars solicited the perspectives of Latino nonprofit and community leaders and organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>The Inland Empire is inextricably linked to the economy of Los Angeles County and the rest of Southern California.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The region has played a crucial role in providing essential labor to Los Angeles\u2019s various industries.<\/li>\n<li>It has been instrumental in fostering economic expansion in areas tied to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, including facilitating the transportation of goods, warehousing of commodities, and streamlining the supply chain.<\/li>\n<li>It has provided affordable housing for people priced out of other Southern California markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/latinx\/se-ve-se-siente-el-pueblo-esta-presente\/\">study<\/a> surveyed more than 22 Latino-led nonprofit and community-based organizations in the Inland Empire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who\u2019s Who:<\/strong> The study comes from a collaboration between scholars at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and UCLA, supported by the Inland Empire Community Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iegives.org\/funds\/cielofund\/\">CIELO Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/juan-de-lara\/\">Juan de Lara<\/a>, associate professor of American studies and ethnicity and director of <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/latinx\/\">the Latinx and Latin American Studies Center<\/a> at USC Dornsife was lead author.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/manuel-pastor\/\">Manuel Pastor<\/a>, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity, Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change and director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/\">Equity Research Institute<\/a> at USC Dornsife was co-author.<\/li>\n<li>Veronica Terriquez, director of UCLA Chicano Studies Research was co-author.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>By the numbers:<\/strong>\u00a0Positioned east of Los Angeles, the Inland Empire is home to two of California\u2019s largest counties, Riverside and San Bernardino.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Between 2016 and 2020, more than 44,000 people moved to the region from nearby Long Beach, Anaheim and L.A., according to the American Community Survey.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly 190,000 workers commute from the region to L.A. County daily, according to the survey.<\/li>\n<li>According to the 2020 U.S. census, of the 2.3 million residents in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, Latinos now make up nearly 52% of the population.<\/li>\n<li>The Latino population is projected to grow to 74% by 2060.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The study found that the region has not developed strategies to meet the needs of underserved communities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It has been marketed by certain industries, such as the warehouse industry, as a place to boost profits due to low-wage workers and land values.<\/li>\n<li>Without more affordable housing, the region\u2019s pipeline of workers into L.A. County and the ports will dry up as people move further away.<\/li>\n<li>Education improvements and career development have been neglected.<\/li>\n<li>Poor air quality has not been addressed in a sustainable way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Latinos experience disparities in income, home ownership and education.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Median household income for Latinos was $67,885 compared to $73,424 for the region and $80,433 for the white population.<\/li>\n<li>Only 13% of Latinos own their homes outright, compared to 21% of whites.<\/li>\n<li>64% of school-aged children are Latino, but only 12% of Latinos 25 and older hold a bachelor\u2019s degree. The statewide average is 35% for all races.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re saying:<\/strong> The participants of the survey and the lead researchers didn\u2019t sugarcoat their views.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWe have to start being more intersectional, meaning considering the concerns and needs of other communities \u2014 not just seeing these as Latino issues. We need to work with the African American community, with the Muslim community. This will make us more successful,\u201d said a community organizer.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThis old paradigm of low-quality jobs and devalued communities needs to be abandoned,\u201d said one survey participant.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Latino community has been exploited by the warehousing industry and the other industries that have settled here,\u201d another said.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFor the region to continue to flourish, it must invest wholeheartedly in its Latino communities,\u201d de Lara said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The bottom line<\/strong>: The report recommends improving access for Latinos across multiple facets of the region\u2019s social, economic, political and cultural life. This includes creating an economic model that invests in the Latino community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The authors recommend business and government leaders create sustainable career opportunities in manufacturing and other areas.<\/li>\n<li>Policymakers should prioritize more affordable housing.<\/li>\n<li>Government and education leaders should establish a trade technical college for Latinos.<\/li>\n<li>A comprehensive education strategy tailored to the needs of the region\u2019s Latino communities would serve the evolving community.<\/li>\n<li>Community leaders emphasized the need to build sustainable communities that also address equity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong> The researchers are developing a community survey to capture the sentiments of Latinos in the Inland Empire on issues including economic sustainability, education, housing, environmental equity and sustainability, and racial equity.<\/p>\n<p>They aim to conduct the survey 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