Drug legislation is very important. A lot of minorities live in the inner cities where there are too few economic opportunities. Selling drugs could make you more money in a day than what working fast food could make you in a month. By decriminalizing and legalizing drugs, the street value would plummet. That alone would stop a lot of the gang violence and keep people out of jail. The problem won't be solved overnight either. It seems that throughout human history, whoever has live in the poor areas of a nation, especially the inner city has always had it rough. Today, it is large portions of the black population. 150 years ago, it was the Irish.
That being said, it must be acknowledged that racism exists within all races and every race has been discriminated against at one point or another. Until people accept one another as individuals with individual rights, racism will continue to be a problem.
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