Alien abduction

I had never seen the ocean before. I had seen charcos or “puddles”, as they call it here. I had seen ponds and wells as well, but never the ocean. You see, my homeland is in the center between land and the ocean. My homeland is called El Rincon de Don Pedro, located in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. From El Rincon de Don Pedro to the ocean, it’s about 572 km or 355.424 miles, about a 7 hr. 31 min. drive. My family and I couldn’t afford to drive such distance. We didn’t have enough money to…

I am writing in response to a request from The Shorthorn’s editor stating the opinions of publishing or not publishing Mae M. Ngai’s “Reforming Immigration for Good.” The author claims the government 's approach to protocols regarding control of present immigration are failed ideas. She inflicts emotion to the reader on why illegal immigration will not stop, by stressing the need to give more opportunities and to be “flexible and fair.” I consider the topic at hand appealing to the demographic…

In the New York Times article "Front Line in Day Laborer Battle Runs Right Outside Home Depot", Steven Greenhouse discusses problems facing Home Depot and day laborers. Home Depot is a large home improvement retailer that offers goods to contractors and homeowners with in-store assistance from trained and licensed staff. The current problem plaguing Home Depot involves its stakeholders which are contractors, customers, communities, day laborers, and the company 's corporate social responsibility…

In 2017, during a time of uncertainty and chaos, the top headlines on the news are commonly about immigration. While Americans discuss the economic and social effects that immigration has on our country, hardly, does the conversation ever consider the individual lives of these immigrants. Behind the words of news headlines, are real people, who are simply trying to find a place to be accepted. The process of immigrating to a country is harder now than ever. Often, those involved not only face…

Argument analysis After jeff’s sessions speech about rescinding DACA and his words about how DACA “Denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans”, DACA became a trending, hot, and divisive topic that social media and people talk about. In this argument, I will analyze two of the op-eds written about DACA and how it affected the current situation of immigrants in the united states. The first op-ed is “NO, DACA immigrants aren’t stealing American jobs” written by Bryce Covert published in the…

calls the police when he notices it is a clean cut capable of only being done by a human. The police officer calls a veterinarian to inspect it because it would the most reliable source. Out of nowhere, the veterinarian says that it is the doing of aliens; the officer lets captain Graham Lattimer know. Suddenly, the whole town goes into a frenzy, thinking that even lights from an airplane are flying saucers. Mike Walsh, a journalist who is going through mental chaos after the leaving of his…

Like many immigrants think, America is the land of opportunity. People from all over the world, flee from their birth homes, wishing for a better life. Many parents seek to find a life for their children, a life they never had. However, the shift of environment is harsh for many families; with hard work, they have little luck. One can be successful if they act in a manner that best suits them. On the other hand, if they are goaded to do what they aren’t passionate about, they can’t…

The storylines begin to intersect as the alien attack is suspected to be over. In the living room, an alien grabs Morgan’s limp body after his asthma attack. However, his asthma saves his life as the alien sprays his “poison” onto Morgan, but his lungs have closed. The last conversation with his wife pops into Graham’s mind because he is facing the possibility of losing yet…

Illegal Immigration Illegal Immigration is good just for the money that enters. Illegal immigration is unnecessary because people have humans right to travel. This is given by social and economic problems of the country. Illegal immigration is good just for the money that enters. To illustrate, Renne is my friend, he has an uncle and to spend the time, he decided to be immigrant. He left his family (one wife and his unique daughter) nevertheless he have money and he sends money to his family.…

As the child of an immigrant family, the immigration policies are of great importance to my family along with many other families. The immigration policies affect many legal and illegal immigrant families and their U.S. born children. The ever-changing laws pertaining to immigrants and how to handle them splits families apart and deports citizens acting fully within the law who have done nothing to deserve their unjust treatment. The laws regarding the deportation of immigrants are never fully…