you and your spouse are being processed for deportation while your son gets to stay in America. Despite the unknown situation, you know your child will study hard with the goal to make money to send for you and your spouse in the future. The reason why he is even allowed to stay in the USA is because of of a program called D.A.C.A or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals which allows him to stay in America to continue schooling and for work. Although this situation may seem far fetched, many
a problem in America right now that we are dealing with at a pace and at a size that we haven’t dealt with for over 40 years. And before we go down the long road of what is wrong in America, why is this happening in America, I want to be clear about that the fact that it is not just an American problem. Racism is a human race problem,
Before we start this discussion, let's begin with unless you are 100% Native American, you are an immigrant. We all come from somewhere, but for most of us, it wasn't here. If we are to be truthful, your ancestors who first came to this country probably encountered the same kind of xenophobia people are heaping on the current immigrants. With every new wave of immigrate, no matter where they were from, were generally despised by the previous wave that had integrated into our society, the Irish, German
“We came to America, either ourselves or in the person of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.”(Woodrow Wilson) Conversely, it refers to the immigrants that migrated from Europe due to the cause of war, poverty, and discrimination. Furthermore, immigrants in Europe were treated poorly which made them feel the need of migrating from another country. In that
Slavery was a large issue in the United States and it caused many disagreements between the North and the South in the late 1800’s. Nearing the end of the Civil War, the 13th amendment was passed; this meant thaintt slavery was abolished and slaves were freed from their owners. Although slavery ended, there was still segregation between the whites and blacks. The 14th and 15th amendments helped with black rights, but there was still a distance. They needed Martin Luther King Jr. to help, King was
One of the main reasons why most of America’s population are in debt is due to the outrageous expenses of requiring a high quality post-secondary degree. Almost all students that come from a low-income back-round are in debt because expensive colleges prevent opportunities not just for career options but for life as well. Students who graduate with debt usually live with that debt for years which can end up affecting retirement plans, building a family, and other qualities of life. More students
White America: Privilege and Superiority. White Americans, according to most recent updates from the U.S. Census Bureau, form the vast majority of the U.S. population. This influence in size in addition to many other advantages provide them with unique privileges and opportunities distinct to their particular race. There is nothing wrong with being white, however, there is the indisputable reality that if you are apart of the white community in America, you reap benefits that other American minorities
There is a lot to say about gun control in America, people think that there shouldn’t be gun laws put in place and some people think they should have laws because sometimes firearms land in the wrong hands. When they do there is lots of reasons they might be used for like drug dealing and mass shootings. A mass shooting is where a gunman kills four or more people. In 2015, 372 mass shootings occurred so that came to 7 mass shootings every week. On December 15, 1791 the 2nd Amendment was introduced
1619, European settlers travelled to North America. They’ve found people that are not like them, different coloured skin, work differently, etc. The European settlers were stunned, due to the fact they have never seen people unlike them. The “new” people were coloured people, most likely Africans. The European settlers took them back to Jamestown, Virginia. Coloured people were now considered slaves, who had to do free labour for the white people. Some jobs they had were, cotton picking, weaving
Spanish exploration of the Americas centered around the chance of creating an economic utopia with precious metals. Not only did they see the opportunity in the presence of metals, but they also saw it in the presence of slave labor from the natives. They used the natives for mining, farming, and hunting. The Spanish royals saw an economic utopia in having slave labor to gain metals, hides, and food goods to gain wealth for their project of creating their version of a utopia in their homeland. (Francis