Borders of the United States

2014-2017, we observe that there has been a growing tendency around the globe but not limited to the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Turkey to see the rise of a populist rhetoric where demagogues are increasingly indulging in “gesture politics” while supporting and advocating for policies that right violate the sanctity of the right to privacy and other human rights in an attempt to ‘call for’ doing something about topical security issues and combating terrorism.…

The War With Mexico The Mexican-American War was a war fought between Mexico and the United States for annexation of Texas. This war is one of the most controversial wars in history of whether it was necessary or not. Many Americans questioned the motives and goals of the war with Mexico. Meanwhile, others felt it was essential to fulfill America’s Manifest Destiny and the needs of the developing nation. I believe that the war was justified for many well thought reasons. Texas claimed its…

In 2006, I traveled across the country to study boarder issues in Nogales. The purpose of the service learning trip was to study border issues from Mexican’s perspective. Through my ethnographic research, I participated in a simulation where I followed in the footsteps of Mexicans crossing the border. The day began with attending a community church service where locals prayed for community members who were planning to cross the desert the following day. I connected with locals about the…

history, from the conquerors to those who were the conquered. In this case, the United Statesians (the victorious), Mexicans (the conquered), and the Texans, were the ones who underwrote most in the, western frontiers, manifest destiny, to the Mexican-American war. Their history, though similar, provides different aspects of how present…

When the availability of a drug is low, then the price and demand will go up. So when a drug is made illegal to get or produce in the United States other countries like Mexico raise their prices to match the rising need for their drugs. With this addicts are able to get their drugs and the suppliers are able to get their money, so a cycle begins. With this cycle addicts will pay and do anything…

Asylum Process The United States has long held to the principle that it will not return a foreign national to a country where his/her life or freedom would be threatened. The Asylum process is an essential tool for anyone seeking protection from individuals which mean great harm to themselves and their family back in their home country. This process is directly related to the immigration process. The process can be started as soon as someone enters the country at one of the border entry sites or…

entente 's which include the United Kingdom, the Russian empire, and France, along with the triple alliance which included Austria- Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Germany. The United States had decided they wanted to join the war. Howard Zinn has an argument on why the United States decided to enter the war. The United States has a lot of reasons or ways that they wanted to go into the war with all the other counties. The overall argument of Howard Zinn on why the United States entered the…

The United States is often described as a “Melting Pot.” 20,000 years ago people began traveling to the Americas from the Beijing Straits. Since the early days of naval exploration, people have been colonizing the land and forming communities with people of similar nationality and culture. The Spanish, English, Dutch, French and Swedish all established small colonies that would one day grow and attract other cultures. African Slaves were brought into Jamestown in 1619. Later, Irish, Chinese,…

Soviet occupation in Poland), and bolstered attacks, asserting on the USSR's behalf, their bent on world domination. The United States misconstrued Soviet intentions and assigned ‘world domination' as Stalin's main goal. With such a seemingly aggressive Soviet threat at hand, the U.S. utilized documents and speeches like Kennan's Long Telegram, Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech and the Truman doctrine to acknowledge the maturing Soviet menace. These three documents and declarations deepened the…

Borders — whether internal or external, social or economic, geopolitical or psychological — have assumed a most significant role in developing Canada's sense of nation. Borders, starting with those in common with the United States, in addition to the artificial internal regional borders, frame Canadian identity. Identity, however, is a notion both revealed and invented. The Canadian identity is composite and multifaceted to the point of not being easily understood even by those who would try to…