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Culture of Xenophobia: Ryan Vanderpool

To understand the effects culturally of Xenophobia one must understand the term Xenophobia. Xenophobia means, “ A person who is fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or of people from different countries or cultures” (Free Dictionary). Culturally the United States in the past has been long known as a nation of immigrants; however, today there seems to be a fear around immigrants and a long standing intolerance and xenophobia of these immigrants, when the nation itself was founded on immigrants. Immigration especially in WWII showcased major xenophobia in the United States with Immigration laws being marked, “by strong prejudices against individuals of German descent as well as all those who might be “communists” (Yakushko 41). The impact of immigration laws and the ability for non-white immigrants to become naturalized citizens only happening in 1952 affects the relationship and grows the fear between citizens and immigrants creating a tension between them. Modernly tensions have grown so high people are afraid to let immigrants in the country as is evident in the Syrian Crisis happening around the world, their Xenophobia is hindering judgment and moral values. Modernly Xenophobia has grown as people now seem to fear immigrants even though the founders of this country were immigrants raising questions about why Xenophobia exists in a modern society as well as equality and equal suffrage are sought.

Cited:

"Xenophobia." The Free Dictionary. Farlex, n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.

Yakushko, Oksana. "Xenophobia: Understanding the Roots and Consequences of Negative Attitudes toward Immigrants." University of Nebraska Lincoln, 1 Jan. 2009. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.

History of Xenophobia: Sadie Ehlers Historically, xenophobia has been used to express when one country does not want entrance form citizens of another. For example, when the Unites States created the Chinese Exclusion Act, there was a large amount of xenophobia towards Chinese people and their culture. Xenophobia has been a consistent issue historically when is comes to immigration. Although many people are against immigration because of economical reasons, another contributing reason is the xenophobia rooted into people. In written text, xenophobia would cause great controversy, as xenophobia has a negative connotation, and generally is not something that helps society function. Thus, in text, xenophobia would cause history to be made, since people of the race being discriminated against are likely to fight back.