Immigration has always been seen as a problem in the United States. In this ethnography I will be outlining how myths and stereotypes shape political policies shape immigration. My research is going to capture the real lives of immigrants and how assumptions affect their everyday lives when it comes to living in the United States. Immigrants are oppressed and labeled as criminals in society and political perspectives. They are under a dark shadow of negative assumptions and criminalized for being an immigrant. Society doesn’t see immigrants as asset to the United States when in fact they contribute just as much as any other American. Because immigrants and the Mexican border are seen as “bad” political policies are set in motion that oppress
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This article also looks at how racial profiling can be used as a tool for excluding minority persons such as Mexicans. “Hispanic persons are more likely to be victims of forced used against them by police” (2004). This form of dominance uses intimidation and oppressions because there is a power struggle between immigrants and police. Police have an upper hand when it comes to dealing with immigrants because immigrants fear being deported back to their country. There is also a look at characteristics, status, race and other identifications that help label and individual. The article as points out policies when it comes to dealing with other races. These included, United States V. Brigoni-Ponce which implemented a checkpoint for interstates 5 for border patrol to stop suspicions vehicles. This was a way for border patrol agent to racially profile people and pull them over because it is believe certain races are criminals. This connects to my research because I am looking at immigrations and immigrants are always racially profiles if in you are Mexican American. Society doesn’t care because it is believe they are all the same. This is criminalization of Mexicans, which means Mexicans are being seen as criminals based on negative myths and stereotypes given by society and …show more content…
The focus on this journal article is linking correlations between immigration and public perceptions. An American public have an eye for negative perceptions of immigration and immigration policies. “The average citizen is confronted by a confusing and conflicting complex of popular beliefs and programs with regard to crime” (1999). Social institutions influence negative myths and stereotypes of immigrants thus it reflects back on the public’s perception. Due to immigrants historically being labeled as “criminals” they are automatically set up for being seen as criminals even when they are not all bad. Statically most people who commit crimes are white induvial yet, society unreasonably deems people of color as criminals therefore they are more subjected to getting random searches or pulled over than a white induvial. This form of inequality allows for proper justification for Americans to subject immigrants to be treated in a negative manner because they are feared. Social institutions make immigrants sounds like the enemies and problem in the United States but are they really? “While, it also often is argued that immigrants, and especially illegal immigrants, are a source of drug problems in the United States. Yet we have seen that there is little evidence that this is the case when arrest records in cities such as El Paso and San
This article also looks at how racial profiling can be used as a tool for excluding minority persons such as Mexicans. “Hispanic persons are more likely to be victims of forced used against them by police” (2004). This form of dominance uses intimidation and oppressions because there is a power struggle between immigrants and police. Police have an upper hand when it comes to dealing with immigrants because immigrants fear being deported back to their country. There is also a look at characteristics, status, race and other identifications that help label and individual. The article as points out policies when it comes to dealing with other races. These included, United States V. Brigoni-Ponce which implemented a checkpoint for interstates 5 for border patrol to stop suspicions vehicles. This was a way for border patrol agent to racially profile people and pull them over because it is believe certain races are criminals. This connects to my research because I am looking at immigrations and immigrants are always racially profiles if in you are Mexican American. Society doesn’t care because it is believe they are all the same. This is criminalization of Mexicans, which means Mexicans are being seen as criminals based on negative myths and stereotypes given by society and …show more content…
The focus on this journal article is linking correlations between immigration and public perceptions. An American public have an eye for negative perceptions of immigration and immigration policies. “The average citizen is confronted by a confusing and conflicting complex of popular beliefs and programs with regard to crime” (1999). Social institutions influence negative myths and stereotypes of immigrants thus it reflects back on the public’s perception. Due to immigrants historically being labeled as “criminals” they are automatically set up for being seen as criminals even when they are not all bad. Statically most people who commit crimes are white induvial yet, society unreasonably deems people of color as criminals therefore they are more subjected to getting random searches or pulled over than a white induvial. This form of inequality allows for proper justification for Americans to subject immigrants to be treated in a negative manner because they are feared. Social institutions make immigrants sounds like the enemies and problem in the United States but are they really? “While, it also often is argued that immigrants, and especially illegal immigrants, are a source of drug problems in the United States. Yet we have seen that there is little evidence that this is the case when arrest records in cities such as El Paso and San