Monday: We continued to work on our Political Presentations. We will be presenting them tomorrow during class. We also went over some of the Asian maps.
Leaders from all over the world are talking to United Nations right now. It will be happening throughout the week.
The Pope ended his tour of America yesterday and is now back in Rome.
First democratic debate is October 13th and they are leaving spot open for Joe Biden if he decides to run. Currently, Bernie Sanders, Lincoln Chafee, Jim Webb, Martin O'Malley, and Hillary Clinton will be participating.
Donald Trump will be releasing his tax plan this morning.
Tuesday: We went over more of the Asian maps. We then started to present our Political Presentations to the class.
Presentation Notes:
Candidates (Blue-Democrat; Red-Republican):
Ben Carson-
Personal Background-
~ Grew up in Detroit; family struggle
~ His parents got married when they were 13; mother only had education up to 13 and she had 24 siblings
~ He had difficulty in school; bottom of class
~ Had a violent temper
~ Mother made them read 2 books a week and had them do reports; Ben became top of class in 5th grade
~ Gifted in science; graduated high school with honors
~ Tried to hit his mother with a hammer; argued about clothing choice. Nearly killed a friend over an argument; ran home and prayed to God for help
~ Wanted to pursue a medical career; attended Yale university and got a Bachelor's in psychology
~ He enrolled in the school of medicine at the university of michigan to become a nerosurgion
~ Married Lacrena Rusten in 1975
Professional:
~ Became the director of pediaric neruosurgery in 1985 at John Hopkin's University (age 33)
~ Had a lot of succesful operations to serperate conjoined twins, but also had some unsuccesul operations where the twins died
~ 2002; developed Prostate cancer
~ Has written 8 books on philosophy with hardwork, God, and operation
Political Background-
~October 2013; hired by Fox news to become a contribute
~ May 4, 2015- launched his official bid for the republican presidential nomination
Major Platform Ideas-
~ Pro-life; life begins at contraception
~ Believes the education should be controlled by the state; not the federal government
~ Believes Guantanamo Bay should be kept open to help battle against terrorist attacks
~ Believes ObamaCare is a disaster; doesn't think government should have control of health care
~ Believes prayer should be allowed in public places
~ Believes in second-amendment; believes people should have right to own firearms
~ Believes we should stay allies with Israel
Marco Rubio-
Issues:
Immigration-
Gay Marriage- Gay marriage was legalized in all 50 states over the summer; June 26th
~Rainbow colors represents gay marriage
~ DOMA (defense of marriage act) gave states the option to recognize gay marriage- 1996. Did not give marriage benefits to gay couple. Was ruled unconstitutional in 2013.
~ Iowa was one of the first states to accept gay marriage
~ Over the years support for gay marriage has grown, while people who oppose it have decreased
Democrats-
Believe in equality-doesn't think it's a government issue
Generally favors gay marriage
Religious choice to recognize gay marriage
Republican-
~Should be a state issue
~ Thinks it should be banned (one man and one woman-Bible)
~ Children have a healthier childhood with a man and a woman
~ Supported DOMA
Wednesday- We went over more maps. Class is tomorrow. We also presented more political presentations
Russian President Putan just started first strike in Syria. Russia and Syria have been allied for years, so Russia doesn't like the U.S. flying planes in Syria.
A woman was killed today by the death penalty in Georgia. 15 woman have been executed since 1976. Woman don't get subjected to the death penalty as much as men, since more violent crimes are committed by men than women. Might have something to do with gender stereotypes.
Marco Rubio-
Personal Background-
Son of Cuban immigrant; parents came to America in 1956
Born on May 28th, 1971 in Miami Florida
His dad was a bartender and his mother was a maid at the same hotel
Said he became interested in politics from his unlcle who read books and newspapers out loud to him
Was very good in football in high school
Wife is Jeanette; has four children
Big fan of Miami dolphins
Professional Background-
1993- earned bachelor's from University of Florida
1998- elected in the Florida House of Representatives
2009- won his campaign for the U.S. Senate
April 2015- Announced bid for Republican nomination
Major Platform Ideas-
Take down Obamacare
Balance the budget
Immigration reform
Pro-life
Tougher border security; stop accepting new applicants; stop a family-based policy where if you have family here you can stay, instead base it on a person's merits and talents to give back to society
Illegal Immigration- the migration of people who cross the national border that violates the immigration laws in a country
It can take 10 years to come to America legally; that's why many people come illegally
There is 11.3 million undocumented immigrants in 2014
More deportations under President Obama than any other president in history
Democratic Stance-
Believe in providing paths to citizenship for people who came illegally
Thinks it's impossibly to deport all 11.3 million undocumented immigrants
Make it easier for people to come legally so they don't have to wait 10 years to become citizens
Republican Stance-
Believe providing amnesty encourages illegal immigration
Stricter penalties for illegal immigrants, and the people who smuggle them here
Illegal immigrants shouldn't have same rights as people who came here legally
Democrats say immigrants strengthen the U.S.; Republicans view them as more of a burden
Thursday- We took to class quiz today over our Asian Maps. My class got 100%. Presented more presentations.
Hurricane coming towards East cost and has been categorized to a 4. Officials are starting to get worried.
Illegal Immigration:
People come to America to get better jobs, a better life for their family, and to be safe. Illegal people usually come here illegally because they don't want to wait 10 years to get into America.
U.S. citizens don't like illegal immigration because some people feel they are taking their jobs, using the U.S. to get social programs and visas, and people who came who legal say that if they had to go through the entire process than everyone should. People who the U.S. really care about deporting are criminals and drug dealers.
Politicians usually like to shy away from immigration (especially Republicans) because they don't want to lose the Hispanic vote.
Birthright citizenship- If you are born in the United States, you're automatically a U.S. citizen. Republicans use the term 'anchor babies' to describe illegal immigrants who come to the U.S. to have there child and then since their baby is a citizen the parents are allowed to stay. Many Hispanics are offended by this term because they say that's not the sole person when coming illegally to the U.S.
2013- 990,553 people official legal residence (green cards). 779,929 immigrants became naturalized in 2013. It takes about 7 years to become naturalized after you are granted 'green card' status.
Top countries of origin of illegal immigrants-
- Mexico (59%)
- El Salvador (6%)
- Guatemala (5%)
- Honduras (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
61% unauthorized immigrants are from ages 25-44. 53% are males. California is the #1 place where illegal immigrants settle. 438,421 unauthorized immigrants were removed from the U.S. in 2013.
Obama's Plan: Under President Obama, more immigrants have been deported than by any other President in U.S. history.
~ Crack down on at illegal immigration at the border
~ Deport felons, not families
~ Have criminal background checks and taxes on unauthorized immigrants
~ Make legal immigration easier (make sure it doesn't take 10 years)
Obama: "Come out of the Shadows"
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