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Millions of immigrants have crossed the southern border from many rugged countries. Will they bring their country's politics with them as did so many immigrants from Eastern Europe in the late 1800s?
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The United States is home to the largest number of immigrants in the world. An estimated 50.6 million people in the United States—a bit more than 15% of the total population of 331.4 million—were born in a foreign country. The number of immigrants in the U.S. has increased by at least 400% since 1965.
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Take a Guy to Lunch
A large study tried to measure bias according to reactions to diverse photos of diverse people by diverse observers. The participants were quicker to associate negative attributes with people in scruffier clothes, but that bias was fairly small. Only one strong and consistent bias emerged. Participants in every category—men and women of all races, ages, and social classes—were quicker to associate positive attributes with women and negative attributes with men.
Now expand that idea. The study doesn't distinguish the cause for the negative feelings--whether males are seen as husband-foolish TV characters, or criminal, or violent, or just untrustworthy romantic partners. But men are demonstrably worse at academics and have cornered the market in criminality. Men in this culture have problems. Have they been left behind?
So, should the nation work on this obvious bias against almost 50% of the population? Should outreach be initiated and programs started?
What kind of future does a culture have when almost 50% of its population is held in bigoted disregard?
Millions of immigrants have crossed the southern border from many rugged countries. Will they bring their country's politics with them as did so many immigrants from Eastern Europe in the late 1800s?
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The United States is home to the largest number of immigrants in the world. An estimated 50.6 million people in the United States—a bit more than 15% of the total population of 331.4 million—were born in a foreign country. The number of immigrants in the U.S. has increased by at least 400% since 1965.
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Take a Guy to Lunch
A large study tried to measure bias according to reactions to diverse photos of diverse people by diverse observers. The participants were quicker to associate negative attributes with people in scruffier clothes, but that bias was fairly small. Only one strong and consistent bias emerged. Participants in every category—men and women of all races, ages, and social classes—were quicker to associate positive attributes with women and negative attributes with men.
Now expand that idea. The study doesn't distinguish the cause for the negative feelings--whether males are seen as husband-foolish TV characters, or criminal, or violent, or just untrustworthy romantic partners. But men are demonstrably worse at academics and have cornered the market in criminality. Men in this culture have problems. Have they been left behind?
So, should the nation work on this obvious bias against almost 50% of the population? Should outreach be initiated and programs started?
What kind of future does a culture have when almost 50% of its population is held in bigoted disregard?
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