The ethnic enclave theory should be refuted on the grounds that it makes too many assumptions without factoring in the cultural motivations of the ethnicity in question in conjunction with the economic determinations and faculties of the city they inhabit. The case can me made, as in the original study of the Cuban communities of Miami, that social cohesion has constructed an enclave through which incoming immigrants have a “leg up.” The same, to be applied to all, would be asinine.
In the case of Willet’s Point, it is difficult to determine proper course of action as the state of the neighborhood is in extreme poverty – the conditions of which are unsanitary and dangerous. Morally, the city is obligated to protect the individuals of this neighborhood. However, some protestors would call ignoring the problems an act of protection for it will allow them to keep their low-wage jobs. A middle-ground is needed in which public works projects will recover the neighborhood, not billion dollar condos and revamping of the neighborhood.
