Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday Matters 8
There are many different views and opinions on the topic of illegal immigrants. People who are against illegal immigrants believe that it is a crime, and so these people shouldn't be given opportunities and rights like the citizens of our country. They also believe that illegal immigrants take away from people who are citizens in this country by taking their jobs, and causing a strain on our economic system and health care systems. They don't think that illegal immigrants should worsen our already worry some growing population. On the flip side, people who are not against illegal immigrants believe that these people deserve opportunities like how us Americans have. So many people of the world are not blessed to have opportunities, and it takes a long time to be able to legally immigrate into this country. Plus, so many illegal immigrants bring their young kids here. These kids grow up in this country, work hard in school, and deserve the same rights that other kids have, like getting financial aid for college. After going through all these opinions, it's hard for me to form my own. I do understand the point of view that our population is growing rapidly and so it's going to be very hard to account for all of these undocumented people. However, I think the situations of the lives of these illegal immigrants is a sad one, and that they should be given a chance to make it in this country. I don't think that illegal immigrants should automatically be deported. Many of the kids didn't have a say in whether or not they wanted to illegally immigrate here so after working hard in our school systems, they should be able to go to college and have a bright future in this country.
Monday Matters 7
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/10/16/fewer-babies-for-better-or-worse/downsides-of-high-immigration?scp=5&sq=illegal%20immigrants&st=Search
Our nation's population is growing tremendously every year. One million illegal immigrants enter the U.S. every year. There is no way we will be able to account for this many people, there would be a strain on our resources, and there wouldn't be enough jobs for everyone. There are also many legal immigrants who are waiting their turn to come in, and it's delaying their time with all of these illegal immigrants coming in. The immigrants who come in should be young people who are skilled and willing to work hard to benefit this country. It's also difficult for us to get unemployed Americans back to work when immigrants are taking their jobs.
Our nation's population is growing tremendously every year. One million illegal immigrants enter the U.S. every year. There is no way we will be able to account for this many people, there would be a strain on our resources, and there wouldn't be enough jobs for everyone. There are also many legal immigrants who are waiting their turn to come in, and it's delaying their time with all of these illegal immigrants coming in. The immigrants who come in should be young people who are skilled and willing to work hard to benefit this country. It's also difficult for us to get unemployed Americans back to work when immigrants are taking their jobs.
Monday Matters 6
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F10%2F28%2Fopinion%2F28sun4.html&ei=Khe7TtPYGsuLsALW25CtCA&usg=AFQjCNHabh_y-3Q0Ct6VjZt5ZFIp8o27mw&sig2=XGb5T4AdfE7aFqPPvlujgA
Many of America's distasteful views for illegal immigrants, comes from the word illegal. The country wants these people out, and wont be satisfied unless they are deported. But, just because these people are illegal, they should get another chance. Many people who do illegal things in this country get a second chance, so it's not right that immigration reform is so hard. Similarly, the Constitution grants rights to all people, not just citizens, so people shouldn't get so upset when they find out that illegal immigrants DO have rights.
Many of America's distasteful views for illegal immigrants, comes from the word illegal. The country wants these people out, and wont be satisfied unless they are deported. But, just because these people are illegal, they should get another chance. Many people who do illegal things in this country get a second chance, so it's not right that immigration reform is so hard. Similarly, the Constitution grants rights to all people, not just citizens, so people shouldn't get so upset when they find out that illegal immigrants DO have rights.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Monday Matters 5
http://americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/isacrime.html
Some people believe that illegal immigration IS a crime and that it hurts American citizens, especially ones who are poor or living in unfavorable conditions. They believe that it hurts our public funds and prevents us from being able to provide things like health care to people who are legal citizens of this country if we continue to allow illegal immigration. Similarly, it also hurts the citizens of this country if illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from citizens who are in need of jobs. And finally, illegal immigration is contributing to the massive population of the US, and is causing problems like over crowding and straining of our resources.
Some people believe that illegal immigration IS a crime and that it hurts American citizens, especially ones who are poor or living in unfavorable conditions. They believe that it hurts our public funds and prevents us from being able to provide things like health care to people who are legal citizens of this country if we continue to allow illegal immigration. Similarly, it also hurts the citizens of this country if illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from citizens who are in need of jobs. And finally, illegal immigration is contributing to the massive population of the US, and is causing problems like over crowding and straining of our resources.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday #4
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/08/us-immigration-california-idUSTRE7971SK20111008
Whether or not illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in the US has been a heated debate for some time now, even more of a controversy is whether or not they should be given certain opportunities, such as financial aid for college. In California, the second part of the Dream Act was passed. This allows illegal immigrant college students to get state funded financial aid. Many people believe that since so many illegal immigrants are studious and extremely intelligent, they deserve the chance to go to college. Unfortunately, many of them don't have the money to go to college so they are being deprived of the education that they deserve to help them get somewhere in life. For many of these immigrants, they were brought to the US when they were very young, and it isn't really their fault that they're here illegally. People are arguing that giving these immigrants financial aid is taking away from deserving citizens who to get financial aid. However, at state universities, this law is only going to affect less than one percent of the students enrolled in the current school year.
Whether or not illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in the US has been a heated debate for some time now, even more of a controversy is whether or not they should be given certain opportunities, such as financial aid for college. In California, the second part of the Dream Act was passed. This allows illegal immigrant college students to get state funded financial aid. Many people believe that since so many illegal immigrants are studious and extremely intelligent, they deserve the chance to go to college. Unfortunately, many of them don't have the money to go to college so they are being deprived of the education that they deserve to help them get somewhere in life. For many of these immigrants, they were brought to the US when they were very young, and it isn't really their fault that they're here illegally. People are arguing that giving these immigrants financial aid is taking away from deserving citizens who to get financial aid. However, at state universities, this law is only going to affect less than one percent of the students enrolled in the current school year.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Monday Matters 3
http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR2RQTB#a=18
The above image was taken in Haiti. It's a picture of demonstrators protesting the UN relief cause in their country. Their president is about to speak at a UN general assembly in New York. They blame this relief cause to have brought disease and rape into their country.
This photo comes across as chaotic and cluttered with people all over the place. This helps to demonstrate how this problem in Haiti is chaotic. The arm going down the center of the photo obstructs the view of the on looker a little bit. Their problems in Haiti aren't being seen. Anyone who heard of this relief effort wouldn't think that it has brought all of these problems into Haiti that are hurting them even more. The fact that this whole picture is a reflection in a mirror gets across the overall main argument. The people of Haiti aren't being listened to properly. A relief effort is supposed to benefit their country, but it isn't. It's ironic because the thing that was created to help them is just hurting them and pulling them down even more. Mirrors show things for what they are. This picture is showing Haiti's current state for what it is, and the relief effort for what it is. It's displaying the chaotic status of the country and angered state of the people. Even if the relief effort was meant to help, this is what it is actually doing.
This photo comes across as chaotic and cluttered with people all over the place. This helps to demonstrate how this problem in Haiti is chaotic. The arm going down the center of the photo obstructs the view of the on looker a little bit. Their problems in Haiti aren't being seen. Anyone who heard of this relief effort wouldn't think that it has brought all of these problems into Haiti that are hurting them even more. The fact that this whole picture is a reflection in a mirror gets across the overall main argument. The people of Haiti aren't being listened to properly. A relief effort is supposed to benefit their country, but it isn't. It's ironic because the thing that was created to help them is just hurting them and pulling them down even more. Mirrors show things for what they are. This picture is showing Haiti's current state for what it is, and the relief effort for what it is. It's displaying the chaotic status of the country and angered state of the people. Even if the relief effort was meant to help, this is what it is actually doing.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Monday Matters 2
After the shootings in the Florida nightclub, many are outraged and are now living in fear. Some people who live near the nightclubs want to move after what happened. They don't think their town is safe now. A policeman called the whole thing "heinus" and was very upset. Overall, people are just in shock and don't feel safe anymore and are not sure that they will ever feel safe again.
"Florida Authorities Search for 2 Gunmen In Deadly Nightclub Shooting." Crime and Courts. 09/11/11: 1. Web. 18 Sep. 2011. <http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/11/2-killed-22-injured-in-florida-night-club-shooting/>.
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