Two strong cases for the wall come from the works of Huntington and Gulasekaram who take two decidedly different tacks on the issue. On the one hand, Huntington never explicitly calls for a wall, but he outlines the fundamental rejigging of American society caused by unchecked Mexican migration, both legal and illegal and from this we can derive the need for creating a wall in order to defer some of these outcomes. For instance, he argues that historically, immigrants to America shared three characteristics – first, they were a diverse group from a variety of countries, second, they dispersed throughout the US unlike Mexicans who congregate in ethnic ghettos, and finally, they had no historic claim to American territory like Mexicans do (Huntington, 2009, para. 25).
Furthermore, Huntington (2009) argues that unchecked immigration from Mexico poses two major challenges for the US. First, it is changing the nature of the citizenry by turning the country bilingual and bicultural as more Hispanic enclaves sprout up, particularly in the South and Southwestern US (para. 16). Second, this issue is further complicated by the fact that it gives life to the ‘reconquista movement,’ a stealth way of taking back land from the US by way of socio-cultural appropriation. As this spreads, Huntington (2009) believes that migrants will wield greater political power and begin posing fundamental challenges more aspects of American society (para. 36). Seen from this view, a wall would be a
The logos used in this book are through politics. Urrea makes clear that it’s Mexico's blame for putting people on the "devil's highway" through corruption and dense politics. But he also shows how misguided the United States policy has been. The author describes the conditions and historic events that lead to the beginning of the illegal immigration into the United States and draws a clear parallelism with our times, when there are several tasks in the United States that Americans are
"the justification of expansion and the subsequent exclusion of "foreign" Mexicans from the way the national community was imagined." (Oboler, 43).
Simon Derderian Major Assignment: Response English Enrichment Course 102 Section 3 Rodriguez, R. (2010). The Great Wall of America. The Short Prose Reader (13th edition). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Pp.
In “The Right Road to America?,” Amy Chua informs her audience about the possibility of America’s national identity becoming lost due to the influence of immigrants. Chua’s defines her thesis by stating “Around the world, nations face violence and instability as a result of their increasing pluralism and diversity,” (336). The key points of the text includes Chua explaining why America and other nations could lose their core identities, how the United States could become unglued from its true meaning, and how citizens can fix this imminent problem. The information in this text is significant, especially in today’s society. With all of the issues about immigration coinciding with our current president, this text relates to current subjects
Mexican immigration has impacted many important components here in the United States of America (U.S.) and in its major institutions of society. In the following paper I will be focusing on the nature of social policies (or the lack thereof) that Americans had developed with respect to Mexican immigration by 1960. Specifically this paper will be detailing six different areas: the Mexican American War, Anti-Mexican American violence, Texas, the Great Depression, the Bracero program, and documented versus undocumented status. Each of these areas will be explaining the mistreatment that Mexicans encountered because of the nature of policy enactments by
In the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the main character, Tom, plays the part of a mischievous boy. Through the whole novel, Tom continues to take risks over and over again. While most of these are minor, such as tricking other boys into doing his chores, he also takes some major risks near the end of the novel. If he acts too foolishly while taking those risks, he could lose his life. Three of the more major risks are when he and Huck decide to stay hidden during the murder of Dr. Robinson, when Tom decides that he will testify for Muff Potter, and when Tom and Becky decide to explore a cave, only to meet their biggest fear of all, Injun Joe.
I’m not Mexican, and the opinion of the Hispanic is that they come to United States for a better life. I’m interesting in the topic that relate to citizenship status. America is proud to be diverse but want to keep out some people. I want know what the reason is. This paper will look at the different side of the issues of immigration in the US and focus on the plan to be built a Mexican border wall. After doing some research, I will make a thesis about whether or not the border wall will be a good idea and it seems like it will work. The border wall will not be effective in keeping out Mexican. I think it will be waste of money.
Cronos, by Guillermo del Toro, is a Mexican film about the lengths in which one would go to be granted immortality. Throughout the film, there are many nods to religion: the main character’s name is Jesus, there is a side character that wears a cross, and a significant portion of the film is set during Christmas. These homages to religion (Christianity in particular) could be emphasizing how religion is a major part of Mexican society. There is also a scene, near the beginning of the film, that shows the streets of the town where the movie is set. What is noticeable about this scene is that del Toro does not show a pristine street, but a messy street.
Michael Walzer’s Membership and Joseph Carens’s Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders present two strikingly different views on the justifiability of restrictions on immigration. In essence, Walzer argues that restrictions are generally justifiable, and Carens argues that they are not. In this essay, I will argue that Carens’s view is the more compelling one due to the following central reason: it promotes freedom of the individual. I will then apply Carens’s and Brown’s arguments to Donald Trump’s immigration policy, specifically his proposal to build a wall in order to keep immigrants from unlawfully entering the country. I will argue that this proposal is a marked move towards injustice and xenophobia disguised as an attempt to reclaim state sovereignty.
“A nation penetrated every year by some 300,000 illegal aliens…is not a nation experiencing ‘immigration.’ It is a nation experiencing invasion.” (Haerens 109). For centuries, our nation has been a safe haven for people of different cultures and nationalities to inhabit. Since the beginning of America as we know it, our society has been considered a “melting pot” for all ethical backgrounds. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Europeans flocked to the “New World” in hopes of a more prosperous life. Since then, immigration to the United States has exponentially increased.
Throughout history, immigration has remained a complex and influential piece of presidential policy—from the Age of Mass Migration, which led to the Immigration Act of 1924, to present day policy, which may result in the construction of a border wall. The debate on immigration remains contentious, inspiring emotional and empirical arguments by politicians and the public alike. Many of these aspects are discussed and defined within Abramitzky, Boustan, and Eriksson’s paper “A Nation of Immigrants: Assimilation and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration” and Peri’s paper “Immigrants, Productivity, and Labor Markets,” which analyze American immigration, both past and present. From these papers, it is evident that adopting a nativist
Mexican American’s are one of the largest ethnic group in America today average of more than half of the populace; nearly reaching more than 30 million in the United States alone. Compassed by these immigrants more than half are here illegally that migrated over to the United States in search of a better living. Moreover, others are here as original citizens, or of the group that was given naturalization. Thus, taking place in deliberation of the colonial era, in the mid 1920’s, where increasingly moor Mexican’s foreigners have crossed our
America's past is made up of immigrants who have came and formed our country. However illegal immigration has now plagued our economy. What happens when you allow millions into the country, both legally and illegally? Exactly what is happening today? You have tens or hundreds of groups, made up of various nationalities, from various places. Forming themselves into isolated communities, and then trying to get the country to change for them. This paper confirms detailed information on how America is being altered by mass immigration and by uncontrolled illegal immigrants.
“Given these high stakes, it is no wonder the U.S. political governing immigrants admissions and rights have been the object of significant political struggle throughout American history” (Tichenor,1). This paper will talk about the technology that the border control uses, the history of the borders, and the effects on people because of the border. This story is going to educators and not-for-profit leaders hoping to open their eyes to what is going on in this world everyday. It all began with people wanting the American Dream.
In building a border wall, the United States is expressing its material resistance to the emergence and persistence of transcultural social space, especially its challenges to U.S. social and cultural practices. (Aguirre Jr - Simmers 102)