The United States Government and its Oppressive Policies

             For centuries, the United States has been about equality, justice and freedom. These guiding principles are foremost observed and practiced by the US Federal Government. During the past year, however, the American government has shown signs of deterioration in terms of principles and values. What used to be an institution that safeguards the American values is now but an entity that thrives on oppression, discrimination, and power. Such remorseful acts are evident in no other than the various policies of the government.

One of the most current oppressive policies of the government is its immigration policies. Early this year, US President Donald Trump passed an executive order that sought to limit the immigration of foreigners in the country. Such policies target immigrants and refugees from countries such as Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan (Shear 1). The core principle of this policy is that immigrants are a threat to national security, social services, and job opportunities. A closer examination of this policy will reveal that order is both oppressive and at the same unfounded and extremely misguided.

Another repressive and abusive act of the Federal Government comes in the form of invasion of privacy. Various reports show that different government agencies such as the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation intrude on the private communication of innocent people by amassing a large database of what they deem as “suspicious activities”. What is even alarming to point out is that these agencies catalog such activities using vague standards (LA Times).

 There are countless other activities that policies that show how the US government has now abandoned its ideals. Sadly, countless American citizens tolerate and even justify such acts.

Direct links to the Articles: 
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-usa-freedom-act-telephone-records-privacy-20150506-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/us/politics/new-order-bars-almost-all-travel-from-seven-countries.html

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