Borders of the United States

the reasons for Europe’s inability to provide an efficient united response to the refugee crisis. Primarily, because the European…

define what is desirable or undesirable, good or bad, beautiful or ugly. Wetbacks are people who enter the United States illegally; this is because the people who come here have their values changed. People in other countries usually leave home to find jobs because the jobs in their own country are gone or disappearing. The money they make from the job they hope to get in the United States would be used to help out their families back home. These people are superstitious for when they travel…

that killed 18 Americans and in the process enraged Americans to the extent that a war with the United States and Mexico became an extremely real possibility. 500 Mexican Guerrilla soldiers crossed the United States border and brought down terror in a small New Mexico town. Many do not understand why he was considered to be a hero when in reality he had killed countless people. Today, there is even a state park, a café a lounge and a motel named after this mass murderer. It baffles many that…

Prominent US government officials such as Secretary of State John Kerry have publicly stated their opposition to Russia’s actions. Kerry argues “you just don’t in the twenty-first century behave in nineteenth century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped-up pretext” (7). Kerry and many…

Desert Storm In the beginning of August 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein order an invasion of Kuwait. Other Arab powers were shocked by this so they called the United States and other Western nations to intervene. Saddam Hussein refused to listen to the United Nations Security Council demands to withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War began with a huge U.S. air offense known as Operation Desert Storm. On January 17, 1991 Operation Desert Storm was initiated.…

Anzaldúa’s works, I was moved by the effectiveness of her storytelling of portraying these stories of living by these borders. The influence of language and the impact of speaking different dialects have such a weight on those stuck in the in-between of the language barriers. Borderlands/La Frontera showed the struggle of transitioning from the border and the effects of crossing borders has on those that do. Anzaldúa’s writing has amazing imaginary that leaves lasting impacts on readers. When…

Refugees seeking asylum in United States Proposal Argument The United States has always been a country self-open to people of different ethnicities and religions. America has always been a where people can arrive and seek for a better life, with abundant amount of opportunities to offer. America is a growing nation and I believe that the U.S should allow European refugees into the country and shouldn’t avoid them as outsiders, regardless of who you are and the challenges you’ve faced to seek…

Most countries have extradition laws. Most countries also have extradition treaties such as Mexico and the United States, as shown above. If two countries have an extradition treaty, they have an agreement to extradite each others wanted fugitives based upon the terms of the treaty; “considered simply as a contract between two independent Governments” (Spears 95). Even when a treaty is not present, extradition will usually be granted if it meets certain conditions regarding how the extradition…

January of 1919 the United States Government put forth the policy of prohibition this sparked something called rum-running. Rum-running was a way for Canadian liquor distributors to make a profit selling alcohol to the United States, the process of rum-running is crossing the border with alcohol and illegally distributing it to the willing Americans. There were many obstacles to face while rum-running, you had to make sure the police weren't on to you while crossing the border, but a big…

increase influence in the region. When Iraq had occupied Kuwait, the United Nations responded by imposing trade…