A controversial issue, I like to get your attention on is about Immigration. Immigration is an issue that has been on all media outlets, but now is a more current and pressing issue because of our current president’s speech, and views on immigration. Ethics can be defined as a set of normative principles, such as honesty, loyalty, fairness, respect. I plan on studying immigration in present times, by using the news, social networks, and online articles, as my primary data. I argue that too much media on this issue has made the Latino community look like bad people. Political ethics plays an important role in this because it’s part of the bigger picture, all around the world, there are certain groups of people being misrepresented through mainstream media.
America has been known as the land of opportunities. America is a place where people come for a safe heaven, others seeking asylum, and religious freedom. Immigration to the Americas started prior to the 19th century. Many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, while some, such as the Pilgrims in the early 1600s, arrived in search of religious freedom. From the 17th to 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of African slaves came to America against their will. These first settlers …show more content…
Some people have welcome these immigrant’s others not so much. One of the cases where this is true is when many Chinese people came to the US in search of jobs. However, they weren’t accepted for long, citizens saw them as unwanted competition for jobs. Soon there would be a limit amount of Chinese coming into the US. One of the first significant pieces of federal legislation aimed at restricting immigration was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese laborers from coming to America. Californians had agitated for the new law, blaming the Chinese, who were willing to work for less, for a decline in
America has been known as the land of opportunities. America is a place where people come for a safe heaven, others seeking asylum, and religious freedom. Immigration to the Americas started prior to the 19th century. Many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, while some, such as the Pilgrims in the early 1600s, arrived in search of religious freedom. From the 17th to 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of African slaves came to America against their will. These first settlers …show more content…
Some people have welcome these immigrant’s others not so much. One of the cases where this is true is when many Chinese people came to the US in search of jobs. However, they weren’t accepted for long, citizens saw them as unwanted competition for jobs. Soon there would be a limit amount of Chinese coming into the US. One of the first significant pieces of federal legislation aimed at restricting immigration was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese laborers from coming to America. Californians had agitated for the new law, blaming the Chinese, who were willing to work for less, for a decline in