"This article examines factors that affect interethnic relations in Miami, Florida. The theoretical
framework, based on the ‘contact hypothesis’ argues that better interethnic relations stem from not
only contact, but also contact in which individuals from opposing groups share equal status and a
stake in outcomes, and when contact activities require cooperation. The contact hypothesis, however,
does not address the factors that produce inequality in social relations. To address these factors ideas
from international migration research are used to argue that those with power must create structures
in which other groups feel welcome rather than rejected and that leaders must emphasize similarities
rather than differences among groups." (author's abstract
