American Enterprise Institute

Mexican immigration is an important part of American history. They have been a part of this country since America’s forefathers decided to expand westward and take land. From this time onward, they were treated as second class citizens that were not able to acquire the rights that they deserved. It wasn’t until the 1950s that Mexican immigrant began to get the rights that they deserved they had a negative stigma and perception attached to them. Starting from around the time of World War II,…

endangering his neighborhood because of the way he was dressed. The jury found the volunteer innocent after he killed the teenager because he felt he was in danger. It happens over and over again. I remember hanging out with my friends, all us African American teenagers and being afraid because we all were wearing hoodies since it was cold, wondering what if it happen to us. Like in the video “I am Sean Bell” from filmmaker Stacey Muhammad, police shot Sean Bell in his car while he was unarmed…

communities have affected the choices and decisions our young people who are battling this disorder? The media’s portrayal of body images causes a mental complex with people. Along with the social standing within a communities such as the African-American and Caucasian communities. Also there are many differences…

because we are educated on it during school with pictures and novel. It’s sad that America has buried the Black Holocaust from history to make themselves look better. I believe that America wants to bury it, because it still wants to sell the good old American dream. If we allowed for it to get out, then that would make us no better or safer than any other country. I understand that what happened was wrong in so many ways, but it is wrong to not teach us on this to make sure history doesn’t…

The life of Benjamin Franklin, an American mastermind, is purely breathtaking. His ability to accomplish so much within his life is proof of the American Dream. Not only did Franklin have a scientific life, but he also has a political life. Although first a strong supporter of the English crown and Parliament, Franklin later becomes a powerful and important contributor to the American Revolution. This paper will argue that Franklin’s reason for his shift is simply because of Great Britain’s…

demonstrate this privilege naturally afforded to whites as a means of maintaining their superiority. Even through the present day this White privilege is evident. While minority races must work to counter prevailing racism in the United States, White Americans must consciously…

Ida B. Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi in the year of 1862. She was born into slavery because both of her parents were slaves. Eventually when the Civil War ended and slaves were freed, her family moved away into a new house, which was right across the street from their former master. A few years later, almost her entire family was wiped out by yellow fever, leaving her to take care of her younger siblings (Wells 7-28). After her siblings began to grow older, Wells became a school…

of the United States the struggle between African Americans and whites has always been distinct, from the birth of the nation all the way up to the civil war the enslavement of African Americans had been a way of life. Even after African Americans had secured their freedom they would still be discriminated against through unjust social restrictions, placed upon them by their white superiors. Through these social restrictions the African American people came to see themselves as inferior and…

to slavery or racism until he was older and took on a far more aggressive approach to ensure the rights of African Americans. Despite their differing opinions and criticism of each other 's philosophies, each one made meaningful contributions through their leadership…

Mexico and United States relations are vastly intertwined however; the major interaction between United States citizens and Mexican immigrants began in 1917. The first bracero program took its form under the Immigration Act of 1917. This act allowed immigrants, under various provisions and expectations, to migrate the United States as laborers in factories, fields, and mining. The Act specifically asked for a tax to be paid for every “alien” who is not traveling with parents and is under the age…