I have gone through a lot of things that helped shaped my identity. I grew up with my mother working her way up to become a U.S citizen. I have seen how racist slurs impact people because I been treated bad because of the color of my skin. With everything that has happened to me, I accept people and do not let their appearance, color of skin, or religious views change who they are. I get to know them before I make any assumptions of who they are. I don’t view them as weird or odd because in order to accept change, we have to understand it first. If I don’t understand something about their culture, I will ask questions that way I can educate myself. Growing up and being treated differently shaped who I am today, and being involved with politics and have my voice heard is more important than ever. Now, even though I haven’t had the same economic opportunities as other people I do work hard to get where I am today. I will talk about the change we haven’t accept, stereotypes, and what we need to do as a Nation to move forward and stop repeating history.
Now, in today’s world especially after the
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recent presidential election it’ more important than ever to stand up for people and educate people about what is socially and not socially accepted. According to Alexandrea she stated “The more things change, the more they remain the same” (New Jim Crow). I thought this was interesting statement because when we look back at history racism was a big part of the United States, and even in today’s world it’s just a problem. Just like her statement we haven’t moved forward and moved on from the assumptions of other people skin color. I grew up seeing adults yelling at children who are of different color to go back to their countries and how they don’t belong here. This has helped shaped my identity by standing up for those people and not allow them to be treated harshly because of how they look like. I know the feeling and it’s horrible, and in today’s society I educate people about the assumptions they have made are complete myths. In society it has become socially acceptable to some people to be racist towards others and with Trump becoming president there needs to be and end for this. It’s unfair and unconstitutional to stereotype people and ban them because they are different. Now, as a political view point it’s hard to be a woman in today’s society. People who are representing people are trying to have control over women’s body and tell us what we can or can’t do. This is wrong because it feels like being a woman your punished and controlled to not make your own choices. This is wrong because we have made so much progress as a Nation and yet we are going back to the old ways. We haven’t learned from history and it seems like it’s only being viewed from one view point instead of getting perspective from other areas about what is really going on with woman’s body. As a woman I want to be able to make my own choices about my body and not be punished for what I think is the right thing to do. Another political view point I find important is immigration.
I know there is an issue with immigration, but there needs to be better ways addressing the issue rather than having racism become involved. So many myths are being said and people are actually believing and supporting those methods. As a nation that is so diverse I find this ridiculous how people can support such hurtful and hateful statements. The New Jim Crow made great point about how people of color face discrimination in employment, housing, and public benefits. I believe this statement is important with immigration because people who are illegal are not able to get these benefits yet, people still think they take all these benefits away from them. Once again, it’s becoming educated and learn about people from different immigration status because people become educated then myths will start to
decrease. I haven’t had the same economic opportunities as other people. I grew up with a single mother who was illegal at the time. She did random jobs just to make money to feed my brothers and I and still be able to pay bills. My mother shown me to appreciate what I have and to be grateful for it. I have worked really hard to be where I am today and I will continue to work even harder to get further in life. I want to work hard that way my future children can have better economic opportunities than I did and do better things that I did. I just wished in society everyone had the same equal opportunities distributed to them, instead people in poor neighborhoods lack the basic things needed to succeed. There are people who lack access to health care and housing. In the article form New Jim Crow states people who lack these basic things won’t get out of poverty. They have the equal rights taken away from them because people don’t see those an important issue. This causes people to stay in the same neighborhoods growing up in poverty not having access to better change. Overall, I believe learning about people who come from different cultures helps us become better educated. I am fascinated about people from other countries because it’s interesting to see how similar or different we are from each other. Growing up and being treated differently because of the color of my skin has helped shaped who I am. I accept people and I don’t let other people bring them down because of how different they look, religious values, or how they have access to economic recourses. In the end we all human, and I treat everyone with respect because that’s how I want to be treated as well. I accept people because I know how it feels to be unaccepted because you look different, or lack basic resources other people take for granted. Being different has helped me see things from another perspective, and treat people with dignity and respect.
The United States’ government instilled a closed door policy with the creation of many immigration laws in an effort to make America a melting pot of similar ethnicities. However, the prejudice of American society that was enforced by immigration policy forced immigrants to form their own communities for the purpose of survival and protection, turning America into a mosaic of different cultures. The Burlingame Treaty of 1868 and Naturalization Act of 1870 both created a false image of acceptance for immigrants while simultaneously restricting immigration. The United States’ government only began clearly restricting immigration with the Page Act of 1875 and Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
In this year 's presidential election there have been controversy given by one of the candidates, Mr. D. Trump describing my ethnic background as “me” being a rapist, drug dealer, and a person whose convicting criminal crimes. No ethnic group should be categories in these slots because it isn 't true no ethnic race is perfect we shouldn 't blame a whole community for something a small portion is responsible for. Christine Marin the author of Spanish lessons, wrote her life story growing up as a mexican- american and expressing the obstacles she went through, to get where she is right now. A voice. Garten Cook the author of Life with dyslexia, ashamed of having a disorder, having that fixed mindset of avoid making
The United States has been known as the “Melting Pot ”and “The Land of Opportunity” for decades, but the title is slowly diminishing as scrutiny has been bombarding immigrants for wanting a better life. As questions arise of what is needed to protect the borders from possible terrorist other factors come into play such as what immigrants have to contribute to the country. Immigration is actually vital to our country since it provides the government more income, it brings the country a positive image, and DACA helps the community come together.
During the 1900’s through 1950’s the United States experienced an influx of immigrants coming in from Mexico seeking employment opportunities, as many of them wanted to avoid the Mexican Revolution occurring from 1910 to 1920. Methods for arriving in the United States varied for each individual’s preference of the destination, but the means of transportation had been constant throughout. These methods of transportation consisted of contractors seeking unskilled workers willing to partake in hard labor in steel, railroad, or agriculture companies. Contractors traveled to towns close to Mexico’s boarder such as Laredo or El Paso seeking Mexicans citizens for labors. In some instances, immigrants traveled on their own will based on the advice
...at are being fed to us by the media. This is definitely the harder way of doing things but there is power in numbers and even more power when those numbers are the people of the United States. We could leave the media powerless so that nothing they write even matters because we already know who we are and we refuse to fall into any kinds of racial stereotypes. One last thing that I’d like to mention is that it’s important to know that even if you are white and you think that racial injustice doesn’t affect you, it does. It’s also very important that you are aware of what is going on in your society since as a majority of the people it is your duty to help the minority of the people. Everybody, regardless of race, should be an advocate for social and racial justice because that is what being a decent and good human being is. So don’t be ignorant or encourage ignorance.
As I listen to the recording I had made back in week two of this course, I am able to realize how far my identity development has come. A few things stuck out to me as I listened to my thoughts and ideas from nine weeks ago. I found myself making statements about being “color blind” and that I “don’t go out of my way to think about how people are different”. I now realize that this kind of thinking is that kind that can inadvertently perpetuate racism in society. In order to challenge racism, there needs to be a dialogue about racism and denying the fact that there is any issue is only making matters worse.
Immigrants were first welcomed in the late 1700s. European explorers like Walter Raleigh, Lord Baltimore, Roger William, William Penn, Francis Drake, John Smith, and others explored to the New World for religious purposes and industrial growth. The first European settlers that settled in the late 1700s were the Pilgrims. After the Pilgrims first settled in Virginia, the expansion of immigrants started. Then in 1860 to 1915, America was growing with its industries, technology, and education. America’s growing empire attracted many people from Europe. The factors that attracted many people to the American cities where job opportunities with higher income, better education, and factory production growth. As the population grew in the American
Obama Administration proposed what is called Comprehensive Immigration Reform. It is composed of six sections aimed at fixing the current immigration system. It includes enhanced border enforcement, interior enforcement and the most controversial section; an amnesty program to legalize undocumented immigrants. In other words, it creates a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants that is fair and feasible. Many argue that even though Comprehensive Immigration Reform is good for America because it addresses important issues like creating a committee to adopt the number of visas available to changing economic times, preventing people from working without permits and creating programs aimed at helping immigrants adjust to life in America. Yet it rewards violators of current U.S. laws who entered the country illegally, and those who entered the country legally but overstayed their visas. Opponents of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform proposal claim that immigrants have a negative impact on the economy; overwhelming social services of many states, and posing a threat to American workers as a result of big corporations exploiting immigrants with low wages and poor working conditions. With the recent economic downturn and the severe recession that hit the U.S, many individuals blame immigrants for their economic misfortune and lack of employment. For both the opponents and proponents of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Proposal, for the millions of the undocumented immigrants and their families, and lawmakers; immigration has become an emotional political issue. Despite the resistance of many, America should embrace comprehensive immigration reform.
Immigration has been a topic that has caused multiple discussions on why people migrate from one country to another, also how it affects both the migraters and the lands they go. Immigration is the movement from one location to another to live there permanently. This topic has been usually been associated with sociology to better explain how it affects people, cultures and societies. Sociology has three forms of thinking that are used to describe and analyze this topic. There are three forms of thinking that are used to tell and describe immigration to society; structural functionalist, symbolic interactionist, and conflict theory. Each of these theories uses different forms of thinking and rationality to describe and explain socio topics.
In this world we are constantly being categorized by our race and ethnicity, and for many people it’s hard to look beyond that. Even though in the past many stood up for equality and to stop racism and discrimination, it still occurs. In this nation of freedom and equality, there are still many people who believe that their race is superior to others. These beliefs are the ones that destroy our nation and affect the lives of many. The people affected are not limited by their age group, sex, social status, or by their education level.
Today, in most cases, people don’t spend very much time thinking about why the society we live in presently, is the way it is. Most people would actually be surprised about all that has happened throughout America’s history. Many factors have influenced America and it’s society today, but one of the most profound ways was the way the “Old Immigrants” and “New Immigrants” came to America in the early to mid 1800s. The “Old Immigrants were categorized as the ones who came before 1860 and the “New Immigrants” being the ones who came between 1865 and 1920. The immigrants came to the United States, not only seeking freedom, but also education. Many immigrants also wanted to practice their religion without hindrance. What happened after the immigrants
Illegal immigration is a complex issue that impacts the United States in many different ways, in particular the economy of the country is one that is impacted the most (Illegal immigration a $113 billion a year drain on U.S. taxpayers). Sanctuary cities have provided many safeguards to keep undocumented immigrants from being deported, thus creating many incentives for people outside the United States that are thinking of coming to the United States illegally. Illegal immigration is caused in part by sanctuary cities.
Throughout the past centuries, immigration has had many positive and negative impacts on our country and society. Law and order have been the founding cornerstone of our democracy, and the mandate of the U.S. Constitution is for Congress to do the work of the people and that of the nation. Immigration has continuously been a passionate debate within our society. This particular topic will always be a sensitive subject due to Americans personal beliefs and morals.
Illegal immigration has been a big problem in the United States and the number of immigrants keeps on increasing. Many Americans have mixed feelings on this debatable issue. Some think that Illegal Immigration benefits the economy while many others believe that they are more of a burden than a help. According to the Illegal Immigration Statistics website, there is a population of 11.7 million illegal immigrants living in the United States as of March 2012. All of the 11.7 illegal immigrants do not pay taxes, but they utilize Americans taxes in many government programs. Illegal immigration does not benefit the economy and should be a door that should be closed off.
A large problem in America has always been racial issues and still continues to be prevalent in our society today. The United States likes to boast its reputation as a “melting-pot” as many cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds are mixed together, yet the country still continues to isolate individuals based on race. In the constitution, it says that everyone is supposed to have equal rights and liberties, yet after over 200 years, many minorities still struggle to obtain the same respect and equality that their white counterparts have always have. Laws should be created to enforce equality and justice for racial groups.