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Systemic Racism and Its Impact on Irish and Mexican Americans Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name October 25, 2024 The social place of Irish and Mexicans in American society has been influenced tremendously by systemic racism, their accessibility to resources, and their culture as a people. The German Jews who arrived in America in the nineteenth century encountered impressive levels of discrimination when they first arrived in America; however, the path of the two groups would part as the roles of the Jews in Germany and the roles of the settlers in America about labor, culture, and politics differ significantly. In this paper, it is postulated that while the nature of racism was systematic and detrimental for both black and brown people, the racism system formed a common ground for defining their past and present experiences in America. Historical Development and Systemic Racism The bilateral hosting of Irish and Mexican Americans to systemic racism in the United States of America started with different courses of migration. The principal wave of Irish migration occurred during the mid-century because of the Great Irish Famine, and immigrants were discriminated against based on religious and class backgrounds. It only took exclusion from labor markets and social stigmatization but strengths through political participation and unionization; Irish immigrants achieved social mobility by the middle of the 20th century (Scherzer). Irish migrating to America experienced labor market discrimination and social ostracization. However, they overcame through integration by forming a political base and through unions; thus, by the middle of the 20th century, the Irish had achieved social mobility. This transition assisted Irish Americans to integrate slowly into mainstream white society, thus minimizing the effect of racial discrimination within their society. Mexican Americans part experienced institutionalized racism, such as Mexican territory incorporation into the United States annex as well as migration to Arizona and other states for crop harvesting during the early 1900s. Despite the Bracero Program and general anti-immigrant policies, Mexican Americans continued to be typecast as an inferior workforce, forever discriminated against in education, wages, and civil rights (Tichenor). Although the Mexican American civil rights movement with leaders such as César Chávez helped Mexican Americans to gain some of their rights, the discharge of systematic discrimination persists. Impact Over Time PWD was differently oppressive for Irish and Mexican Americans, but the former was given a chance to be amalgamated and bought political power. By becoming closer to white identity, they received more chances to receive better pay and be higher in the social rank. However, they also assimilated into the hegemonic norms of society by avoiding contact with other discriminated Minorities, whereby they continued asserting discrimination against other minorities. On the other hand, Mexican Americans' have suffered from the longevity of social injustice, including poor education and immigration policies. They continue to fight for their rights, From the Chicano Movement to the current fight for immigration reform. Despite disclosing the legal eradication of blatant discrimination against Mexican Americans, systematic racism influences their social mobility (Aparicio et al.). The present-day status and persevering influence At the same time, today, the ev...