Washington, April 1 (EFE). – The administration of United States President Joe Biden this Thursday proposed a series of investments to end racial inequalities in the workplace, infrastructure, housing, education and climate change.
“We know that the inequalities in our economy and our society have for generations made it more difficult for communities of color to have a fair share of the American dream,” said Julie Rodríguez, director of the White House Office for Intergovernmental Affairs. with journalists.
“It is time for long-awaited investments to tackle systemic racism and rebuild our economy and our social safety net so that everyone in the US can reach their potential,” he said.
This initiative is part of the so-called American Jobs Plan, presented by Biden on Wednesday with investments in infrastructure and job creation, which has yet to receive congressional approval and includes funds to end inequalities in various areas.
According to a White House statement, the plan calls for $ 100 billion for staff development programs, which aim to train minority students for jobs with the highest demand.
It also aims to narrow the digital divide, as black and Latino families have less access to broadband than white families, according to the text.
Another point mentioned by Rodríguez was infrastructure: “We know that Americans of color are twice as likely as whites to depend on public transportation,” he recalls.
Therefore, “the plan will build more equitable transportation infrastructure and public systems,” he added.
To that end, $ 15,000 million will be invested in a program that aims to create connections between neighborhoods that have historically been less connected by infrastructures.
Another part of the initiative is ending climate change inequalities.
In this regard, Catherine Lhamon, head of the Domestic Policy Council for Equality and Racial Justice, pointed out in the same call that the government wants to allocate resources to protect minorities from the climate crisis.
Black people are three times more likely to die from asthma-related causes than Caucasians. One in three, of the 23 million Latinos in the US, live in counties where the air does not meet health standards. Agency) on smog, “he said.
The project also includes a $ 5 billion investment over eight years in community gun violence reduction programs; $ 213 billion for affordable housing; and $ 100 billion to reform and build new public schools, among other things.