My way is the Right way

      Neo-conservatism is the belief that develops from wanting to conserve already existing ideas. Neo-conservatism believes that immigrants and refugees that come will cause problems in society. The tradition and stability the conservatives believe in will change, since the refugees come with little or no money, they will then need social assistance. Mullaly states that, “conservatives prefer to maintain traditional institutions and processes.” Therefore, neo-conservatism is enforcing the belief systems of the conservatives. Neo-conservative solutions to the current crises are to, “attack government deficits by cutting social spending, to rely on the private sector to restore economic growth, to eliminate or reduce the power of inions, to deregulate industry, and to limit the controls on multinational corporations” (Riches, 1986). Neo-conservative believes in having no change and only the deserving poor should receive help from the government.
       The average neo-conservative appears to not be concerned about the effects on the immigration policy. Neo-conservatives view the world with the cultural traditions and values that they believe should be put into place with no exceptions. Immigrants that arrive, in the eye of the neo-conservatives, need to participate and belong to the country like everyone else. I believe that in the eyes of a neo-conservative, immigrants and refugees will only cause problems. The government will be needed for assistance when the immigrants and refugees come without job skills and aren’t able to find a proper job. For example, let’s say Jimmy is a refugee coming from the Pakistan to Canada. Jimmy is leaving Pakistan because he feels threatened. Wikipedia states, “a refugee is a person who has a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country". Since Jimmy had to flee the country, he wasn’t able to bring most of his belongings with him. While he was living in Pakistan he was doing the odd repair job for anyone that would hire him. With this information we will conclude that he doesn’t carry much money with him. What is Jimmy suppose to do when he arrives in Canada and has little to no money, be homeless?
      Of course Jimmy will be off to a rough start, but Canada allows him to apply for social assistance. I believe that this is what the neo-conservative glares down upon; this refugee doesn’t follow any traditional way of living. He’s coming alone, he’s not married, no children and no job. He can’t take care of himself, therefore government assistance will be asked for. In my opinion, if we lived in a neo-conservative only world there would be no new changes to our world. Each one of us would be married a partner of the opposite sex, have a nuclear family, and run our own private business.

- Samantha

References

      Mulally, B. (2007). The new structural social work. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.