Border Disorder
The Donald Trump administration has remained adamant about building a wall to separate the United States from Central America. Violence, poverty, and oppression has left many of these families with no choice but to seek a better life. When families are caught at the border, children and parents are separated from one another causing emotional damage to both. The Trump administration has also been cracking down on asylum claims which are protections granted by the United States to one who has left their native country as a political refugee. The effect the Trump administration and its policies has had on mass communications is evident throughout the media. Depending on the corporation relaying political messages, the Trump administration’s policies has caused a divide in the mass media and the citizens of the United States.
Moreover, mass communications outside of the United States is affected by the Trump administration and the wall as well. Media outlets have portrayed the United States as egotistical and discriminatory although we are supposed to be the “land of the free.” Well, if we’re the land of the free, why does everything depend on capital. Apparently, capitalism has been the root of America’s tarnished reputation in the mass media throughout the world. Donald Trump is a business first, money first, type of individual leading our country and it has led to greed and arrogance portrayed by the mass media.
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Instead of separating these children from their families, Donald Trump and his administration should focus on why these people are fleeing from their countries. The United States has ties to countries such as Mexico in regard to the North American Free Trade Agreement. If we can help these countries establish themselves with more resources and economical stability, we’d have to worry far less about immigrants traveling to the United States.
It’d be far more humane and effective if the Trump administration focused on helping these under privileged countries. Countries such as El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala have faced issues such as corruption in their government, gang violence, and terrorism. It’s literally war right in front of their faces on a daily basis. In order to combat these issues and limit the immigration that the Trump administration is so against, we must help these countries to obtain better education programs, better civil rights laws, competent judges and political figures and build a foundation for quality economic developments.
The mass communication industry is tasked with spreading messages with objectivity and without seditious libel. This has become a much more tedious job since the Trump Administration has taken the helm because numerous immoral acts have taken place under Donald Trump and they continue to accumulate. Journalists must remain objective in their works targeted towards government officials because with media channels such as social media, the public has become far more sensitive to news and opinionated pieces of information.
Digital Communications has led to more social movements people acting together out of a common interest. This can be threatening to government officials if individuals take collective action. This is how mass communications can really have an impactful effect on society. With so many opinions and voices able to be heard in modern times, the best of the best must remain true to objectivity in order to ensure fairness and equality for all.
