The last chapter of the text varies depending on the edition read. After purchasing the second edition I was able to acquire a copy of the first. The last few chapters were an interesting correlation to the periods in which they were published, although they were both similar. After the 2008 election, Taylor rewrote the final chapter of the text to reflect the new conversation that arose with the election of our first black president. In the first edition, chapter six addresses how race impacts the increasingly popular topic of immigration and globalization in the United States (among various other things). Taylor emphasizes the importance of framing immigration administration as a racial structure, regardless of advocates' insistence that they are simply enforcing the laws. He makes his point by explaining that common and valid assertions and concepts about what qualifies as American (and what makes our country what we believe it to be) come from customs that were created “in the fires of classical racism” (p . 195). This is especially true with the unspoken but routine assumption that America is a country made for and accommodating to the white man. This understanding dates back to the time the first European settlers arrived in America and has remained unshakable ever since. Taylor cites examples including the US prison system and its radically unequal population. It seems strikingly obvious that there are a disproportionate number of minorities, forcing a discussion about the seemingly impartial nature of our laws and criminal codes. There is also talk of the substantial American intervention in Haiti; completely eliminating its ability to be self-sufficient. The importance of globalization for immigration has been n… halfway through the paper… is clarifying common assumptions and addressing issues that impact the population as a whole. I believe the continued and urgent need for progressive change has been made clear, and Taylor goes on to point out that “adequately unlearning our version of racial thinking would require an enormous effort at the public education level, and anything related to public education will not be possible". We won't get anywhere unless it resolves a variety of racial neuroses and an assortment of ethnic political issues…” (p. 128). To be truly free from the captivity and narrow views that are common racial thinking must happen on both a social and personal level, and I believe Taylor has given us the tools and interpretations necessary to begin to question our beliefs and convictions. Cited Taylor, Paul C. Race: A Philosophical Introduction. Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2004. Print.