Conflict Theory and Globalization Essay

Conflict Theory/Globalization

Globalization:

A Worldwide Phenomenon and its Discontents

Globalization is ever present in today's world. It is found in our ability to speak with a person across the world in minutes, media coverage of distant lands and their strife, as well as constant outsourcing. Globalization is, thus, a phenomenon that is all around us, yet many do not truly understand what it means. Yet globalization means so much more than outsourcing and an increase in technology. This is a phenomenon, truly defined by the ongoing interconnectedness of the world. Yet this is not always positive. This paper will examine some questions as well as some sources that expand upon the above critiques.

The fist topic related to globalization are the on-going debates on whether a fence across the U.S.-Mexico border would be effective in curbing immigration in the United States. Various camps give pro and con arguments, some of which make sense, yet other, such as the fact that some may compare the fence to the Berlin Wall are completely missing the mark. I believe that putting up a fence would have a curbing effect on immigration, but I also believe in immigration, especially in the right of a person to pursue life, liberty and happiness, which is often one of the reasons why Mexican immigrants cross the border.While it is true that there is an overpopulation of this ethnicity in the U.S. this does not necessarily mean that putting up a fence will solve the problem, even if it curbs it a little.

However, I also believe that putting up a fence would curb the illegal activity coming from those smuggling immigrants into the United States, and would provide for a better streaming of people who deserve to be in the United States, i.e. people who are truly seeking….....