You mean the way they're treated like second-class citizens? Looked down on, rarely hired, all that sort of thing?

It's awful. I have family who live there, and they see it and they don't think it's right, either.

A cousin tried hiring some of them as farmhands for a few years. Offered fair wages and fair treatment. But a lot of them were bitter and resentful. Over time, a few too many of them helped themselves to more than they'd earned. He doesn't hire so many anymore.

Like I said, it's a problem when you have two groups who don't get along stuck together for too long. The racism takes root on both sides, making it harder and harder for either one to deal well with the other.

And, when you get down to it... It's not news. Any more than widespread antisemitism in certain parts of Europe is news. It's just the way it's always been. And, let's face it, if you want to write a story about racism or religious intolerance, there are more interesting examples to be found than either of those.

Really, disparate people coming together and treating each other like human beings... that would be news.

When in doubt, think about penguins. It probably won't help, but at least it'll be fun.