Racism from Here to There
Race refers to a person's physical
characteristics, such as bone structure and skin, hair, or eye color. Ethnicity, however, refers to cultural factors, including
nationality, regional culture, ancestry, and language. Both of these are
at times looked as one. It is seen all
over the world more in others. Sometime it is overlooked and not seemed like it
is an issues. It seems like a lot of it has come from the old traditions when there
were royals in power.
As mention in the article “Uncertain Future:
Racial Discrimination Against African Migrants in Morocco“ there can be
discrimination everywhere in the world. Even in Europe, they discriminated against
African Americans. Since the 1990’s the number of students
and laborers from African countries has increased as rapidly as the African
refugees fleeing conflict, seeking refuge in Morocco. Historically, many
migrants’ final destination was Europe, but with latter’s own economic
problems, their final destination is often Morocco’s largest cities,
Casablanca, Fes, Tangier, Marrakesh or Rabat (Elboubkri). They
are there to improve their future and well-being. When they walk down the street
they are downgraded called names and disrespected them.
There is no need
to put others down for their skin color, eye color or by the way they talk.
Everyone is a human being and should be treated as one. Everyone has a right to
do whatever it takes to be successful in life. The Europeans went over across seas
to start a new settlement and took over the Native American land. Social
scientists often frame their questions by comparing today’s immigrants to the
large wave of Europeans that came to the United States during a previous era (Foner;
Perlmann ). The latter’s assimilation may seem unremarkable from a contemporary
standpoint, but perhaps it should be considered a “miracle” (Greeley), given
the inferior place that European immigrants once occupied in American society
(Higham ). For European immigrants and their children, ethnicity, and indeed
race, once significantly structured daily life, determining their access to
schools, labor unions, marriage partners, and neighborhoods, as well as their
quotidian interactions with the native-born population. Why can’t other do the
same? 
As the African American,
the Latinos come to the United States for a brighter future. Is it easier for
the Latinos to come to the states but at the same time they suffer a lot. The
police at time just find a reason to pull a Latino over then just deport them.
Many of the arrested ones are not harmful to our society they just ran a red
light and got pulled over. They also have children who were born here and never
been to their parent’s native country so they don’t see that country as their
home. They see the United States as their
homeland. But it is very sadly when their parents get taken away and they have
to stay with just one parent or go live with a relative.
The United States needs
to establish reforms to be more efficient with the control of immigrates. There
is an understanding that there could only be a certain amount of people let
into the country. But what about the ones who are already here in the country,
are they automated kicked out even though they have established their lives
here and are working. There should be some regulation in regard to those
individuals who are here with citizen children.
http://www.fairobserver.com/region/middle_east_north_africa/uncertain-future-racial-discrimination-against-african-migrants-in-morocco-37612/
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