Monday- worked on presentations
Tuesday- gave presentations
- Gay Marriage:
- June 26, 2015
- Supreme court held a 5-4 decision
- Obergefell v. Hodges
Wednesday-
- Marco Rubio
- 8.4%
- Son of Cuban Immigrants
- Parents came to America in 1956
- Born on May 28, 1971 in Miami
- Spent part of his life in Las Vegas (1979-1985)
- Dad was a bartender in hotels and mother was a maid, cashier, and retail clerk
- Told the press: "I gained an interest in politics and history from my uncle, who would read books and newspapers out loud to us."
- Very good athlete, played high school football
- Jeanette
- Four children: Amanda, Daniella, Anthony, and Dominic
- Big fan of the Miami Dolphins
- Wife used to be a cheerleader for the Dolphins
- 1989- Earned football scholarship to Tarkio College
- 1993- Earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida
- Went to the University of Miami for his law degree
- 1998- elected in the Florida House of Representatives
- 2003- established himself as a political force with the legislature
- 2009- won his campaign for the U.S. Senate
- 2011- became a member of several legislative committees
- April 2015- announced his plans to run for the 2015 republican presidential nomination
- Standing up to ObamaCare (expanding health savings accounts and allowing states to sell insurance across state lines
- Balancing the Budget
- Immigration reform
- Tougher border security
- Stop accepting new applicants
- Suggests moving to a merit-based system instead of a family-based policy
- Very conservative
- Prolife
- Lower taxes, better schools, a leaner and more efficient government and free market empowerment
- Illegal Immigration
- the migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country
- 11.3 million unauthorized people in the US in 2014
- Since 2009, yearly about 350,000 new illegal immigrants
- More deportations under Obama than any other president
- Problem is not the people, but the border control security
- Republican:
- Believes that providing amnesty to illegal immigrants only further encourages illegal immigration
- Seeks stricter penalties for illegal aliens themselves as well as for those who help smuggle illegal aliens into the country
- People that came illegally shouldn't have the same rights as the ones that are legally here
- Democrats:
- Believe in providing the path to immigrate legally
- Support strong supercussion for those who broke the law and were criminal
Thursday- took Asian class map test
- Illegal Immigration:
- What is immigration?
- People moving from one country to another with legal paperwork
- What is illegal immigration?
- People moving from one country to another without permission or paperwork
- Why do people want to come to the US either legally or illegally?
- Legally: job opportunities, family opportunities, reunite with family
- Illegally: same reasons as legals but they think it takes to long and they don't want to wait
- Why do US citizens get upset about illegal immigrants?
- Legal immigrants took the time and effort to get here
- Taking jobs
- They feel like they are taking advantage of the US, not paying taxes
- People don't like culture change
- Drugs
- Why is it easy for politicians to ignore the problem of illegal immigration?
- Hispanic votes
- This is true for Republicans because Republicans are seen as anti-immigration so Hispanics don't vote for them, so Republicans just don't talk about it
- What is birthright citizenship?
- If you are born in the United States, you are a United States citizen
- If parents come illegally and have a child, they get to stay because the child is a citizen
- 14th amendment
- Trump believes that this should be changed and that it isn't right
- What are "anchor babies"?
- If illegal immigrants give birth to a child in the United States, it makes it easier for the parents to stay in the United States
- Legal Immigration Statistics:
- 2013: 990,553 people are granted lawful permanent residence in the United States
- "Green cards"- given official legal status here while you are working towards becoming a citizen
- Naturalized citizen- someone who comes here legally, takes a test, cannot run for President
- The top countries of origin of legal immigrants:
- Mexico (14%)
- China (7.2%)
- India (6.9%)
- Philippines (5.5%)
- Dominican Republic (4.2%)
- 2013: a total of 779,929 people become naturalized US citizens
- Top countries of origin of naturalized US citizens:
- Mexico (12,7%)
- India (6.4%)
- Philippines
- Dominican Republic
- China
- Illegal Immigration Statistics:
- 2012: the Department of Homeland Security estimates that there are 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States
- The top countries of origin of illegal immigrants are:
- Mexico (59%)
- El Salvador (6%)
- Guatemala (5%)
- Honduras (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
- 2012: top top us states where unauthorized immigrants settle
- California (25%)
- Texas (16%)
- Florida (6%)
- New York (5%)
- Illinois (5%)
- Unauthorized immigrants to the United States tend to be young (61% between ages 25-44) and male (53%)
- Young people come so they can start a life and build a family
- Males come over more often because of jobs
- 2013: 662,483 unauthorized immigrants are apprehended
- More than 64% are from Mex
- 2013: 438,421 unauthorized immigrants are removed from the United States
- Mexico (72%)
- Guatemala (11%)
- Honduras (8%)
- El Salvador (5%)
- President Obama's Plan:
- cracking down on illegal immigration at the border (both Democrats and Republicans agree with this)
- deporting felons, not families
- accountability- criminal background checks and taxes
- Streamlining legal immigration (keep it under 5 years)
- Under President Obama, more illegal immigrants have been deported than by any other President
- What is immigration?
Friday- not in class, Homecoming decorating
Comments
Excellent job on your weekly blogs!