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Originally posted in the LA Times:
New Airport Screener Jobs Going Mostly to Whites
Diversity: Before the 9/11 attacks, minorities were a majority of the work force. Citizenship rule, test are questioned.
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JENNIFER OLDHAM, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
WASHINGTON -- The federal takeover of aviation security is spurring a demographic shift at airports around the country, as thousands of screener jobs in which minorities were heavily represented increasingly appear to be going to whites.
Statistics from the Transportation Security Administration indicate that Latinos and Asian Americans are finding it particularly difficult to land the new, higher-paying federal screener positions. As of mid-September, a majority of the 21,983 new hires were white.
At issue are a citizenship requirement for federal screeners and a preemployment test that the current workers allege is discriminatory.
The TSA "is not as diverse as my expectation was," said Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.), a member of the House panel that oversees aviation security funding. "They need to look at their hiring practices and say, 'We're coming up short.' "
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Most TSA Screeners are White and Male
Sounds like par for the TSA course.
Well, at least this is good news for the racists who don't like being pushed around by a non-white, non-male authority figure but enjoy such treatment at the hands of white males.