Friday, February 11, 2011

Immigration

First I want to discuss the immigration issue. I believe the reason the Latina people cause the biggest threat to Americans is because of their sheer size and accessibility. Mexico, Central America and South America are incredibly close to the U.S when compared to Europe, Asia and other countries from which many other immigrants also travel, which seems to make their accessibility easier. It also seems that the majority of immigrants who come here are from Latin American cultures. The U.S. population is growing fast, causing more political and economic uprise and Americans are getting scared. I also think that many Latin American cultures have similar physical attributes that differ from many typical American images making them easier to pick out in a crown and blame... not that that is what I want to do, but it explains why many Americans do. Not all, of course, but many. I work with a social worker at Bethesda North and we deal with the Hispanic non-english speaking patients. They are very easy to pick out when we walk into that waiting room when compared to the Americans. I just say that to prove a point.

1 comment:

  1. All good points, but then it begs the question :Is the issue with illegal immigration or with Mexicans? If the issue is with illegal immigration, shouldn't there also be policies to deal with all of those who are here illegally? And why aren't the companies who go to Mexico to recruit Mexicans for work blamed for their role in this?

    And do you think that focusing on class of people could further unjust hatred or discrimination against a group of people?

    So what do you think?

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