My self personally going to talk about racial profiling present in the government. ... Its is one of the few government purposes widely mentioned in the charter. Race info from the census is used to improperly discriminate against caucasians and north european descendants by allocating their taxes for racial quota programs such as school programs, hiring, government contracting, aid programs and bank loans which are all based on race. the census has developed into nothing but a countrywide racial profile. ... All of this is used as a tool by the government to allocate employment and job based ...

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However, the government has not considered other important factors that make a terrorist. ... The government has used racial profiling liberally and irresponsibly. ... The profile was based on the conjecture of a psychologist, not an eyewitness testimony. ... The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment "prohibits selective enforcement of the law based on considerations such as race (MacDonald 113)."" ... In addition to detaining people based on their race or nationality, the government is also using these criteria as the primary motive for questioning people. ...

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Hate that is based on race, religion, and sexual orientation can exist within any cultural rich society. ... People have discriminated against others based upon these attributes from the beginning of time. Prejudice has become a complex problem in society today and much of the world's history is based upon such hatred. ... Society is riddled with such hatred based upon peoples" benefits and origins and it seems millions are fighting each other for no relevant reason at all. ... The need for interagency partnerships and "one stop" service provision is central to the government's a...

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Racism can be broken down into three basic categories: economic, governmental, and societal. ... Lastly and most importantly the racism in societal is the labels we put on people based on their skin color. Societal racism is the most harmful and influential because it involves economic and governmental racism. ... Tatei Thomas says "Racism, especially in our society is a disease of ignorance spreading rapidly through minds across America based on what we see and idolized. ... Societal racism is the most important because it has an aspect of economic and government racism, and can be see...

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While other solely base their assumptions on skin color. ... Some tend to overlook what an individual holds on the inside instead basing a judgment because of the color of their skin. ... Border patrol makes assumptions solely based on an individual's appearances. ... The government may not view their actions as racists, when in fact they are. Racism stems from the government, and how government stops those who appear suspicious before crossing the boarder. ...

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Nowadays, post 9/11/2001, the most persecuted group of people in America based on race and/or ethnicity are the Arab Americans. ... My curiosity after these readings is mostly morally based. ... Why must we continue to allow governments to classify people based on their value to the economy? Why do we still persecute groups based upon their social, religious, or political beliefs? ... I am angered that we still persecute groups based upon religious background. ...

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Under the California Constitution the state government is forbidden from granting special treatment or discriminating against any citizen based on race or skin color. ... A citizen should be able to fill out an application and get accepted based on their achievements and credibility, not based on their skin color or where they live. ... Why would it matter what race you are, admission should be based simply on academics and determination? ... Proposition 54 would hopefully stop part of the preferential treatment given to some based on their skin color. ...

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In such cases, courts have generally insisted on applying "strict scrutiny"-the most intense level of judicial review-to government actions. Under this tough standard, the use of race in governmental decisions making may be upheld only if it serves a compelling government objective and only if it is "narrowly tailored" to advance that objective (Kennedy 70-74). Racial profiling should be ended even if the generalizations on which the technique is based are supported by empirical or factual evidence. ... I have been in a courtroom before and I know that if an officer says he did not base his ac...

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American History details that profiling based on race was prevalent during slavery, but as the slavery era ended, different forms of racial profiling continued in the United States. ... During the time of the Jim Crow era, the Italian physician and criminologist Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909) began to identify patterns of criminality based on the physical appearances of individuals. ... The Drug Courier Profiles were developed by the Drug Enforcement Administration in the 1980's, the public policy has been used to profile individuals based off of their appearance through this policy. ... ...

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Discrimination is defined as different treatment of others based solely on their membership in a socially distinct group or category, such as race, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, or disability. ... The discrimination they experienced happened in the more extreme form of segregation by the government. ... It is a government enforced policy that is intended to promote the welfare of this country's minorities by supporting the idea that individuals are equal and should not be judged by race or sex. ... If affirmative action is supposed to support the individual, why is it based only on ra...

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As an example, according to the book of Exodus the Pharaoh of Egypt enslaved the Jewish people based on their beliefs. ... Afterwards, I interviewed a 42 year old, male who works for the government in the World Embassy by the name of Richard Chambers (Appendix B). ... Chambers was the only person to say yes to "Do you think racial profiling is needed to insure security" I think this is maybe because of his age and he works in the government. ... America should appreciate a person based on their personality not their ethnicity. America is based on freedom of religion and race, so we as Am...

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Society has made it a major issue basing a person by the color of their skin, their culture, religious beliefs, and gender. ... The last factors that I want to mention are Government. ... Government does not really protect the black "who be considered in low-status, low-power roles in institution. The number of black elected in Congress, in Government can be counted with two hands. Whites still dominate in the government politics. ...

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Society has made it a major issue basing a person by the color of their skin, their culture, religious beliefs, and gender. ... The last factors that I want to mention are Government. ... Government does not really protect the black "who be considered in low-status, low-power roles in institution. The number of black elected in Congress, in Government can be counted with two hands. Whites still dominate in the government politics. ...

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The same were for education; white people students and ethnically diverse student went to separate schools, and only schools for white students got funded by the government. ... Last but not least, diversity gives us the right to choose friends/ partners base on meaningful connection, rather than race. People used to choose their friends base on their skin color not what was inside them. Friendship/ partnership should be chosen based on meaningful connections, which means it should be grown over a long period of time by trusting each other. ... It is good to choose friends/ partners based on m...

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The need for order had Americans look up to the government for the solution. As the government was faced with new tasks it grew rapidly. The local government grew along with its many new responsibilities: professional police, public libraries, expanding school systems, banking and transportation oversight, constructions, etc. The federal government also grew very quickly in revenues, in agencies, in administrative autocracies, etc. ... It is based on the interpretation of "The White Man's Burden" as a justification of invading the Philippines. ...

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Why should the entertainment industry be blamed while the government is pushing such violence? ... The government now adopted a practice of racial profiling. Not only did society look at people of Mid-Eastern origin, but the government did as well. ... The government spent $3 billion for "bioterrorism preparedness" (Brzezinski). ... Many acts of terrorism have been completed by American citizens and to judge based on race will do nothing but add to the problem. ...

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The United States government should pay reparations to African Americans as a means of admitting their wrong-doing and making amends. ... America alleges they are a religious based country and their faith resides in God. ... The Pongee Bryant government should compensate the Black race and put an end to a never-ending oppression cycle. The government of the United States of America has been instrumental in having pressured the German and Japanese governments into the payments of reparations to the people who suffered and survived the crimes and legacy of slavery endured during World...

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Minorities that want to move into neighborhoods or live in apartments receive special privileges known as section 8 or government financing. ... Americans believe that they seem to have more children so that when they"re not working, they can collect more welfare from the government. ... This is known as stereotyping which is an expression or mental image based on characteristics of an ethnic or social group. ...

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He is obviously a man who is racist based on his negative comments on the black population. ... Based on his negative attitude towards the black population, one could easily decipher his bully-like attitude as fear. ... He has this belief of the "unfitness of the negro to participate in governments, - an unfitness due to his limited education, his lack of experience, his criminal tendencies, and more especially to his hopeless mental and physical inferiority to the white race." ...

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" The constitution is a set of laws for what the government cannot do to us. ... Due process is essentially for the people, however it is kind of a limit of what the government and police can't do. ... "Racial Profiling" refers to targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin rather than based on evidence or facts. ... Some say that certain individuals should not be able to receive it based upon their status, race or certain crime groups, however it's only right that everyone receives the same rights that...

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New Commonwealth immigrants formed numerousethnic groups based on common language, religion and race. ... The Asian community is composed of several groups based on 7 main languages further divided into numerous dialects. ... It introduced the notion of indirect discrimination, based on the American model of affirmative action and outlawed racial discrimination in employment and education and in the provision of goods and services. ... The Blair government is committed to working tow ards equality in employment and the New Deal programme should promote equal opportunities. ... The Foreign and ...

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This includes maintaining the Affirmative Action law that protects people from discrimination based on race or gender. ... Social justice is based on the concept that society or government should be based on just and equitable treatment for all people (Laureate Education, Inc. 2008). ... Liberty is an individual's natural rights to be free that cannot be taken away by the government or another external source (Gaus, & Courtland, 2011). ...

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If affirmative action is supposed to support the individual, why is it solely based on race and why doesn't it apply to every situation based on the potential of the individual involved? ... Our most powerful and sacred document that holds all the power in the government is colorblind. ... The US government has " more than ninety thousand organizations with contracts valued at $50,000 or more." ... In order to create a system that is fair the government needs to do additional research in improving its present situation. Affirmative action should be based on the fact that it is giving e...

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The partnership between the government and these companies is mutually beneficial as the company sees an improvement in their bottom line and the government generates revenue from prisoners that cost U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars a year. ... As the government and these companies continue their partnerships, the price of prison labor will decrease if the U.S. insists on continuing to imprison people. ... It has affected the way justice is dealt by making it illegal to discriminate against someone based off his or her ethnic background, as enforced by the Civil Rights Act of 1871. ...

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He believed that is the American government did not protect these rights and blacks from whites then blacks had the right to protect themselves by any means necessary. ... His poetry was based on racism and how it affected him personally. ... Our government always says we are equal and that we are one people, one nation, but my guess is that they have never been to the poorer areas of any city. ... The only solution to this problem is the increased role of the government in the financial support of the less fortunate children and the under funded schools they attend. ...

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