American Government Policies Promoting Separatism?

Racial oppression in the United States has been present for almost a century now. Although slavery was abolished in the 1860s, people associated in target groups are still being mistreated by racial oppression in different ways. In the article “Being Poor, Black, and American” written by William Julius Wilson, a sociologist and professor at Harvard University, Wilson shows that political, economic, and cultural forces are the primary forces that contains the distinction between target and agent group positions. From the immigration policies, the workplace policies, and stereotypical views portrayed by society, these all have an impact on how an individual can live their life. Altogether, these forces ultimately keep people in check with society’s rules and regulations on what is right and wrong and keep them from stepping out of their place.

America’s history is overrun with oppression and injustice based on race, ethnicity, and other traits that innocent victims have no control over. As a result, the reputation of the United States is forever tainted by it’s dark past, and still practices these surviving habits of hatred. Civil liberty issues faced since the establishment of the country have yet to be resolved because of the ever-present mistreatment, corruption in positions of authority, and the dehumanization of minorities.

In recent years, there has been increased discussion about the treatment of minorities in the U.S. While there have been numerous laws passed that protect their freedoms, many Americans maintain a negative mindset toward other ethnicities. Due to people’s reservations, our country has been unable to make substantial progress toward equality. In The Nation’s article, “The Truth About Race in America: It’s Getting Worse, Not Better,” by Gary Younge, the author utilizes factual information, historical allusions, and related quotes to effectively contend that race relations are worsening within the United States.

The authors further explain their reasons for calling America a “racial democracy” and how conflicted they are. Jason Stanley and Weaver explain how minorities

This being despite constant growing evidence that race really does matter in the post-civil rights age, effective solutions are in short supply and as the authors talk about "mutual obligations." The authors brought up a nice analysis of American race inequality, focusing on the rise of white supremacy and the continuation of white privilege despite the removal of direct institutionalized segregation. Solving current racial problems seems nearly impossible because it requires addressing largely unseen forces of indirect institutional

It is without a doubt that discrimination in this country has existed since its early stages. However, to this day after many movements and eras to try and eliminate it all together, it remains. And in this class, we seek to understand why. For these last couple of weeks, we discussed the 14th amendment and more specifically referenced its equal protection clause which vows to protect the fundamental rights of “all” citizens of the United States. Because of this state and federal governments attempt to create neutral laws that will apply fairly to all citizens in the United States. Which seems to be the best thing they can try and do nonetheless if a bill is said to be neutral, but has an unequal influence on a particular group of people problems

In a land where we are not created as equals; aid, education, justice, and opportunity for the masses of minorities is not evenly distributed throughout society. The only institution minorities have better access to than their white counterparts are, in fact, the penal system. In the ongoing struggle for equal rights, equality continues to elude the those who fight and those who do nothing as the institutions redistrict neighborhoods in an attempt to control another institution; the electoral college, to control yet another institution; the executive branch. New York State Senator William L. Marcy coined a phrase in 1828 “To the victor belongs the spoils”.

Shelby Steele is a well-known African American author, professor, and commentator on race relations. Steele wrote several books, commentaries and essays, and one of them is “The New Sovereignty” in the 1990s. “The New Sovereignty,” by Shelby Steele was trying to persuade the American society, specifically all the minority groups seeking entitlement that America was meant to be a democratic society with integration and not a society that relies on collective entitlement. In this essay, Steele tries to remind the society what true democracy means. Steele argues that even though early civil right leaders fought to get democracy with integration, later on, the society was creating new segregation groups. The only difference was that before, segregation

Larger parts consistently undermine the benefits of minorities. There are only two techniques for avoiding perniciousness. The first is to assemble a successful government, a "gathering will." Such a "will' is greater than, and self-ruling of, the direct larger part (Madison.at.al.2008). This "plan" is hazardous in light of the way that such a lawmaking body may hurl its vitality behind a social affair in people in general eye clashing with the overall public incredible. In our country, the pro to regulate begins from the entire society. In addition, under the Constitution society is detached into numerous get-togethers of people who hold various points of view and have unmistakable interests. This makes it to a great degree troublesome for one assembling to summon or undermine the minority

In politics, racial and ethnic backgrounds tend to outline the outcomes of public policies- especially in minority communities. Minorities in the United States yearly increase due to both legal and illegal immigration (Shaw et al. 332). The trend will continue and by the middle of the 21st century, the minority population, cumulatively, will surpass the so-called White majority in the United States. The definitions of pluralism and two-tiered pluralism differ between the person’s race and ethnic backgrounds. As for the minorities, it may both bring some advantages and as well as disadvantages in public participation and the passing of public policies; however, in current times, two-tiered pluralism is becoming more dominant in politics as the racial divide within the United States continues to worsen.

Although the states had begun their journey towards a democracy with voting, elected officials, and campaigning, the implementation varied from state to state in regard to how these laws were discriminatory towards minorities and women.   Unfortunately, there is still a prevalence of sexism and racism in the contemporary society resembling the scars of our leaders’ failures in creating our democracy. The history of the United States can be simplified to the fight for suffrage and the expansion of it to everyone, as long as they were white and male. Voting practices suggest American politics were becoming more democratic as there was an increase in access and participation that created a better, but not perfect, representation of more people and ideas throughout the states.

Borstelmann provides insight on the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Regan, Bush, and Clinton administrations. The author provides an overview of how each administration viewed the racial inequality in the United States as well as internationally. Each administration faced racial challenges at a government level; however each administration also had their own personal views, dilemmas, and thoughts on human rights. He shows how the thinking of some American leaders was discriminatory and how that type of thinking was powerful when they fought for equality and decolonization. The author also shows how some leaders were sympathetic to the troubles of non-whites and were instrumental in the push for change and equality. Borstelmann was instrumental in his claim that the region in which each president grew up in had a bigger impact on their stance then the political party they belonged

Over the course of American history, from the time of the American Revolution to today, there have been countless fights for rights waged by different groups of individuals. From racial rights, to gender rights, to rights of opinion, life styles, or religion, every century has been marked by a variety of prejudices, injustices, and inequalities. People who have been deprived of their basic rights as citizens and treated unfairly have to stand up to opposing voices, cruel actions, and humiliation time and again, in order to gain equal rights. Though some fights are lost, at least at first, the fact that some are won show that our country will listen to people’s voices and are willing to change.

Historically in America, voting has been a relatively discriminatory practice. It has limited and deprived many individuals of many diverse races, ethnicities, and walks of life from casting their votes to select the individual who they feel is most educated, and skilled to represent their interests. Not only has this been proven to be wrong by discriminating minority groups in voting, it also has proved to be a process, which minimizes the largest growing demographics in the country. Furthermore, with millennials growing to become more politically active, minority groups are becoming more politically involved than ever. Taking this into account an important question that is raised by the author William Eskridge in his book “Legislation and Statutory Interpretation” is “Would minorities be better off with more representatives who had to pay attention to their interests because they are a powerful and organized constituency, rather than with a few representatives of minority districts who specialize in protecting only their interests?” (Eskridge,Frickley,& Garrett, 2006, pp.55).

Racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 90 percent of the population growth in the United States from 2000 to 2010, and the United States is rapidly becoming even more diverse. The rapid increase in the minority population has led to some backlash and challenges for law