The entire Trump campaign was built on racism. Racist remarks, racist ideations and the most extreme, racist hate groups. His campaign set forth the notion in the United States that it is acceptable to be hateful towards people whose race is physically different to their own. As a result, white supremacy and hate groups, such as the KKK or the Neo-Nazi groups, have become more apparent in our modern society. It is to be noted that yes, the KKK and Neo-Nazis have existed throughout generations; however, since the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign the number of people participating in such groups has risen tremendously.…
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…
“Errors do not cease to be errors simply because they’re ratified into law”, that quote is from a novel called Breathstrokes of a Gadfly by E.A. Bucchianeri and I believe that it would follow along incredibly well with Michael Huemer’s view on Immigration in the United States. Huemer himself says this “My argument is that U.S. immigration policy is fundamentally unjust.” (Huemer, 153). Huemer believes that the government has no legitimate claim to restricting immigration, and he argues it with his three points, first: it is wrong to knowingly impose severe harms on others, by force, without having a good reason for doing so, second: The U.S. government, in restricting immigration, knowingly and coercively imposes severe harms on millions of human beings, thirdly: The U.S government has no good reason for…
“America First.” This is Donald Trump’s expectation for future US international policies. In the recent interview with the New York Times, Trump referred to “America First” to be very modern, despite its appearance during the non-intervention movement in the US during World War II (Cole). Trump claimed that his is very different, defining it as “we are going to take care of this country [the United States of America] first before we worry about everybody else in the world.” Trump suggested that many US allies are simply parasites, draining this country resources without proper repayment. Furthermore, Trump asserted that problems within our border make us unfit to be a worldly influential figure.…
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The Nativists are Americans that are working to stop foreign influence in America. They have engaged in anti-immigrant practices such as: turning away immigrants looking for jobs, not allowing Catholics and foreigners to hold a position in office, they also want to create a 21 year waiting period to become a citizen. These people are also called the "Know-Nothing Party" They oppose allowing Catholic Immigrants to hold office because they believe allowing them in office will allow the Pope to have a hold in America and eventually take away the freedom we Americans fought for. They don’t want to risk giving power to anyone who’s not “native” because the country already fought so much for freedom and don’t want to jeopardize…
America was founded in 1776, and since then immigrants have traveled to America and have created arguably one of the best countries, if not the best in the world. Currently in the new world, immigration is a widely discussed topic among Americans. Illegal immigrants, under a government program, can earn their residency and be a part of the best country in the world. It’s wrong for children of illegal immigrants to be punish, because they have absolutely no control of the choices their parents of made. The responsibility of immigrant children falls under their parents. Illegal immigrant children should have the same amount of freedom and choice as American children, although there must be specific requirements…
White supremacy is an idea that has been circulated throughout societies ever since the concept of race began. Before the Civil War, the North and South had been going back and forth on this topic restlessly. The rise of white supremacy movements created great impacts including, the specific causes for their rise, sections of society involved, and southern sociopolitical features. The causes for the rise of white supremacist movements in the South include slavery, violence, and oppression.…
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…
Neo Nazis. The Aryan Nations. The American Nazi Party. What are these groups? Why are they present in a land of supposed equality of all men? They are there because there are millions of Americans that believe in their message of white pride.…
Over time, the United States Immigration system has undergone a myriad of comprehensive reforms which have proven to greatly impact the composition of its population. Though it is unclear whether these specific policies were products of theoretical assumptions, such as those associated with a country’s economic stature, the social norms of the time period, or further contributory factors such as the existing political landscape, the issue of immigration has continued to remain problematic in the 21st century and requires a structured approach. Preceding the current Obama administration and previous Bush administrations of the early 2000s, relatively recent major reforms were made to the U.S. immigration system through the passage of bills beginning in 1986 under the Immigration Reform and Control Act, in 1990 under the Immigration Act, and in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Bodvarsson and Van den Berg, 368). Each of these legislative bills proposes different sets of provisions which include, to some degree, address comprehensive immigration reform. However, the policy strategy to include these broader reforms on recent immigration legislation have largely failed to emerge from beyond the preliminary procedures of Congress as a result of strong opposition by today’s lawmakers.…
For many of the attendees, the event displayed solidary, coalescing around the president’s agenda, while diffusing sentiments that promote an alt-right platform.…
A conflict that I recently encountered is a conflict in the news between Donald Trump against Mexican and Muslim immigrants. Mr. Trump has been very tough on immigration. In his speech, he said:…
Today our nation is faced with many problems and one that seems to stand out is an immigration reform. Many of those who reside in the U.S may not see it as a big issue, but in reality it really is. An immigration reform would not only help our nation’s struggling economy but it will also allow our government to keep better track of its residents given us a sense of higher security. Those who oppose such reform fear it will only serve to decrease job opportunities due to the increase in completion for places and ultimately burry us deeper in this troubling economy but with an immigration reform, there would be a stop to the separation of families, a boost to the economy and nation’s security will also have its benefits.…
Immigration Reform is obviously a big issue in America today. I mean everywhere you go; you either see something about or read about it. There is no exact number as to how many illegal immigrants cross the border, but it is estimated to be around 11 to 12 million. This has become a major political and social issue because of the continued flow of illegal immigrants. There is nothing really around that will stop this problem. Nothing has really been done, I mean there are borders and all, but who watches the borders to stop the immigration and even so there is no one there to protect the people who are there trying to prevent it. Anything can happen to the people who are watching the borders such as being shot at and things of the nature, just so people can cross over to have a better life without having to go through all the paper work. Personally, I feel as though the Immigration Reform legislation that was introduced earlier this year is a good idea or at least a good start to our problem. Like everything else in the world, though, it is not perfect and definitely has its flaws. I agree with the general idea of the proposal, but as I said before there are still some flaws with it. With a few changes and clarifications, I feel that the proposal will definitely be a good start to ending illegal immigration.…