Diversity In California

THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE, once again at the center of U.S. politics, was accelerated by the success of president Obama winning more than 70% of the Latino and Asian vote in the 2012 elections. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s call for all 11 million undocumented immigrants to “self deport” was a significant reason for his defeat. Latinos are the largest ethnic minority in the country — and growing rapidly — and more and more of them vote.

Those who support California's laws affirm that the laws will protect public safety and bring a measure of comfort to those families living in fear and argue that they make communities safer by encouraging undocumented victims of crime to come forward without fear of being detained. Those who support the lawsuit, such as Jeff Sessions, state that the laws are unconstitutional and keep federal agents from doing their jobs. Thomas Homan, the director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stated “These politicians cannot be held unaccountable for people dying. I mean, we need to hold these politicians accountable for their actions.” This being said, Xavier Becerra refutes that California's laws are Constitutional and have the right under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution to determine for themselves how best to handle public

This meeting with the president is not the first step that was taken towards reform. In fact, over the past few years, California has started making changes on its own, without being advised by another power. Just last year, California made a bold move of expanding the rights to illegal immigrants. Measures were passed “to permit non-citizens to sit on juries and monitor polls for elections in which they cannot vote and to open the practice of law even to those here illegally” (Medina). For the first time, illegal immigrants will be able to take part in societal activities using some of the most basic rights that current citizens have. Allowing them to partake in these events is a step in the direction of more readily accepting them as part of the public. In fact, supporters of the new measure say that “expanding the pool of those eligible to serve on juries and work the polls would

Throughout this semester one idea that pops in my head is how discrimination and equality is treated outside of California. I feel that California is one of the best states in the U.S. not to be bias. I heard in some other states in the U.S. racism is more acceptable and I wanted to know if there were more brutalities and are people afraid to live in these states or specifically cities.

Being raised in California has allowed me to experience and educate myself on diverse backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles. California is a melting pot, a beautiful serenity of different people. As a social worker, we will have to work with a diverse range of clients and remove any bias to work effectively. I was raised into a family of different ethnicities, religion, and political beliefs. Though we have our differences, we can still come together to celebrate our lives. Also, as an LGBT person, I feel that I should be more open to diversity because many others have opened themselves to the community over the last couple of years. We do not need to understand fully the differences of others. We need to strive to open our minds up to things

Southern California is a great example of the diversity brought by the mixing pot affect America is known for. In result of its reputation for an abundance of opportunities of success, it is populated with individuals from many backgrounds and classes. The North Hollywood and Los Angeles area is no exception and this is clearly demonstrated in the cities along the Redline and Gold line tram system. Each stop has its own atmosphere, often reflecting its locals as well as tourist purposes. A sense of poverty is more prevalent in some areas in comparison to others. The focuses of articulator, shops, attractions, and facilities are parallel to the reflection of their primary populations.

The early 1990’s suffered poor economic situations in the United States. The blame had to be put somewhere so Governor Pete Wilson of California decided to vocally address this issue with his proposed Proposition 187 in 1994. At this time California was facing economic recession and adamantly felt that the massive immigration of illegal immigrants from Mexico was the primary reason for residents’ economic struggles. Proposition 187, promoted as the “Save Our State” initiative, called for a dismissal of the availability of public service such as education and health care to illegal immigrants. It also aided in their deportation, as people such as nurses and teachers would be required to report suspected illegal immigrants to authorities. This initiative was able to pass even though public rhetoric of the opposition repeatedly called the supporters of Proposition 187 racists.

In a 2008 debate, now-President Barack Obama proclaimed, “We are a nation of laws and we are a nation of immigrants, and we can reconcile those two things,” (CNN, 2008). The hype surrounding Obama’s first term election included “hope” for immigration reform—an important platform of his campaign. In 2012, Obama’s re-election was partially attributed to an increase in support from the Latino demographic. The Latino vote helped Obama win key states and compromised 10% of the electorate—the highest ever recorded (Lopez & Taylor, 2012). With less than a year for Obama left in office, immigration legislation is struggling. Despite bi-partisan efforts, the future for comprehensive immigration policy is bleak. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744) made great strides towards comprehensive reform in 2013. The arduous passage of S.744 was a victory for immigration reform but its subsequent failure in the House of Representatives is symbolic of an over-arching problem facing immigration reform policy in the United States.

United States immigration policies are designed as deterrents to immigration into the United States. Frankly, their message has always been "Stay out!" Recently, California policies have taken a harsher stab at immigration, namely Mexican immigrants that constitute the largest Latin American minority in the United States. This paper intends to examine these policies, the effects they have had on the Mexican population in California, and the connection they have to the anti-immigrant sentiment felt throughout the country.

Looking into the cause of passage of anti-immigration policy at the local level, Steil and Vasi found that predictors for anti-immigration policy are “local social and demographic changes that local residents or political leaders have framed as threats in ways that mirror the framing by national anti-immigrant organizations” (2014:1143). It seems that how a policy is written will greatly affect whether or not it becomes law at the local and state levels. Brown (2013:310) also looked at policy framing in California and Arizona, finding that in California, the policy was written in legal terms which would allow for greater social mobility and access. Meanwhile, in Arizona, policy used a racial frame which resulted in the passage of highly restrictive

What does New York offer its inhabitants? New York is a state where most of its

Living in New York definitely takes a toll on the common man. Symptoms resulting from the aforementioned condition include a nasty attitude, fast paced walking and defeated eardrums. Personally, I empathize with those three characteristics and then some. However, living in New York does have its beneficial side effects. As a direct result of New York’s exotic diversity, monstrous crowds and wondrous landmarks, I’ve transformed into an open-minded, stronger and observant individual.

I think San Francisco is the continual central hub of important, groundbreaking movements in history like the Gold Rush, Barbary Coast, Beat Generation, Summer of Love, the ascendance of the gay community, and the rise and fall of Harvey Milk, and further current movements from the 20th and 21st centuries. This is mostly because of how San Francisco really is like a melting pot of all different cultures and ideas in our society. It can definitely be stated that San Francisco is one of the most diverse cities in the world. I think that people come to San Francisco because it has always been seen as a point of innovation and starting important movements. Before I had taken this class I would have had already referred to San Francisco as the gay capital of the nation because it was one of the earliest cities to legalize same-sex marriage via former mayor Gavin Newsom in 2004.

As citizens of the United States, Americans have the responsibility of understanding their abilities in regards to contribution to political decisions. Especially in recent years, Americans have come to realize the true significance of direct democracy or a lack thereof. Although on a federal level direct democracy is lacking, on the state level, including Californian government, direct democracy can have a significant impact on the lives of citizens.

Cultural diversity has impacted the American Society and studies as well. It is important to encourage students to explore the diversity of culture in America and also understand how culture has changed the landscape. The essence of studying diversity in culture is to help students understand the global community interrelations and how ethnicity, race and culture affect design practices. The purpose of this report was to analyze culture diversity in the California College of Arts and how this difference has impacted the population of the school. It was evident that giving students an opportunity to explore on cultural artifacts and their origin helped to blend the resulting cultures.