The Future

There are many economic and racial problems in the United States and I believe that some actions need to be made immediately to try to solve these conflicts. One serious conflict in the United States is immigration. Immigration has been here since Christopher Columbus. This land is the only place where people found freedom to escape economic conflicts and religious persecution. America is supposed to be the land of the free and throughout history immigrants haven’t been treated equally. Another conflict is racism. Many Americans and immigrants have experienced racist attitudes from other people. For example, during World War II Japanese Americans were forced into Japanese internment camps because people thought they were dangerous just because they were Japanese. Many Americans believed that they were plotting with their country and that they would be on their side. I believe that putting Japanese Americans into camps was absurd because they were citizens and they had rights too. This can relate to the slaves brought from Africa during the colonial period. It was wrong to enslave them into concentration camps just because they were different from everyone else. During the Civil War people weren’t thinking straight and they decided to make themselves superior because they thought they were better than other races. When Christopher Columbus came he didn’t even care about the Native Americans. The English people stole their lands because they were perceived as inferior. But that was the old world and today the new generation wants to make changes and we want to prevent conflicts between races and economic classes.

I challenge the future President of the Unites States to prevent the mistreatment of immigrants living in this country. As an immigrant I believe that not only Mexicans but all immigrants are thought to be at the bottom of social class and many Americans say they are stealing other citizen’s jobs. The future President of the United Sates shouldn’t agree to build a mural at the Mexican border because it would only be unfair. If they are going to close the Mexican border to prevent an influx of immigrants from the south, then they might as well block the Canadian border and the East and West coast. Also why should they be denied the right to live in this country when most of the immigrant parents have American children. I believe the President should come up with some kind of plan to let immigrants who have been here for more than five years to reside in the United States. Why should they be discriminated? Just because they look different and have a different culture? Just because they don’t have money and aren’t American? They come here to raise money to send to their families. I know my parents didn’t come here to steal jobs. They came here to have a better life and to give me an education. Remember, this is supposed to be the land of liberty.

Racism can never be nonexistent because we don’t live in a post racial society. Racism will always be present because we live in a country with different cultures. It might not be eliminated because certain people are ignorant and don't understand cultural differences but tension between cultures can be reduced. Everyone looks different but we are all human so no one should be suppressed just because of their traditions or complexion. When a person first looks at me they would probably think I’m Caucasian because of my appearance. Then they would think I was Hispanic but they wouldn’t classify me as Mexican. It’s okay to be wrong but you shouldn’t judge a person because he or she is different. Don’t Judge a book by its cover. People can get offended if they are perceived as another race. It is better if organizations were created to try and bring people of diverse cultures together. Unity is very important because it can help the country during hard times, such as war.