Examples Of Discrimination Around The World
Discrimination Around the World Around the world, people face discrimination regarding religion and race whether they are natural born citizens or immigrants; whether they are rich or poor. Discrimination is a major problem everyone faces at some point in their lives. In 1939, Jewish people faced many problems with discrimination based on how they looked and what they believed in, which led to the massacre of the Jewish people. Today, people face discrimination with religion, race, as well as immigration. Discrimination can even be found in current events across the globe. Current events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, Syrian and Iraqi immigrants, Central American immigrants, and the school system are all examples of today’s discrimination; like the Jewish people were discriminated for their religion and appearance so many years ago.
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current events, leading to violent interactions with authorities. In a New York Times article they state, “But it has also spurred fierce opposition under banners like All Lives Matter, White Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter” (Chokshi). Chokshi is showing that people have begun to stand up to the original statement “Black Lives Matter” because it only states that Black, African American, lives matter. These banners stating “Black Lives Matter” and “White Lives Matter” are a form of discrimination because it only stands up for one race, when there are several other races which are just as important. In the Washington Posts article about the movement speaks to the violence involved with the movement, “Just hours before the assassination of five officers in Dallas on July 7” (MacDonald). MacDonald brings attention to the killings of police officers, who were shot and killed by supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement. These police officers were all white, which again, brings racial discrimination into the picture. The Black Lives Matter movement is a current event which is taking over the nation. Similar to the Jewish, black people feel they are discriminated solely based on the color of their skin, but with them starting this movement, it calls even more attention to the country’s discrimination problem.
Moreover, the next group of people, similar to the Jews, are the Syrian and Iraqi immigrants. Syrian and Iraqi immigrants are considered a “risk” to the United States because ISIS operates near their homeland, and therefore the government is considering to temporarily ban them from coming to the US, until further safeguards can be put in place. Donald Trump has brought this issue up in his speeches and plans to, “suspend immigration from Syria and Libya. Those seeking to enter the US would be subject to an “extreme vetting” process Trump emphasized would be “so tough” (Should We Keep Muslims Out of America). This possible ban on these immigrants has caused a lot of people to place judgement against Trump, leading to accusations of discrimination against a race and religion. In the same article as above, they mention 3 reasons why we should keep these immigrants out of the United States. First, Islamic terrorists were the cause of 9/11, the shoe and underwear bombers on planes, the Fort Hood shooter, the Times Square bombers and the San Bernardo killers. All of these are examples of Islamic terrorists using the US immigration policies against the US. Second, Muslims are more susceptible to terrorism due to the fact they are exposed to terrorists in some mosques, on the internet, and in the country they live in. Lastly, the late Samuel Huntington claimed a “clash of civilizations” is coming between the Islamic world and the West. (Should We Keep Muslims Out of America). This all shows there is serious information and a prior history between America and Muslims which provides us a reason to keep them away from our country, even though it can come across as a form of discrimination. Syrian and Iraqi immigrants are being discriminated for their religion and the fear they could possibly be a part of something which could cause security issues for the US; this must be similar to how the Jews felt when they were discriminated for their choice of religion.
Furthermore, Central American/Mexican immigrants who come illegally are also being targeted for their race as well as being stereotyped.
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has announced that the border is safe, however in an online article, it states,
How secure could it possibly be when Mexican cartels—classified as Transitional Criminal Organizations (TCOs) by the government—have for years smuggled in enormous quantities of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana? In fact, the DEA’s 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment reveals that Mexican cartels are in a class of their own, that “no other group can challenge them in the near term.”(Most Illegal Drugs Enter Via Mexico).
The people who have crossed the border, in the past, have carried illegal drugs into the US which gives the US a reason to be afraid of letting them into the country. This, however, is considered to be discrimination and causes a lot of issues amongst US citizens. In an article from the New York Post, they have an interview where president-elect, Donald Trump
states,
“What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate,” Trump said. “But we’re getting them out of our country, they’re here illegally.” (Schultz).
Trump making this statement has caused backlash, even resulting in Paul Ryan taking over and making an announcement to clarify what Trump meant to say, and apologize for Trump’s words. Central American/Mexican immigrants are continuing to pass across the border illegally, which has brought up many issues leading to discriminating remarks. Like Jews, these immigrants feel they are being discriminated against based upon their appearances. People in today’s society look at people of Hispanic descent and automatically assume they are illegal. In addition to those stated above, children in some school systems have also been discriminated against based on their race. An online article states, “In Cleveland, Mississippi, schools are divided by race. Schools on the east side of town are black; schools on the west side are mostly white” (American Schools Remain Divided By Race). A town sending children to separate schools based on race is racial discrimination. This is, however, against the constitution which led to the federal court stepping in and ending this division. In an article from the Huffington Post it states,
476 students comprise Thomas Jefferson’s incoming class. Of those, 43 percent are white, 46 percent are Asian and just more than 8 percent are multiracial. Black students, however, comprise just 0.6 percent — or three students — while Latino students only comprise 2.1 percent of the class. By contrast, black and Latino students make up 32 percent of Fairfax County’s student population. (Zhao).
To get into this school, you have to apply and be accepted. Parents are claiming this school is discriminating against black and Latino students, by not even giving them a chance to get into the school. Looking at the lack of diversity in school systems, proves discrimination is still ongoing. Like when the Jews were put into concentration camps for being different, some school systems have been proven to still show signs of discrimination. In conclusion, current events have a lot of similarities to past events. The Black Lives Matter movement, Syrian and Iraqi immigrants, Mexican/Central American immigrants, and schools are all examples of current events which have exercised some form of discrimination making them similar to what Jews endured. However, each uses a different form of discrimination, which makes them all different from each other, and varying from what happened to the Jews during World War II. Another difference is Jews were treated more severely, often resulting in mass killings, which is not the case in most of the current events above. Overall, today’s current events do bring attention to problems of discrimination in the present, and often mirror similar problems from the past.
The Black Lives Matter movement has blown up into a big racial problem in today’s …show more content…
current events, leading to violent interactions with authorities. In a New York Times article they state, “But it has also spurred fierce opposition under banners like All Lives Matter, White Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter” (Chokshi). Chokshi is showing that people have begun to stand up to the original statement “Black Lives Matter” because it only states that Black, African American, lives matter. These banners stating “Black Lives Matter” and “White Lives Matter” are a form of discrimination because it only stands up for one race, when there are several other races which are just as important. In the Washington Posts article about the movement speaks to the violence involved with the movement, “Just hours before the assassination of five officers in Dallas on July 7” (MacDonald). MacDonald brings attention to the killings of police officers, who were shot and killed by supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement. These police officers were all white, which again, brings racial discrimination into the picture. The Black Lives Matter movement is a current event which is taking over the nation. Similar to the Jewish, black people feel they are discriminated solely based on the color of their skin, but with them starting this movement, it calls even more attention to the country’s discrimination problem.
Moreover, the next group of people, similar to the Jews, are the Syrian and Iraqi immigrants. Syrian and Iraqi immigrants are considered a “risk” to the United States because ISIS operates near their homeland, and therefore the government is considering to temporarily ban them from coming to the US, until further safeguards can be put in place. Donald Trump has brought this issue up in his speeches and plans to, “suspend immigration from Syria and Libya. Those seeking to enter the US would be subject to an “extreme vetting” process Trump emphasized would be “so tough” (Should We Keep Muslims Out of America). This possible ban on these immigrants has caused a lot of people to place judgement against Trump, leading to accusations of discrimination against a race and religion. In the same article as above, they mention 3 reasons why we should keep these immigrants out of the United States. First, Islamic terrorists were the cause of 9/11, the shoe and underwear bombers on planes, the Fort Hood shooter, the Times Square bombers and the San Bernardo killers. All of these are examples of Islamic terrorists using the US immigration policies against the US. Second, Muslims are more susceptible to terrorism due to the fact they are exposed to terrorists in some mosques, on the internet, and in the country they live in. Lastly, the late Samuel Huntington claimed a “clash of civilizations” is coming between the Islamic world and the West. (Should We Keep Muslims Out of America). This all shows there is serious information and a prior history between America and Muslims which provides us a reason to keep them away from our country, even though it can come across as a form of discrimination. Syrian and Iraqi immigrants are being discriminated for their religion and the fear they could possibly be a part of something which could cause security issues for the US; this must be similar to how the Jews felt when they were discriminated for their choice of religion.
Furthermore, Central American/Mexican immigrants who come illegally are also being targeted for their race as well as being stereotyped.
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has announced that the border is safe, however in an online article, it states,
How secure could it possibly be when Mexican cartels—classified as Transitional Criminal Organizations (TCOs) by the government—have for years smuggled in enormous quantities of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana? In fact, the DEA’s 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment reveals that Mexican cartels are in a class of their own, that “no other group can challenge them in the near term.”(Most Illegal Drugs Enter Via Mexico).
The people who have crossed the border, in the past, have carried illegal drugs into the US which gives the US a reason to be afraid of letting them into the country. This, however, is considered to be discrimination and causes a lot of issues amongst US citizens. In an article from the New York Post, they have an interview where president-elect, Donald Trump
states,
“What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate,” Trump said. “But we’re getting them out of our country, they’re here illegally.” (Schultz).
Trump making this statement has caused backlash, even resulting in Paul Ryan taking over and making an announcement to clarify what Trump meant to say, and apologize for Trump’s words. Central American/Mexican immigrants are continuing to pass across the border illegally, which has brought up many issues leading to discriminating remarks. Like Jews, these immigrants feel they are being discriminated against based upon their appearances. People in today’s society look at people of Hispanic descent and automatically assume they are illegal. In addition to those stated above, children in some school systems have also been discriminated against based on their race. An online article states, “In Cleveland, Mississippi, schools are divided by race. Schools on the east side of town are black; schools on the west side are mostly white” (American Schools Remain Divided By Race). A town sending children to separate schools based on race is racial discrimination. This is, however, against the constitution which led to the federal court stepping in and ending this division. In an article from the Huffington Post it states,
476 students comprise Thomas Jefferson’s incoming class. Of those, 43 percent are white, 46 percent are Asian and just more than 8 percent are multiracial. Black students, however, comprise just 0.6 percent — or three students — while Latino students only comprise 2.1 percent of the class. By contrast, black and Latino students make up 32 percent of Fairfax County’s student population. (Zhao).
To get into this school, you have to apply and be accepted. Parents are claiming this school is discriminating against black and Latino students, by not even giving them a chance to get into the school. Looking at the lack of diversity in school systems, proves discrimination is still ongoing. Like when the Jews were put into concentration camps for being different, some school systems have been proven to still show signs of discrimination. In conclusion, current events have a lot of similarities to past events. The Black Lives Matter movement, Syrian and Iraqi immigrants, Mexican/Central American immigrants, and schools are all examples of current events which have exercised some form of discrimination making them similar to what Jews endured. However, each uses a different form of discrimination, which makes them all different from each other, and varying from what happened to the Jews during World War II. Another difference is Jews were treated more severely, often resulting in mass killings, which is not the case in most of the current events above. Overall, today’s current events do bring attention to problems of discrimination in the present, and often mirror similar problems from the past.