Samantha Clarke
Reflection #18 EDF2085 “Tale of Two Island”
As I read the article entitled tale of two Islands, I am lead to believe that this issue was a deliberate twist on the laws of the country by officials. How it is that one country enjoys the privilege of that which another is deprived of? Is this institutional racism? Is it discrimination? Its unbelievable how this deliberate twist took place right in front of everyone’s yes. It seems to me that the relative authority changes the law to suit one ethnic group and at the same time deny another the same. The issue with the Haitians and the Cubans is one peculiar one which many are shy of calling out rightly discrimination. The law states that a refugee that is fleeing his/her country due to political hardship could come to America and amnesty would be provided for such a person.
The term institutional racism refers to the discrimination occurring within the governmental body not limited to universities or cooperation’s. When this type of racism gets thus far it is the hardest type to combat. To closely look at the situation with the Haitians who is fleeing their country because of political and economic hardship; they are well qualified for asylum in the USA just like the Cubans. But one may ask the question is this a problem of color or justice? What is good for one is not good for the other?
