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AlejandraCano
3August2016
English5
Discrimination
BeinginadiscoursecommunityofanimmigrantfamilywhocamefromMexicois
difficult,especiallyonmyparentsbecausetheyhadtofacediscrimination.Movingtoanew
countrywithunfamiliarfaces,makingstrangegesturesisnotwhatanyonewouldliketo
encounter.Forinstance,whenmyfamilyarrivedinAmerica,theydidntknowEnglishvery
well.Theyonlyknewhowtopronounceafewwords.TheyhadapproachedanAmericancouple
toaskfordirections,andtheyhadtriedtheirbesttocommunicatewiththem.However,the
couplehadstaredattheminanuncannywayandinsteadofhelpingmyparents,theycontinued
towalkaway.Discriminationcanhavedifferentacts,suchasverbalandphysicalactstowards
peoplebecausetheylimitopportunitiesanddiscriminatepeoplewithadifferentrace,color,
religion,etc.Theseverbalandphysicalactsofdiscriminationcanaffectanindividualoragroup
ofpeople,makingdiscriminationinhumanandunjust.
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SinceMexicoandtheUnitedStatesbordereachother,manyMexicansmigrateintothe
UnitedStates. Mexicanimmigrantshavehadtoexperiencediscrimination,suchaslimiting
education,poorjobsandlowwages,andbeingstoppedbyapoliceofficerandbeingaccusedof
beinganimmigrant.Mexicanshaveevenbeenaccusedofbeingrapist,drugaddicts,and
criminals.EvenpoliticalcandidateshavediscriminatedagainstMexicans.DonaldTrump,for
example,hasstated,WhenMexicosendsitspeople,theyrenotsendingthebest.Theyrenot
sendingyou,theyresendingpeoplethathavelotsofproblemsandtheyrebringingthese
problems.Theyrebringingdrugs,theyrebringingcrime.Theyrerapistsandsome,Iassume,
aregoodpeople,butIspeaktoborderguardsandtheyretellinguswhatweregetting(Kohn,
2015).ManyoftheMexicans,however,havecrossedtheborderbecausetheywantabetterlife
fortheirfamilyandthemselves,buthowcantheyliveabetterlifewhendiscriminationisstaring
themintheface?
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Immigrantshavehadtofaceandovercomemanydifficulties,oneofthembeing
discrimination.Discriminationisntonlyfoundinacommunity,regionorcountry.
Discriminationisfoundallovertheworld.Peoplewhobelievetheyaresuperiortowardsothers
tendtodiscriminatetheinferiorbecauseoftheirraceandcolor.Forexample,AfricanAmericans
havehadtofacediscriminationsincethe15thcentury.AlthoughAfricanAmericansdidnt
migratetoAmerica,theywereexploited,theywerestillimmigrantstothenewlandsthatthey
wereunfamiliarwith.Astheywerebroughthere,theyhadtoexperiencedifferenttypesof
discriminations.Theyfacedverbalactsofdiscrimination.TheWhiteshadexpressedtheir
feelingstowardstheAfricanAmericansinavulgarlanguage,andWhitescreatedlawsthat
prohibitedtheAfricanAmericanstogoagainstthoselawstheyhadnorights.Whiteshadalso
discriminatedtheminaphysicalact.Violence,slavery,lynching,andmurderwereallinhumane
actsthatAfricanAmericanshadtofaceandarestillfacingviolenceandmurdertodayinsociety.
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TherewasandstillisapossessiveinvestmentinwhitenessinAmericawherepeople
becomesoconflictedwiththeideaofbeingwhiteandbeingsuperiorthattheytendto
discriminatethosewhoarenonwhite,immigrants.Discriminationisanissuethathasntbeen
resolvedevenwhensomanydecadeshavepassed.
NotonlyhaveAfricanAmericansbeendiscriminated,butmanyotherraceshaveaswell.
Forexample,therewasactsofdiscriminationagainstChinesethatevolvedwhentheChinese
ExclusionActof1882hadpassed.TheChineseexclusionActof1882prohibitedChineseto
becomeU.Scitizens.TheChinesecouldnolongermigratetotheUnitedStates.Discrimination
tookadifferentcourse.Therewerelaws,almostassimilartothelawsoftheAfricanAmericans,
thatallowedtodiscriminate.Theseunjustlawsofdiscriminationgavetheminorities
disadvantagesofbeingabletocontroltheirownlivesandhaverights.
Peoplehavenotonlybeendiscriminatedbecauseoftheirrace,buttheyhavealsobeen
discriminatedoftheirgender.Peoplehavebeendiscriminatedfortheirgender,especiallythose
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inthelgbtcommunitybecausetheyhavedifferentpreferences.Theyhavebeennotedagainst
andevenmurdered.OnJune13,2016,therewasashootinginagaynightclubinOrlando,
Florida.AmanbythenameofOmarMateen,whowas29,hadgoneintothegaynightcluband
killed50people.ThemassacretheworstmassshootinginthehistoryoftheUnitedStates
beganwhenthegunmanstormedthePulseNightclubabout2a.mETwithahandgunandaSig
SauerMCX,andAR_ISstylerifle,officialssaid(Grimson,Wyllie,Fieldstadt,2016).People
aresocoldheartedandfilledofhatredthattheycoulddiscriminateandhavethecapacitytohold
agunandpullthetriggertoendsomeone'slifejustbecausetheyhaveadifferentpreference.
Discriminationbasedonrace,color,gender,etc.,whetheritsaverbalorphysicalact,
canafflictanindividualorgroupsofpeople.Discriminationhasnotonlyoccurredinthepast
affectingpeople,butitisalsooccurringtodayinthepresentbeinginhumanebecauseiscauses
sufferingthatshouldnotbeencounteredorpresentedtoanyone.Discriminationisadisk,aCD,
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thatsbeeninsertedintoapersonsbrainthatonlyreplaysandneverendsbecauseitismissing
thestopbuttontoputanendtoit.
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WorksCited
1. Kohn.Kohn:TrumpsOutrageousMexicoRemarks.CNN.CableNewsNetwork,n.d
Web.24July2016.
2.Grimson,Wyllie,Fieldstadt.MassCasualtiesAfterTerrorismatOrlandoGayClub.
NBCNews.N.p.,n.d.Web.24July2016.