Compare And Contrast Democrats Vs Republicans

The Powerhouses of the Country Collide

Right or left? Conservative or Liberal? Today, these are questions that many ask before determining how they feel about another person. A political party is defined as an organization with roughly similar opinions. In America there are two main political parties, the Republicans and Democrats. With the two parties holding a majority of public office positions, they have a say in almost every major aspect of a citizen’s daily life. While the aim is for a better America, the idea for the better America greatly differs between Republicans and Democrats, especially when speaking on platforms such as gun control and immigration.

One of the most argued policies between the Republicans and Democrats today is

But the system has major holes in it, among them incomplete listings of criminal cases. Perhaps the biggest hole is that small-scale sellers...are not required to do background checks”(PÉrez-peÑa 2015). For years, Democrats have fought for stricter gun control on firearms. After more than 60,000 gun violence incidents in 2017(gunviolencearchive 2017) and already almost 10,000 incidents in 2018(gunviolencearchive 2018), Democrats have only raised their fight for stricter background checks, a stronger focus on mental health, and have even been looking to ban semi-automatic assault rifles from the everyday human being. Even with the recent mass shootings, Republicans have stuck to their claim that every American has the right to own and carry a firearm. A large reason for that is the Republican parties affiliation with The National Rifle Association, or NRA. The NRA has been a large voice in the fight for gun control as, “the NRA spends with a laser-like focus, boosting pro-gun politicians who are almost always Republicans, and running

For Republicans, the approach towards immigration is clear, “The Republican Party believes in immigration laws and immigration reforms that address the needs of national security. The party has always been divided on to exactly what extent immigration laws should be tightened, but as a whole the party believes that a system needs to be in place to ensure that immigrants who enter this country illegally are not provided with the same benefits that legal citizens are”(Republican Views 2014). The Republicans fight strongly against immigrants, primarily from Mexico, “Referencing terrorism, drug cartels and criminal gangs, Republicans stress the need to track persons entering and exiting the United States and that allowing millions of unidentified persons to enter and remain in this country poses grave risks”(Reeves 2017). The plot of this issue only thickens with Republican President Trump in office, as one of his key campaign promises was stricter immigration laws and with the Democratic party only aiming for looser immigration laws. The Democratic Party believes in the idea that this country was built by immigrants and all should be welcome to experience the land of the free The Democratic Party Platform even states “Democrats believe immigration is not just a problem to be solved, it is a defining aspect of the American character and