Diversity Aimed for by the Biden Administration February 3, 13:39

President Biden takes office in the United States.

Many women are appointed in the ministerial personnel affairs, and attention is focused on various faces such as black people and indigenous people.

Let's take a look at how the new administration is trying to create "diversity" in the deepening division of the United States.

For "diversity" ministerial personnel

Vice Presidents and ministers nominated by President Biden include people of various races and backgrounds, including the first black Secretary of Defense, the first indigenous Secretary of the Interior, and anyone who has announced homosexuality. ..

We asked Professor Mieko Nakabayashi of Waseda University, who is familiar with American politics, about the Biden administration.

Mr. Nakabayashi:

"We have nominated people with a lot of diversity. As President Biden promised during the election, we wanted to incorporate diversity into the government and administration as much as possible. I think the face of the ministers shows it all. "

Changing social structure and "division"

America has developed by accepting immigrants and people of various races.

That "diversity" has become the driving force of society.

But now, the structure of traditional society is about to change.

Looking at the population, whites accounted for about 60% in 2014, but in the future, people of Latin American and Asian descent will increase, and it is expected that whites will decrease to about 40% by 2060.

Former President Trump appeared as the sense of crisis about securing employment increased, especially among the conservative white people.

In the four years of former President Trump, the division of society has deepened, and the values ​​of respect for "diversity" have been greatly shaken.

Mr. Nakabayashi

"When I stand in the position of white people and elderly people, the old-fashioned cozy America, the morals of such a society, comes in with people from completely different cultures. It's no wonder that you have that kind of fear that will change. "

From the immigration policy of "aiming for unity"

Meanwhile, President Biden took office.

We are trying to unite society with various ministers.

One of the symbolic figures is Mallorcus, who has been appointed Secretary of Homeland Security for immigration policy.

During the Obama administration, he was in charge of immigration policy and focused on introducing a system called "DACA".

It is a system to defer the deportation of illegal immigrants who were taken by their parents when they were children, and it is said that there are about 800,000 such people in the United States.

Former President Trump called for the abolition of the system, but the Biden administration has announced that it will continue.

Mallorcus is actually from Cuba and is an immigrant to the United States himself.

Mallorcus

"My parents and I both loved democracy in this country and were

extremely

proud to be an American citizen."

On Twitter, Mallorcus stated his determination:

"When I was young, America was a haven for our family. I have been appointed by the Secretary to protect all Americans and those who have fled persecution."

Mr. Nakabayashi

"It seems that immigrants are moving to affirm that they have raised American society to this extent and that they have created America together." "

"We are successors" "Diversity" in poetry

The new administration has set out to emphasize not only race and immigrants, but also diversity such as women and sexual minorities.

The scene that symbolized that was the inauguration of the president.

This is Amanda Gorman, who read the poem aloud.

Amanda Gorman

"We are heirs. A black daughter who is a descendant of a slave and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president, and right now she reads poetry for the president. He is the heir to such a country and the times. "

Mr. Nakabayashi:

Until now, even if a non-white girl was taught at school that "anyone can be the president equally," I couldn't imagine the actual model or person. However, since Kamala Harris has actually become Vice President this time, it is an example of how children around the world can do their best and become like that if they have a chance. It has great significance and will be the power to transform society in the future. "

Can you overcome the division?

On the other hand, there are about 74 million people who supported Mr. Trump in the presidential election.

Many people still think that elections were fraudulent.

"I will be the president of all Americans. I will do my best for those who voted for me and for those who did not," Biden said in a speech.

I would like to take an interest in seeing what kind of new four years the United States will build by overcoming divisions while respecting diversity.

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