...United States since the first immigrants started mass slaughtering natives in 1492. America has been a place of refuge for other countries’ citizens for almost 524 years, and the idea of now completely closing our borders, and then sending immigrants back that have made it here, is completely hypocritical. The problem that immigrants pose for the United States, is that it upsets the norm that many citizens don’t believe should be disrupted, besides the fact that most likely they are the descendent of an immigrant. Plus the fact that their are few native descendants is because immigrants wiped them out. Basically, if an immigrant today doesn’t agree with the same view white americans view, they are deemed dangerous and a threat to America....
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...it morally wrong to block them all out? What could be a solution, if any? In his The National Review article, "Trump's Muslim Immigration Ban Should Touch Off a Badly Needed Discussion," Andrew McCarthy's thesis is that the United States' immigration policy will not be practical if we only treat Islam as a religion and do not acknowledge the dangers sharia could potentially bring here. McCarthy has three main points to his argument. First, McCarthy states Islam is not solely a religion. Since there is no division between church and state, Islam is a system that defines politics, in contrast to our Constitution. Next, the United States is not constitutionally obligated to welcome immigrants into the country. We have the right to reject...
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...English should not be the official language of the US The United States is a nation founded by immigrants. Throughout the years the US has struggled with discrimination and close-mindedness. But, when we put our differences aside we can achieve the impossible. We are a country united by our differences. We celebrate our diversity, independence and individuality. We are a country that believes in choice, and one of those choices should be the option to speak the language which we relate to and understand. It was our forefather’s ambition that got us to the Land of The Free and our determination that made us successful. So how can we say we stand for freedom if we don’t give our people, immigrants (illegal or not), the right to speak their language? We are a country for the people, but not all of our people speak English. Many Americans argue that those who live in America should speak English but think about this: English is the sum of many other languages. The British brought English to America and forced the Native Americans to convert to their language and their ways. In modern society, we cringe at the idea of oppression and encourage those who are oppressed to speak out for themselves, yet turn a blind eye when we are the oppressors. A parallel can be drawn with bullying. It is an issue that many children, teens, and adults experience. Bullying has been an active topic in the media in recent years. Teachers, parents and authoritative figures continue to urge those who...
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...in the United States Calculated circa 2005, over 3% of the human population is comprised of immigrants, a term used to describe those who move to a different country for permanent residency. (Wilcox 1) For purposes varying from severe needs to wanderlust, migration levels rise each year all across the globe. Throughout the past century, the notion of immigration has been negatively perceived and become a controversial matter in the eyes of the United States law enforcement. Our country’s oppression against immigration has come to the exceedingly unethical extent where political figures like Presidential Candidate Rep. Tom Tancredo erroneously claim that “our ‘War at Home’ against illegal immigrants is more deadly than the war with Iraq”. (Sampson 2) Such prevalent negative outlooks and claims on immigration have guided a majority of our population to have inaccurate preconceptions of those who migrate into our country, wrongfully influencing our population to correlate immigration levels with higher rates of violence and crime. In this paper, I, with help from writings by authors Shelley Wilcox and Robert J. Sampson, will help disprove the stereotypes our nation puts upon immigrants, and propose ethical methods for our country’s approach on immigration laws. Firstly, the accusation that immigrants are more often affiliated in acts of crime and violence as compared to non-immigrants must be disproved. In fact, recent studies have proved this stereotype to be overwhelmingly false;...
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...President Donald Trump once avowed “They are not our friend, believe me, ... They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” The leader of the free world claims that all immigrants bear mere detriment to the country reared upon aliens. Although, a remote amount of immigrants may be delinquents, the preponderance of refugees barges in the United States, for an enhanced life, for their families and themselves. However, many Americans endure their belief that all aliens are abysmal, but this is not a revelation, for this has occurred throughout history. The United States should cease deporting the complimentary aliens who come for a better life, for this is the nation of liberty built upon immigrants. Throughout their prevalence...
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...Illegal Immigration from the South It is one of the most debated things in the United States; how should illegal immigration from Mexico be handled? Many people believe that illegal immigrants destroy the economy and that we need to take drastic measures to prevent it such as forcing people to carry federal identification cards, increasing the number of Border Patrol officers, or even building barriers on the border. I believe that we need to begin caring about and understanding why these people are leaving their homes to come into the United States. Many people believe that these immigrants are coming over and causing problems, but in reality, they aren't causing as many problems as we think. They are taking jobs, but they are jobs that pay...
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...The Narrative of Illegality The discourse of “illegality” is one that has become deeply ingrained and unquestioned in our society. Although it is rooted in contradiction, the narrative surrounding “illegality” establishes these “illegal” immigrants as a threat to the creed, identity, and national security of the United States. Like other elements of the “common sense” instilled in us by neoliberal ideologies, “illegality” was constructed so capitalism and the global apartheid could continue to thrive. It is an effective measure that produces a vulnerable labor force and a never-ending supply of detainees. It does not stem from any natural principles and at its core “illegality” is arbitrary and paradoxical. “Illegality,” therefore, is nothing...
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...Most people think that republicans can be stuck in the ways of the past. That we are unwilling to listen to democratic opinions. This is because we do not think that, unlike a lot of democrats, everything can be ok as long as it makes you happy. And quite the contrary, that is simply not the case. But are we oppressing democrats and society, or are we as republicans being oppressed. I have this problem in many of my classes. A lot of teachers that I have are ok when it comes to students sharing their opinions. It doesn’t matter if it is about gay rights or immigrant deportation. But in a select few classes that I have are only ok with opinions being shared if it goes along with what they believe. But when it goes against what they believe...
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...Bigotry and stubbornness are perceptible attitudes of small-town communities in 1960's Western Australia. The notion that the inhabitants of the tight-knit community of Corrigan are racist, prejudiced and ignorant is explicated in Craig Silvey's coming of age novel, Jasper Jones. The bildungsroman is narrated by Charlie Bucktin, an adolescent from the small town of Corrigan. Charlie becomes unexpectedly involved with a local indigenous boy, Jasper, as they set out to discover the truth about the death of a young girl from their community. Throughout this quest, Charlie comes to many realisations about life, ultimately, that society can be very cruel. The prejudism and ignorance of the tight-knit community of Corrigan manifests in the discrimination of ostracised characters. Silvey's narration evokes readers' emotions and manipulates their awareness of isolation, scapegoats and atonement; ultimately, causing readers to feel disillusioned about Australia's past and cruelty towards repudiated individuals. Although Silvey's text is a work of fiction, it indubitably reveals truths and makes real comments about the ethnocentrism that was ubiquitous in rural, Australian towns in the 1960's, thus illuminating our nation's history of racism and intolerance. Isolation is a form of segregation of individuals who are ostracised in our prejudicially dichotomous society. The small country town of Corrigan, whilst merely a fictional creation, acts as a microcosm that exposes real truths;...
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...they had always been, too good to be true. Upon returning from my long day of shopping, I decided to dig a bit deeper into this new found curiosity I had. Trying to figure out if Forever 21 utilizes sweatshops was sadly an extremely easy task. Numerous hits came up on my screen with articles all confirming my resent realization. Articles discussing Forever 21’s poor working conditions, hypocritical religious ties and countless designer copyright infringements flooded the search screen. Forever 21 sounds like the American Dream come true: it was founded by a poor Korean couple who immigrated to the USA in 1981. The company is still privately-owned and operated in L.A. and the couple, Do Won “Don” Chang and Jin Sook, chalk up its success to their Christian faith and frugal, hard-working values. Those who have worked with or for the company, however, say that its success comes from a much darker place. Forever 21 has been running sweatshops in California and using Mexican immigrant labor in subpar working conditions to provide you with cheap disposable clothing. An article titled “Why We Hate Forever 21, & Why You Should Too”, interviews factory worker Guadalupe Hernandez as she explained she earned, “$4 per hour working 10 hours a day 6 days a week in a...
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...“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This is the most iconic line from the Declaration of Independence. In it, Thomas Jefferson provides a rallying cry for the American Revolution. But in addition to serving as the mantra of America’s founding fathers, it raised a lot of questions, particularly regarding the exact definition of “men.” As history has shown, in contrast to the notion of a united mankind, “men” in Jeffersonian America referred almost exclusively to white, landowning males. And yet, when one considers the private life of Thomas Jefferson - the life he led with his slave Sally Hemings - his views on race become a much more complicated topic. The issue of interracial sex became a divisive issue during the nineteenth century. By the mid 1800’s, white males who had enjoyed a sort of...
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...With unemployment rates soaring, and the economy in a tailspin, many blame illegal immigration for current turmoil, and many theories abound. California If considered as an independent nation, California would rank among the world’s 10 largest economies (Hutchinson Encyclopedia, California, 2009). From rural to metropolis; from dry desert to lush forest to sand beaches; from unemployed or destitute to upper class, noteworthy, or famous, California’s diversity makes the state in ideal cross-section and case study for the United States. In realms of the judicial, the political, and the commercial, what happens in California sets precedent for what is possible elsewhere. California voters approved Prop 187 in 1994, denying illegal immigrants social services (California...
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...The United State’s way of life is based on how people’s ancestors grew up and by the different traditions passed down from generation to generation. America is unique from most other countries in that she was founded by immigrants from numerous other countries. From Plymouth Rock in the seventeenth century to Ellis Island in the twentieth, people from every where came to America some were fleeing religious persecution and political chaos. Most of them came for economic reasons and were part of extensive migratory systems that responded to changing demands in labor markets; others, came here by choice and all eventually were integrated into the “American society” to become a homogenous people. These immigrants had a vision, work ethic, values, fortitude, imagination, and pioneering spirit which enabled her to become the greatest nation on earth. While it took longer for some than others, they and their descendents ultimately became "One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all." Many, but not all, modern immigrants to the United States are not much different. However, unlike the distant past, immigration now consists of two components: legal and illegal. This research paper will not even attempt to cover the many contributions that legal immigrants are currently making to this country. This paper will, however, explore various aspects and direct consequences of illegal immigration that many people are unaware of and most people do not know the full extent of. In this...
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...Over our country’s young existence, the democracy that America is so proud of has often had flaws, hypocrisy being one of them, that can be illustrated in many ways. The hypocrisy that can be inexplicable at times, is illustrated in some of the realities depicted in the following articles and film clips described. W.E.B. DuBois describes the phenomenon where after the Civil War, there was still a great divide. It was even physical where different demographics of the white population and the black population in the south would live based on “social grades common to all communities” (DuBois Ch. 9). Though one difference is that the “best of the whites and the best of the Negroes almost never live in anything like close proximity” (DuBois Ch. 9). In the South after the Civil War, the African-Americans were often taken advantage of. The Crop-Lien system, which was a credit system for farmers to obtain supplies and food from local store keepers, took advantage of the black farmers. DuBois describes how if they weren’t able to pay their debt, then the storekeeper would just take what they feel is owed to them without any warrant or law to back them up. This would leave many black farmers in debt and stuck at the bottom of the economic ladder. When it came to politics, many black people felt that why should they bother. If “reputable men leave politics alone”, then “politics becomes disreputable” (DuBois Ch. 9). They felt that the laws were created by people who had no...
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...Is Racial Antipathy Increasing? The Polarizing Effect of Obama’s Presidency Abstract Previous research has shown that individuals who are highly conservative are more likely to hold negative perceptions of African-Americans and other minorities. Furthermore, racial antipathy affects the way individuals perceive Barack Obama. In light of recent trends, this study tested whether individuals who identify themselves as Republicans are substantially more likely to maintain negative racial attitudes. The study also investigated whether white Americans are more likely than other racial groups to harbor racial prejudices and disapprove of Barack Obama. Results from this study indicated that racial resentment plays a significant role in contemporary politics. Data from between-subjects ANOVA and correlational analysis suggested that the Democratic Party and Republican Party are polarized in regards to racial issues. Moreover, conservative whites are the most likely racial group to hold racial prejudices against African-Americans. Finally, disapproval of President Obama is highly associated with high levels of negative racial stereotypes. Keywords: race, antipathy, conservatism, prejudices, Obama Is Racial Antipathy Increasing? The Polarizing Effect of Obama’s Presidency In 2008, Barack Obama became the first African-American to become President of the United States. His election marked a pivotal turning point in American politics. To millions, Obama’s election signaled...
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