Much of America's history has been saturated with situations related to race and the people associated with it. It is impossible to talk about the founding of America without looking at the invention of race. This is because race was closely tied to the founding of America through the two-part process of racialization. Through this, a dichotomous racial structure was developed and implemented. This was achieved primarily by the U.S. government, which used policies, social arrangements, and institutional models (lecture notes 10-6-10) to further entrench race in American society. The government helped increase white superiority. When the government couldn't do everything publicly, it turned to the private sector. The public and private sectors then joined forces to maintain white superiority. The government, as part of the public sector, has used its dominant power to create several policies that contribute to the oppression of people of color. These policies have also contributed to the development of stereotypes that hold people of color back. For many people of color, these policies helped white people implement their biases without being reprimanded. Discriminatory policies have been implemented for several different government, state and city affairs. However, immigration, welfare, and housing policies have had enormous impacts on people of color. Although these policies do not clearly state the desired discriminatory outcomes, the misleading manner in which they are written helps produce them. Immigration policies were created after the influx of Hispanics coming to work in America; even if it was the government's responsibility to attract them. There was a push pull push back factor (lecture notes 10-27-10) ass...... middle of paper ... certain colors and an equally authentic valuing of people as people, whatever or their color. (Rodriguez[2000]:3). If the dualistic view of race disappeared from society, the dominant group would find another way to classify humans. The dominant group would do this because the disadvantages of those in inferior positions help to increase or perpetuate the advantages available to the dominant group. The dominant group will do whatever it takes to maintain their dominance. I believe there are steps that can be taken to help promote change within the dominant group. I believe that if the dominant group took a step back to look at the bigger picture, societal changes might be possible. Furthermore, recognizing white privilege would change the dynamics of society as a whole. Norms should be reevaluated to accept that there is no such thing as a normal or ideal individual..