The Know Nothing Party could largely be described as a protectionist party that held anti-immigrant viewpoints. They also had anti-Catholic leanings as well. Catholic immigrants were perceived to be responsible for a lowering in the quality of life for the average American. These immigrants were said to be satisfied with lower wages, which depressed overall wages for the lower and middle classes.…
Across time and varying ethnic groups, the same basic tenants have justified socioeconomic stratification, white fear-mongering and supremacy, and violence against bodies of color, reified every few generations to continually conceal and perpetuate the capital interests of the state: adherence to traditional, cisheteropatriarchal family values; personal responsibility as performed through economic self-sufficiency; the subtle positioning of one disenfranchised group against another, to the end of whitewashing and subjugating both. The nature of these systems can be most thoroughly parsed through an examination of two texts in conjunction. Eithne Luibhéid surveys in Entry Denied: A History of U.S. Immigration Control the neoliberal immigration…
#LetThemStay: Thousands gather in cities all over Australia to rally against asylum seekers deported back to Nauru…
Nativism takes a big role in the anti-immigration movement. Nativism is a political party preserving or reviving an indigenous culture. Based on fears that the immigrants will distort or spoil existing cultural values. Many concerns have been going around…
Since the beginning of Trump's campaign, he has boldly said his beliefs on illegal immigration and deportation. This has caused an increase of white extremist groups to come to the surface. Before, many of these groups were thought of as having very exaggerated views on immigration, but now that their views have been talked about so often by Trump, this is not the case. Many of the white supremacist groups believe that they have been getting more support and attention since Trump's candidacy. He has given people who seemed to be drowned out from the political system a drive to stand up for the issues they believe need to be changed. The organizations believe that Trump has shown the world that we should be talking about things that are often…
San Antonio has always been considered a sanctuary city, even though this was not publicly announced, everybody new that immigrants were safe here in San Antonio. Perhaps it was that most of the citizens are immigrants or maybe because citizens here see the benefits immigrants bring. Even though we considered our city a sanctuary city we can still see discrimination, but is something that was not out in the open, until recently.…
Ethnocentrism is the act of viewing someone’s culture below yours or from the perspective of only your own views. When considering issues of immigration, it is looked at as a major problem. People who come to live permanently in a foreign country, also known as an immigrant, are sometimes treated with hatred and not given the basic respects that every human being deserves. Prejudices, discrimination and hate crimes are things that immigrants face every day, no matter what country they came from. The unjust treatment of a person is on the rise in our society, especially to individuals who are different from ourselves. Demographics and family upbringings also affect our views on immigration, being an immigrant and judging immigrants bring up…
Since the 1890s, immigrants were opposed and stereotyped especially those who migrated from Asia and Latin America. The nativist opposition have been focusing on the immigrants' language and cultures. The white supremancy groups even held rallies, published racist articles and setup websites to attack the non-European immigrant groups. They viciously named these group together with the black Americans as the "Mud people". These immigrants are seen as a threat to their job and also the Anglo-Protestant…
What are the anti-immigrant policies? The anti-immigrant policies are congressional acts, that regulate the conditions under which residents of foreign countries, may enter the U.S. to live permanently. Five years ago, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an American immigration policy was established by the Obama administration in June 2012. This policy allows some individuals who entered the country illegally as minors to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and eligibility for a work permit. The purpose of DACA is to protect eligible immigrant youth who came to the United States when they were children from deportation. Approximately 800,000 individuals, referred as Dreamers were enrolled in…
Is wanting a suitable future a crime? Doesn’t everyone deserve to constantly improve themselves? Further, wouldn’t it be more civilized if we could try to comprehend the reason of an immigrant's for leaving their hometown, rather than chastise and belittle them? Moreover, throughout the decades of American History, not only did US Citizens were tried to tie up the immigrants from migrating in the nation. But, also, immigrants have been psychologically and verbally abused, as well as receiving lack of respect, which is not fair, because regardless of a person socioeconomic status, he or she deserves to be treated with respec. More shockingly, immigrants are also blamed and people are likely to stereotype and questioned about their culture, religion,…
The United States government should not permit people from other countries to immigrate to the United States because it conducts to the expansion of jobless Americans. This issue brings upon animosity towards immigrants from U.S. citizens. Immigration causes pain, and pain conduct to the struggles of American lives. Immigration into another country contributes to unemployment for Americans, it reduces job opportunities for U.S. teenagers and the less-educated, and it affects the poorer Americans.…
In the light of all of this information, it is possible to say that Turkey’s restrictive immigration policies and discriminatory employment laws has a negative impact on both legal and illegal immigrant women. Restrictive policies create unequal social relations between immigrants and citizens of Turkey in terms of employment. They also render immigrants vulnerable against exploitation both sexually and pecuniary. Due to fear of deportation or worse, illegal immigrants are destitute of their basic rights. At the same time, they are constrained to adopt the most severe living conditions and even prostitution. One can say that current prostitution and immigration policies of Turkey normalize and internalize the exploitation that illegal migrant…
Opponents of illegal immigration say that people who break the law by crossing the U.S border without proper documentation or by overstaying their visas should be deported back to their native country and not be granted the right to citizenship and access to social services. I do understand the action of deportation, but mass deportation would also hurt the economy. From food products sky rocketing in price and the effect of minimum wage would drop. According to deportation deception “undocumented workers make up 5.1% of the American workforce” (Immigration and Migration). How is the government going to deport almost 11 million of illegal immigrants? How are they going to do it? There would be a dramatic increase in domestic surveillance and…
U.S. politicians are leveling against illegal immigrants. They are lawbreakers and they steal jobs from U.S. citizens. There has been an increase of illegal immigration into the U.S. since 1979, and the growing power of criminals known for smuggling people across the border. I chose this source because it discusses the political view of illegal…
Xenophobia can be seen throughout everyday life and throughout the world in several different cultures. With the many differences and struggles that are faced in the world, it is almost inevitable to go throughout life without passing judgment on another. However, sometimes the judgment we pass on each other is incomplete; it sometimes comes from stereotypes of people based on stereotypical thinking. Often personal experiences with people who are different stir an otherwise good person to become xenophobic. Collective experiences, such as wars, immigration, and economic disadvantages, also shape how a person may view someone from a different population. Xenophobia can not only be manifested physically and verbally in hateful ways but something that can be believed by a person their whole lives, due to their upbringing. People believe in information received from sources that they trust and often love, such as families and communities. When we lack information about an individual or a population of people, we pass judgement on people by comparing it to our own perspectives and beliefs. However, cognition and self-realization plays an important role in deconstructing xenophobia. Individuals are social, thinking beings who are meant to make connections with the world around us. Despite how someone has grown up, the more exposure one has to the world can lead them to question their own personal experiences and challenge beliefs that they have held all throughout their lives. I believe that this gives everyone the potential to be open to new ideas and heal their xenophobia.…