Why America Suddenly Hates Immigrants
An immigrant’s attitude toward America might depend on the country and time-period they came from. Was there a war? Genocide? Extreme poverty? I also feel that the older generation (our parents) might be more likely to believe in the American Dream (picking yourself up by the bootstraps) because they came from such a place where no opportunities or hope existed. And statistically we know that for the first time in US history, we will not do better than our parents economically. So why would young people believe in the American Dream? I think because of this statistic, many people in America are now looking for a scapegoat to their problems, and so they look to minorities like immigrants and people of color. I noticed in our class conversation there was an attention to cost. If education was affordable for everyone, would we be having this conversation? Or, is the very real economic struggle we are all facing causing us to lose our humanity. There are many people in this country who do not understand that the only thing separating an undocumented immigrant from them is just that–a document. And as we mentioned, we need immigrants. Whether that be to expand our healthcare industry or to raise the birthrate or to do hard labor in agriculture and construction. The truth is the American Project is failing; and this is what we get. Children are getting dumber; they couldn’t pass a citizenship test if they tried. And now we’re blaming people who gave up everything to come here for this farce of an American promise. This problem cannot only be a racial issue or an immigration status issue, because we’ve seen how internally, this issue can divide people. Immigrants tell other immigrants they should “come here the right way”. Well, if the process of obtaining citizenship is the problem, should we not make it easier? But then they say of course not. So if the solution to people’s bitterness is not deporting people, and if their economic conditions do not improve after doing so, where does that leave us?
Free Write: “Domestic Insurgency”
“Domestic Insurgency”–but what does that even mean? I find it hard to see how domestic insurgency can be a term thrown together, when insurgency is inherently violent, though i see how the white response to it probably thought so–to white people especially white middle class men, their anxiety about the dissolution of the “man” masculinity patriarchy and the nuclear family post world war I during the cold war was so strong, to see a conservative traditional black community and family unit where women were playing the role of patriarchy was terrifying to them, sort of like “we’re falling apart and you’re winning by becoming what we want”. I wonder why this idea is so terrifying, I see it today with things like the Great Replacement theory. Its also interesting how the author talked about black women wanting to be what white femininity had been for years “pure” and “treasured” “protected”, even though that wasn’t the reality i mean their prophet raped several young women and impregnated them and a lot of these young girls were raised into this; thus their choices were limited. But in a way the men and women of the NOI were cosplaying traditional white patriarchy, a kind of false idea which had never really existed but allowed them a sense of safety that wasn’t really there (like Baldwin described in his work). He wanted a father figure too. Everything is just a need for something, and in this case, the need was for a sense of safety, protection, and order that Black people had been lacking for centuries of abuse torture and rape. I still don’t see how this is a “pro-woman, pro-family” movement though, if anything it’s just reactionary.
Colleges failed Its Arab and Muslims Students
“While Jewish Zionist students have groups like Hillel and Chabad House to support them, offering community, speaker series, and even talking points, Palestinian rights activists (let alone Muslim and MENA students) do not have institutional support. They have no recourse except for finding a few faculty and staff for informal support, which can place that faculty or staff member’s career at risk”. I thought this quote was important because it shows the failures of DEI, and how ultimately, these institutions don’t really care that much about their students–they just care about money and keeping their funding. I understand, though, teachers being scared of losing their jobs and students of being harassed or even having their student visa revoked. It shows how campuses aren’t as inclusive or diverse friendly as they claim to be, which will always be the case if they continue to work for profit and not education.