The Chinese Exclusion
When looking at a global map, some people will see the thin borders separating each country. What should be seen is the unity of being on the same planet. Numerous occurrences of prejudice towards groups of all backgrounds have transpired in the land of the free, or better known as The United States of America.
The reading, “The Chinese Exclusion Act a Black Legacy”, claimed the American’s beliefs influenced the bringing about of The Chinese Exclusion Act. One of these notion is that the Chinese immigrants were taking work away from the citizens of the United States. The Americans also weren't keen to the lowering of wages, being that the Chinese were eager to work at whatever the pay was available. There was furthermore animosity to the salaries …show more content…
In modern day, immigrants are referred to as “undocumented aliens”. The word alien, personally, indicates something not being of this world. The connection does not form of labeling a human as an alien, meaning a living person does not exist on earth. These words seem to serve a purpose of furthering the segregation of certain groups. Although many decades have passed, the scars left by The Chinese Exclusion Act remain, some still fresh.
Similarly, to The Chinese Exclusion Act, an executive order implemented by President Donald Trump, prevents the arriving of a certain type of individuals, predominantly that of Muslim states. Trump’s viewpoint on immigration are to an extreme, with an extensive amount of his followers considering the stances appropriate, as the Americans did during the Chinese Exclusion period. These laws single out people based on naive …show more content…
When newly arrived immigrants desired entrance to the United States, they used false personas and records in hoping to gain passage into the states. Unfortunately, some of the families were disconnected, leaving individuals to fend for themselves. The present generations of Chinese Americans examine whether they are true citizens of The United States, since technically some of their elders entered by illegal means. The video also made it aware of the dismay people had of revealing the authenticity of their citizenship because of the concern of being removed from The United States. In one way, The Chinese Exclusion Act reminded me of the excuses some Americans use on why Latinos, or illegals, should not be permitted into the United States. One being opportunities or jobs taken away from the American
The reading, “The Chinese Exclusion Act a Black Legacy”, claimed the American’s beliefs influenced the bringing about of The Chinese Exclusion Act. One of these notion is that the Chinese immigrants were taking work away from the citizens of the United States. The Americans also weren't keen to the lowering of wages, being that the Chinese were eager to work at whatever the pay was available. There was furthermore animosity to the salaries …show more content…
In modern day, immigrants are referred to as “undocumented aliens”. The word alien, personally, indicates something not being of this world. The connection does not form of labeling a human as an alien, meaning a living person does not exist on earth. These words seem to serve a purpose of furthering the segregation of certain groups. Although many decades have passed, the scars left by The Chinese Exclusion Act remain, some still fresh.
Similarly, to The Chinese Exclusion Act, an executive order implemented by President Donald Trump, prevents the arriving of a certain type of individuals, predominantly that of Muslim states. Trump’s viewpoint on immigration are to an extreme, with an extensive amount of his followers considering the stances appropriate, as the Americans did during the Chinese Exclusion period. These laws single out people based on naive …show more content…
When newly arrived immigrants desired entrance to the United States, they used false personas and records in hoping to gain passage into the states. Unfortunately, some of the families were disconnected, leaving individuals to fend for themselves. The present generations of Chinese Americans examine whether they are true citizens of The United States, since technically some of their elders entered by illegal means. The video also made it aware of the dismay people had of revealing the authenticity of their citizenship because of the concern of being removed from The United States. In one way, The Chinese Exclusion Act reminded me of the excuses some Americans use on why Latinos, or illegals, should not be permitted into the United States. One being opportunities or jobs taken away from the American