My answers on the Ethical Orientation Questionnaire resulted in me obtaining a J score
which translates to those that prefer an ethic of justice. I chose the answer that translated to J for
eight of the nine questions. I was not surprised at all by my result although the description of the
result states that it is more common for men than women. According to Thomas I. White
(White, 1996), people with an ethic of justice rely on things to be fair and equal and also want
authority to be administered so that justice can be obtained. This is true with my personal ethical
views. He also states that we like to implement general principals because we perceive the
dilemma as a conflict of rights and that we make our determinations based on a standard that is
beyond the interest of a particular person. I find it laughable that he uses the word “roughshod”
when referring to the result of the decisions. What some may consider roughshod aka barbarous,
vicious, or cruel, is a matter of opinion of someone who has a different view or belief on that
decision.
As someone with a bachelor’s degree from Troy in political science, I get into many
controversial political discussions on social media as well as in person with a different range of
people. I am called names due to the difference in my ethical, religious, and political beliefs.
The awareness of my ethical orientation doesn’t change any decision making that I might make
in the future.
I agree with mass deportation. I think that anyone here illegally should be deported. I
believe that any workplace that is currently employing illegals should be fined enough that it
stings. Apparently, the workplace didn’t bother reading the Immigration Reform and Control Act
of 1986 that we discussed in the last module, or they just didn’t care. The ethical questionnaire
asked if it is better to be sympathetic and feeling or justice and fair. I one hundred percent
believe justice and fair. In our textbook, the authors (Nickels et al., 2025) define ethics as
society’s accepted standards of moral behavior, that is, behaviors accepted by society as right
rather than wrong. Those on the opposite side question my morals and ethics and say that mass
deportation is a moral and ethical issue to me. They even throw out that word the questionnaire
mentioned, unmerciful. I chose unfair as my answer for that question because it’s unfair that
these illegals think it’s ok to jump to the front of the line and not go through the proper channels
like so many before them have. The hard facts (my answer to question 7 in the questionnaire) is
that each illegal or baby born to an illegal in the U.S. costs American citizens $8,776 annually
(Fair Research, 2023). They damage our economy by depressing wages for American workers
by receiving lower pay and increasing the labor force (Lonergan, 2024). Would I call ICE if I
knew someone that is illegal? Absolutely. These facts are just a few facts that others have
questioned my morals and standards. And as a society, we voted overwhelmingly to support this
mass deportation, which says that having this opinion that I have, is also supported by the
majority of the society as right rather than wrong as per the definition of ethics.
References
Fair Research. (2023, March 8). The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States
Taxpayers | 2023. Federation for American Immigration Reform.
https://www.fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-
united-states-taxpayers-2023
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which translates to those that prefer an ethic of justice. I chose the answer that translated to J for
eight of the nine questions. I was not surprised at all by my result although the description of the
result states that it is more common for men than women. According to Thomas I. White
(White, 1996), people with an ethic of justice rely on things to be fair and equal and also want
authority to be administered so that justice can be obtained. This is true with my personal ethical
views. He also states that we like to implement general principals because we perceive the
dilemma as a conflict of rights and that we make our determinations based on a standard that is
beyond the interest of a particular person. I find it laughable that he uses the word “roughshod”
when referring to the result of the decisions. What some may consider roughshod aka barbarous,
vicious, or cruel, is a matter of opinion of someone who has a different view or belief on that
decision.
As someone with a bachelor’s degree from Troy in political science, I get into many
controversial political discussions on social media as well as in person with a different range of
people. I am called names due to the difference in my ethical, religious, and political beliefs.
The awareness of my ethical orientation doesn’t change any decision making that I might make
in the future.
I agree with mass deportation. I think that anyone here illegally should be deported. I
believe that any workplace that is currently employing illegals should be fined enough that it
stings. Apparently, the workplace didn’t bother reading the Immigration Reform and Control Act
of 1986 that we discussed in the last module, or they just didn’t care. The ethical questionnaire
asked if it is better to be sympathetic and feeling or justice and fair. I one hundred percent
believe justice and fair. In our textbook, the authors (Nickels et al., 2025) define ethics as
society’s accepted standards of moral behavior, that is, behaviors accepted by society as right
rather than wrong. Those on the opposite side question my morals and ethics and say that mass
deportation is a moral and ethical issue to me. They even throw out that word the questionnaire
mentioned, unmerciful. I chose unfair as my answer for that question because it’s unfair that
these illegals think it’s ok to jump to the front of the line and not go through the proper channels
like so many before them have. The hard facts (my answer to question 7 in the questionnaire) is
that each illegal or baby born to an illegal in the U.S. costs American citizens $8,776 annually
(Fair Research, 2023). They damage our economy by depressing wages for American workers
by receiving lower pay and increasing the labor force (Lonergan, 2024). Would I call ICE if I
knew someone that is illegal? Absolutely. These facts are just a few facts that others have
questioned my morals and standards. And as a society, we voted overwhelmingly to support this
mass deportation, which says that having this opinion that I have, is also supported by the
majority of the society as right rather than wrong as per the definition of ethics.
References
Fair Research. (2023, March 8). The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States
Taxpayers | 2023. Federation for American Immigration Reform.
https://www.fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-
united-states-taxpayers-2023
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