On January 29th, 2009 President Obama signed his first bill, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Recognition to pass the bill began when Lilly Ledbetter received an anonymous letter stating the male managers and their surprisingly larger salaries. Ledbetter decided to take Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. to court, however, the judge ruled in favor of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., which then lead to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. The act states that as long as workers file their charges within 180 days (or 300 days in some jurisdictions) from the time they received any discriminatory paycheck, they are able to file a claim (Committee On Education & The Workforce Democrats). Although the act is better than the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which only allowed 180 days from the first discriminatory paycheck to file a claim, there are still problems with the act.
The ability to cope with different environments immediately is what few people possess therefore many people suffer from a change in environment. Ishmael Beah and Muhammad Saeed, both had to deal with massive changes in the environment, leading to having many negative experiences. My situation was relatively identical to theirs. After suffering for many years I found a way to help me cope with a different or challenging environment. I was in Pakistan for all my life, it was a magnificent place nevertheless, many people consider it as a third world country.
DACA Needs To Stay If one works hard for a job that interests them, one would think it is only fair for that person to keep the job. What if that person gets that job taken away from them? Just recently, Donald Trump is ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA), that helps people that were brought into the U.S illegally, get permission to work, study, obtain driver's licenses, and reprieve from deportation. DACA is an extremely important program that should not end, but to stay intact.
The topic of minimum wage is one that can lead to heated debates from both sides of the aisle over how much a person should be getting in payment versus how much work they do, or how hard they work to earn the payment. Countless people today are not getting paid the amount they should be based off of the work that they are putting in to their job. There are arguments leaning towards the raising of minimum wage, and there are arguments leaning against the raising of the minimum wage, however one of the arguments I find persuasive. There are some arguments that lean towards the raising of the minimum wage. The first argument presented involves job creation in the United States.
Getting rid of the DACA dreamers is a wrong and a horrible decision on Trump’s behalf. It is inhumane to the people that belong to the program, it is a hypocritical considering we, as a country, were built on overachieving immigrants, and it is a sure way to destroy the future we have worked so hard to build. Let us begin with the fact that it is morally incorrect to do such a thing. How, in their right mind, could a human being deny an education to another, something that is their birthright? How could they strip an immigrant that has fled their country in pursuits of a better life an education?
DACA requires students to meet high standards to even qualify for DACA. DACA shouldn't end, instead we should come up with a permanent solution to fix this problem. DACA has given the opportunity to thousands of immigrants to obtain a better job, a better education, and a better future. Most of these immigrants have gotten their first job because of this program. If these dreamers were to get deported it would cost the U.S $215 billion in output over 10 years.
Today, more than 3.6 million Dreamer’s (according to USA Today) are worrying they will get deported for being undocumented illegal immigrants. Immigration is defined as a process through which individuals become a permanent resident of a new country. The DREAM Act was a bill in Congress that would have granted legal status to certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and went to school here. Those who support DACA think it is inhumane and cruel to deport people, because they are still humans, and “The Dream Act is a bipartisan bill first introduced in 2001 that would create a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children”(Vanessa Romo). Furthermore,
Critics of DACA, including some republicans, say that DACA gives “amnesty for some illegal immigrants” (Ashford-Grooms, Holan n.pag.). Children who had no choice in the matter of immigrating illegally into the US should not be punished for wanting to stay in the US and contribute to the national economy. DACA has rigorous entry guidelines that make it so that only the best make it into the program. An opposing side could argue that anyone who comes into the US illegally should be removed and made to return based on the legal immigration system. They think that DACA or the DREAM Act would give a “free pass” to citizenship to illegal immigrants.
“Everyday Use” is a short story written by Alice Walker that is about a mother that has two daughters and she is waiting one of the daughter’s to come visit. The mother just goes by the name Mama but the daughters are named Maggie and Dee. The narrator is the Mama in which she gives a vivid explanation about their life in her point of view. Alice Walker uses imagery, allegories, and figure of speech throughout the story to paint a picture into the reader mind of what is taking place and visualize the characters in the story.
It is time to allow the hundreds and thousandths of young immigrants to become productive members of society. Many of whom who were brought to the United states by their parents in search of a better life and have no fault of their own. To make matters worse the recent decision announced by the department of homeland security to rescind the deferred action for child hood arrivals program most commonly known as (DACA). The Deferred Action for Childhood arrivals was an immigration policy that allowed undocumented minors who entered and lived in the country unlawfully to apply for, two year work permits and granted them deferred action from being deported to their home countries. It is important to note that there were requirements such as having
In fact, the issue of DACA remains high on the priority list of legislative items. Addressing the most difficult aspect of our immigration system involves discussing unaccompanied minors and Birthright citizenship. These young children we were brought here by their parents illegally. After spending their entire young lives growing up in the United States culture, why should they be ripped away from their homes and sent back to a foreign country they may not know much about? In addition, four children that were born in the United States, why should they be separated from their parents?
Immigration is one of the most hotly debated and relevant issues that our country faces today, and it has been for many years, and within the same topic is the issue of DACA. In 2009, the former president, Barack Obama, and his administration first implemented a policy that would help for the children of immigrants brought to America as children. This policy was called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA for short, and it provided protection from deportation and allowed the young people to pursue work and studies under a work permit. In 2017, the newly elected
DACA has gave many opportunities to many dreamers in the world and taking that back when every congress feels the need to do so is not okay for the lives of these people. DACA and dreamers have shown to be loyal and good to this country despite the hate and mistreatment the DACA controversy has created and boosted the economy due to hard work. Republicans hate and lack of ability to work with the rest of congress only shows that DACA is just a meaningless immigration act. DACA has been used as a scapegoat to blame for social problems like "chain-migration" which is also a socially constructed concept created by Americans, for them to believe it is okay to forcefully and cruelly getting rid of dreamers. DACA is a positive and economy booster to America therefor it should stay to continue to allow dreamers to open opportunities for
Dreamers had no choice when they were brought to the U.S. as children; they don’t deserve to be deported. Nevertheless, it is up to Congress to protect Dreamers, and whether or not they will be able to pass a bill is
Despite President Trump’s heartfelt statement, his actions are the oppsite of his words. DACA enables young people to pursue their passions and dreams and to develop their skills and talents without fear of being ripped from all they know. We would want the best for any child, allowing them to become full-fledged contributors to our society. I believe that without DACA, there wouldn’t be any opportunities for the dreamers to continue any further for our right to succeed and what’s best for our future. As we know, immigrants are known as “Dreamers” who come to this country illegally.
