Immigration

Nativism and racism are related because when someone is not from your homeland they are seen as different and change. Because of that sense of unknown stereotypical and racist thoughts start to cloud the mind that are absed off of loose assumptions. When someone non-native finds themself in a new area those around them will develop these ideas due to lack of knowledge and it starts to unconciously fester into these false charicatueres around specific races. This then ties to immigration because those who are native to areas liek the US believe that they need to protect their home and that outsiders don't know how things work. Examples of these assumptions are that they won't understand the culture, are coming for personal gain, will end up causing trouble, etc. It is from these fears that immigration policies arrive because we can not be sure what every person's true intentions are, and it is instances like 9/11 where foreigners get visas that makes giving out citizenship such an arduous process. Therefore, the only way to combat this is to educate those who are unaware of those subconcious fears they have and asure them that a majority of people coming through the border are good people that are looking for a better place to support their families and aren't looking to commit crime or steal money from the US. This class really opened my eyes to the amount of studies on so many of the complex topics that we talk about. Knowing that this information is out there makes me a lot more confident in the opinions I develop since there are well done studies out there that get down to the point and clarify that some of the opinions out there are justifiablly false. My favorite lectures were the ones when we got up and had questions where we were asked to move to a specific area of the room to select an answer. Instances like that really put into perspective that there are so many people going through different things all the time and that they aren't just college students like me but individuals with completely different lives. Overall this class really showed me that research can clear up a lot of questions regarding the harder topics we face and that there is a plethora of information done that can help us develop sound solutions to the world around us.

Kavi, A. (2022, April 30). They grew up legally in the U.S., but can't stay after they turn 21. The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/us/politics/documented-dreamers.html

Pew Research Center. (2022, March 25). Immigration & Migration Archives. Pew Research Center. Retrieved May 1, 2022, from https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/immigration-migration/

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