Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Immigration in the United States: Ideals and Practices
The beginning of your readings discusses the Statue of Liberty, and the poem which welcomes immigrants into the United States. The end discusses xenophobia and nativism. These are very different ideas, but both are present in the American discussion on immigration. How do you see both at work in the United States today?
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The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of nativism is Walmart, paying men higher wages than women. Although they may not be different ethnicity's, it is still similar.
ReplyDeleteXenophobia I notice most when someone is driving through a neighborhood, with black males dressed in intimidating ways, using an intimidating attitude. Even if the person is not racist, they can still feel much more afraid of this, than if it was white males.
I think Hunter brings up a good point because it is around us more then we realize.
DeleteYou have a vary good point if it is different,new or they hear bad thing people might be reluctent to exept that thing. Also people genrelize if they hear some thing bad they avoid them even if they are nice and they just don't know.
DeleteI think that the statue is still a symbol of freedom and a new life in a good country. If you read the poem, it sounds like it's inviting people to come to america. Xenophobia happens a lot when new people come to an area where there are very types of specific people living.
ReplyDeleteI agree many people can be prejudice if a new kind of person comes to a town with a different ethics group.
DeleteDo you think that the poem encouraged people to migrate to American?
DeleteI agree that in a way it was inviting people to america, but also that it was just trying to boast to other countries of Americas greatness.
DeleteDo you think this happens more depending on the area? For example a city compared to a small town. I think if it was just one majority compared to an area with a high population of people from many cultures.
Deleteyes I think that this can be more pronountsed depending on the area like NY lots of people there still don't like people of muslam disent because some one like that bloow up the twin towers in 9/11.
DeleteXenophobia is happening a lot today, with the Mexicans especially for example.. Us Americans are afraid of the Mexicans coming over to the US without notice, taking our jobs and such. I also agree with TJ with his statement about the statue of liberty.
ReplyDeletehttp://voicesofyouth.org/posts/xenophobia-in-america
What is your Nativism example?
DeleteI could not exactly find any good nativism examples.
DeleteI agree that we do see xenophobia with Mexican's a lot today, how do you feel about the topic?
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ReplyDeleteI see xenophobia most in the town of St. Albans and Swanton. Many people call immigrants and foreigners derogetory names.
ReplyDeleteI see Nativism in southern states, where there are still racist people.
Why do you think people are racist in the southern states and not other parts?
DeleteWhy is Xenophobia accumulated allot in St.Albans ans Swanton?
DeleteWhat do you have to say about the statue of Liberty and its symbolic meaning?
DeleteThere is a lot o Nativism in war because even though women can participate they leave allot of the more challenging jobs to the men.
ReplyDeleteI see allot of Xenophobia in china because there is child labor and slavery.
In America is there a specific race or culture that those have been directed towards?
DeleteIn the old days women were not allowed to fight in the war. Women didnt have right till the early 1900's
DeleteThe poem is talking about how the statue represents a warm welcoming, accepting and taking in the poor and hopeless. Xenophobia and nativism is the hatred for foreigners and how the society should stay homogenous. Today, we accept any immigrant as long as they become a working citizen within a year. We take in the poor and “hopeless” and give them the chance to start a new life here. We don’t really have much xenophobia for foreigners as a country, but there is definitely discussion about how immigrants are taking away our jobs and kind of invading. We don’t really see nativism in this country though; we don’t take a person’s race into consideration.
ReplyDeleteI agree, but do you think we would accept them more if there was enough jobs to go around?
DeleteI agree that we are willing to take them in but the process behind it can take a very long time. Do you think we do much to help them other then giving them the opportunity?
DeleteWhat do you mean? it is a little unclear.
ReplyDeleteI see work in the United States horrible.
ReplyDeleteYou need to elaborate on this because right now this says nothing about xenophobia or nativism. I'm not trying to be mean I'm just asking you to elaborate.
DeleteSo do they not accept them as a whole? Or is it just certain people discouraging them?
ReplyDeleteI have been keeping track of these topics on VPR for most of the year and from what I have heard there has been a lot of nativism and xenophobia accumulating in America. A lot of it has been directed towards the recent immigrants who have come over from middle eastern countries. Or those who are illegal immigrants.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that illegal immigrants would view the statue of liberty the same way as someone who grew up in the US or is a legal immigrant?
DeleteDo you think that we as a country still have racist and un-equal feelings towards people from other countries? Do you think that more improvement needs to be made in the relationships between countries?
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think some would be unwelcoming? Is it a certain group of people within the US?
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think we are afraid?
ReplyDeleteI think some people would be unwelcoming to people coming in because they hear bad thing about that group of people or some one had a bad experentce with a person of that desent and they genrelis and don't like any one of that desent for thoughs reasons.
ReplyDeleteI think we are afraid because we hear things and don't give them a chants. Its kind of like evry one has a differnt opion and you don't know what yours is until you see things first hand.
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