For years, immigrants have changed their names to overcome anytype of racial profiling. Recently, the CIA has been tracking every Muslim that changed their name. Police investigate individuals that changed their names or took Arabic names. Early in the investigation, police automatically added people with American names to the list to avoid being accused of racial profiling. Paul Brown, NYPD spokesperson, didn't respond to whether the process was legal or was it actually successful in finding any terrorist. The police department has always been required to have a federal court order when investigating citizens. Representitive Yvette Clarks, and Rush Holt believe that the NYPD's actions are of racial profililng and they have asked that the Justice Department investigate.
This is a social issue because many ethnicities believe that they are wrongfullly profiled. This is a reoccuring issue and minorities of the population have been effected by it. Many immigrants were trying to escape being ridiculed to fit into American society. I have a friend that is Japanese and Hispanic and he took his fathers name. He came to America at a young age and he was constantly picked on a harassed by the other children. He said that his older sister would be turned down from jobs because she had a hispanic name and employee's believed that she wasn't "capable" of filling the position. Recently, he changed his name to Kevin, whick is an Americanized name. The basis of America is that we are the land of the free and we accept all kinds of people. But, it isn't right for them to have to change their name because they are being excluded and then be put under police investigation. Blacks and Hispanics in New York are being racially profiled based on the past discussion that we had. Hispanics in the west are being profiled and deported. This is an serious issue now in America and it needs to be addressed.
2 comments:
The nypd should keep track of sketchy name changing just because of all the terrorism that has been going on. Any covering up of identity is no safe and could lead to more harm if not looked into.
I agree. Racial profiling is a huge social problem in the world today. It's total unfair to those who fall victim to it and something must be done!
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