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Discrimination Against Immigrants
Even though there is a large amount of immigrants in the United States, why is there still discrimination towards immigrants? Some of these discriminations include: segregation, competition, lowly jobs, and inequality. However, according to Beau Sia and me these discriminations should not exist. Beau Sia believes that the main reason the United States allowed immigration is so that the immigrants could do the jobs that American citizens would not or are not willing to do. Despite this, they did not realize that immigrants (with hardwork) do have the capability of reaching the same position as the citizens of the first world. Which is why throughout the poem, “Conquered, Colonized, Colonialized,” Beau Sia states
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Sia mentions many things, which leave the audience thinking about the injustice that immigrants are given. Sia believes that the only reason the government of the United States allowed immigration was so that American’s would have someone there to do their dirty work. She clearly states this in a line from her quote, “…you gave us visas to do what you thought was beneath you…we are tired of sleeping where your waste it sent…”(Sia, 165) With this quote, It’s very noticeable that Sia has very strong and passionate feelings towards this topic because of all that she has been through, she is tired of all of this and wants a change. Despite all that she has said, she states that even though the immigrants might be sleeping where the first world’s waste is, the immigrants would still work hard to match their salaries and status. “…so we comin’ over. And you can’t do shit. Your children are too spoiled to stop the immigration problem.” (Sia, 165) This quote from the poem proves that the immigrants are going to do anything possible to match up to the first world and no one can stop …show more content…
The first things that we know about the third world is that, the third world doesn’t have many of the same opportunities as the third world. Third world problems include financial, hunger, and electricity. Where as first world problems would include the internet not working or the electricity going out for five minutes. The author, Sia, mentions some of the same problems by stating, “give our uncles houses with doors, our children education with computers, and our communities relief beer cannot provide.” (Sia, 165) This quote states a lot about the differences between the two worlds. The author is saying that the children that get the education in third worlds don’t even have an access to the Internet. Which is shocking because in the first world, if a student does not have access to the internet, it is not possible for them to pass the class because all of the classes require essays or online work. The quote also mentions that the relief that the third world countries get is not effective because third world countries need food and electricity. However it isn’t provided for them, which is wrong, the first world should contribute to helping out the third world. Just like the third world people immigrate to the United States to make it a better place, the United States should do something to help the
In this poem the immigrants are upset with what they have. They called it filthy and they feel like animals in cages. But at least they have a roof over their head. But they do say its filthy and they feel like animals. At the same time America should be happy they created a good nation people want to live in. Instead of humiliating them they should make them feel welcome. As they should test to see if they are healthy they should also, make them feel at home. People leave their lives behind and lose family to come here. They need to learn, don't be upset with what you
In one of his most famous poems, Rudyard Kipling said, "Take up the white man's burden!" (146). He was only one of many who believed in the virtues of imperialism in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. During that period, imperialism was on the rise, and Africa was being swallowed up by competing European nations. The imperialists had many arguments supporting imperialism. They said it was beneficial and, in some cases, essential. Their arguments did not satisfy everyone, but that did not bother them. The justifications ranged from economics to social services, while touching on everything else in between (Hayes 222-3).
Did you know what 13 percentages of the immigrants live in the United States? It is approximately 41.3 million immigrants over the total population of 316.1 million, which is a lot (migration policy). These are the people who move from different-different countries for their better life. On the other hand, these are the people struggled most because they were treated as an outsider. So for this reason Beau Sia complained in the poem, “Conquered, Colonized, Colonialized” “Too late to run now! You gave us visas to do what you thought was beneath you.” By this quote author want to tell us that the only reason we got visas in this country because they want to make us their slaves and over rule us. So throughout the poem “Conquered, Colonized, Colonialized”
Immigration has been a part of our nations core for as long as it began. It is in fact one of the ways to become a citizen of the United States. But, a certain period in our nation’s history caused a lot of hardships for certain individuals from certain nations to have that opportunity. Both historians, Ira Berlin and Mae Ngai, refer to major changes in immigration policy when the Johnson-Reed act was replaced in 1965. Since the end of the Johnson Reed Act in 1965, new immigrants are now coming into this country from all over the globe, discovering their own ways on how to contribute to America’s identity, but also dealing with homeland American attitudes about their races.
...nger is a systemic problem that extends beyond just donating money or even food supplies. A common thread that I’ve noticed throughout my personal, academic, and professional experiences has been the power of information. I believe that education truly is the great equalizer. The more informed people are, the more likely they are to make better decisions that will positively impact their future. By investing in educational programs, governments will decrease the probability of their citizens falling into the cycle of poverty which includes suffering from hunger. To solve the hunger issue the global community needs to examine all of the social ills that underdeveloped nations are afflicted with. Poverty, hunger, and illness are all problems that are interconnected. To make strides in even one of those arenas requires investment and progressive in all of those issues.
In Opposing Viewpoints: The Third World, Laura Egendorf provides opposing opinions on the problems facing third world countries, how Third World development can be achieved, the ability for Third World countries to form lasting democracies, and finally what the First World countries role is in the development of the Third World countries. Egendorf concludes that the importance or even existence of overpopulation, production and construction restrictions, poverty, women’s sexual freedom and AIDS is debatable. Concerning Third World development Egendorf discusses the positive and negative effects of free market policies, debt relief or cancellation, and The World Bank. In regards to the Third World’s ability to form lasting democracies Egendorf
Some people argue, that world hunger is due to overpopulation instead of poverty. They argue, that when rich nations aid third world countries, it just encourages the poor people to reproduce faster which leads to them needing more food. Marx argues that “helping the poor will drag the well feed down to their subsistence level” (Are There Too Many People). So if rich nations would stop helping people living in third world countries they would have less mouths to feed and more money to buy food. Third world nations need to learn how to live within their limits. Then there would not be such a problem with not enough food being produced or them not being able to afford food.
This is why “1 billion children living in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world), 40 million live without adequate shelter, and 400 million have no access to safe water”( “World Poverty and Hunger”). Children in most developing countries are victims to greediness and poor decision making by government officials. The people in power go to farmlands in rural areas, where poor families feed from, and they destroy those lands, for their selfish interests. Poor people, especially those in developing countries depend on their environm...
The author is trying to explain the real problems in this world we have many on many problems. The main problem is kids not eating or not getting enough to eat. The minimum wage now a days is not enough to feed a family of four. The prices on things are extremely high compared to what we get paid an hour. These third world problems are serious and we need to get it under control.
Everyday people are discriminated against because of their religion, skin color, or race, and immigrants are not an exception to this. The government should not favor certain religious and ethnic immigrants over others. If the government treats all immigrants equally, diversity in America will increase and the U.S. can easily benefit. Some people think that certain religions and ethnicities have more terrorists and criminals than others and choose to treat innocent people unfavorably, but their accusations are wrong.
Wealthy western countries have contributed to poverty around the world and should share the burden of trying to eradicate it. Western countries should make direct investments to build and strengthen civil and public institutions in countries experiencing extreme poverty, rather than providing donations and grants through Christian missionaries to build huts in those countries. If education is the tool out of poverty, affluent countries with the best education systems should begin training people in impoverished countries so they can create their own way of life. Further, wealthy western nations should build economic alliances with the governments of poor countries that have proposed plans to lift their people out of poverty rather than supporting a small group of thugs who have allowed them to steal these countries’ natural resources that could have been used to put these countries on a path of success.
Imagine the person sitting next to doesn’t have basic reading or writing skills, let’s say around 1 in 5 people in this classroom do not know how to read what is up on the board. The ability to read and write can be the difference between a life of hardships or a life lived comfortably, to address this issue across a continent would mean the ability to deal with other problems economically as well as socially resulting in a healthier society overall. Well across the world around 800 million adults deal with this problem not including young children or teens, furthermore ⅔ of that 800 million are women affecting the community as a whole as mothers and sisters are usually the educators of the family and the community. We know this to have greater effects on underdeveloped and developing countries because they don’t have the public education system like wealthier countries.
As citizens of the world, we have a responsibility to help each other and those in need: “When one considers our world from such an incredibly compressed perspective, the need for cooperation, tolerance and understanding becomes glaringly apparent” (Global Village, Nations Online, n.d.). Individuals can no longer use ignorance as the excuse to not help the less fortunate people in the world. With the global connectedness, no longer can you ignore the pain that exists outside of your comfort zones (Dixon, 2009): “ Approximately twelve percent of Americans are living in poverty, defined by the 2006 census as living below the poverty line of twenty thousand dollars for a family of four” (Census,Dixon, 2009).
A Third World Country is a term used for developing countries, and least developed countries. These countries are economically underdeveloped. Characteristics of a third world country are poverty, agriculture economy, disease, high birth and infant mortality rates, over-population, poor infrastructure, unstable governments, poor health care, environmental problems, non educated people, starvation, and death. Those characteristics are the first thing that comes to someone’s mind about a third world country. Most third world countries are located in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The populations of third world countries are generally very poor but with high birth rates. In general they are not as industrialized or technologically advanced as the first world. The majority of the countries in the world fit this classification. Seventy percent of the world population is third world, which is a large part of the population.
We live in a world that technology rules the world and we have the opportunity of creating a better future for ourselves. However, with all this technology around us, many of us don’t notice that there are millions of other people around the world that do not have the same opportunities and accommodations as we have. There are over 600 million children living in extreme poverty. Almost half the world lives less than $2.50 a day. They live day by day without sufficient food, shelter, or education. They live like this without a choice. There are many reasons on why they live in such horrible conditions. The three main reasons include the individual itself, War and political instability, and Natural disasters. Living in such conditions