In the United States, the situation is improving, but it still exists, and will take more time before one could say that racism is no longer prevalent. The government has a strong role to play, but it does not bear full responsibility for solving the problem. The best solution is through education, understanding and exposure ... which of course, are all related concepts. It is instructive to note that racism is very uneven in the US. In California, for example, with a large immigrant and mixed race population, most people are very comfortable with race and ethnicity. For communities that are more isolated, opinions tend to be shaped by ignorance and misunderstanding.

In the UK it is illegal in most cases to dicriminate at work or in study. If people in the UK apply for a job or study they must be judged on their ability or skills and not their ethnic status or any other status. The government have introduced many laws to solve the problem but of course racism exists in society and not just law. While recent British surveys show that racism is in the minority, there are still many people left who are racist. The trend is positive so we can look forward to a happier future!

Are there any problems with racism in your country? Are they serious? What does the government do to try and solve them? In England there used to be a lot of racism but as time goes on (and more and more foreigners enter the country) everyone is starting to accept one another. Of course, that is not true for all people. Some people are arrogant, uneducated and simply rude and believe it is their place to start voicing their opinions, or in some worse cases, taking matters in to their own hands. The government can't really do much other than try to promote the union of different races. You could say it is a type of propaganda. Simply place more images of whites, blacks, browns and whatnot getting a long around the place and it will have a psychological impact on the viewers over a given amount of time (or at least thats the hope). Just keep promoting unity , focus on the similarities and improve education...I think these are the most effective long term strategies.

Racism problem I think happens anywhere in this world... Yes in our country we have this kind of problem. How serious? I don't know exactly.. Our government as far as I am concerned concentrate mostly on political issues, crimes, drugs sometimes the not so important matters (its not an issue but they make it so big).... People on different nations this days changes, depends how they adopt culture from one to the other.... Lets just hope for the best, and that people where ever they come from build unity as one..

In Algeria we have a different problem called: Regionalism! It's a discrimination based on the place you come from .for example a guy who comes from the west will favourite a western who applies for a work. It’s much lighter than racism, but still a problem we must fight. The Government did nothing; because, it couldn't handle with a problem of Potato! How could it handle such stuff?! :p