Borders of the United States

image of the border as an obstacle. The border between the United States is not only used and an actual dividing line in the movies but a division between the families. The division between the families is felt between the members who were born in the United States and the members born in Mexico. In the movie “Mi Familia” the son, Jimmy, and his siblings do not remember the struggles that their family had crossing the border. The hardships that their family went through put a border up…

In the United States, there are many people who believe that closing down our borders will help the terrorism we face in America come to an end. Well those that believe this is true, they are very wrong. For instance, look at the event that happened in a school full of children in Connecticut. This act of terror was committed by an American citizen. Also the shooting that happened in Colorado when the movie Batman The Dark Knight Rises was released, this act of terror was also committed by an…

Was the United States Justified in Going to War with Mexico? Boom! Shots fired as the U.S went to war with Mexico in 1846. After a fight on disputed land, and constant struggle between the two nations, the U.S finally decided to declare war on Mexico. So, did the United States have a good reason to go to war with Mexico? The United States was not justified, or proved right in going to war with Mexico, because Mexico was only defending its borders, the U.S was robbing Mexico of its land,…

The Pot Calling the Kettle Corrupt Many of the social ills in Central America are inadvertently caused by corporate and government crimes of the United States. Regardless, Human beings deserve the right to flee poor economic systems, and support from their peers while transitioning. The people of The United States need to hold elected officials accountable for their crimes; we must push for rights of all the innocent peoples often tastelessly referred to as “illegal immigrants.” Envision the…

of Spain. In 1803, the mission became known as The Alamo, in honor of the Spanish military troops' hometown in Mexico, Alamo de Parras. Texan soil and weather promised lush agriculture for Americans that lead them to migrate to Texas and cross the border illegally to settle in the empty territory hoping to gain wealth. In February 1821, Mexico gained its independence from the rule of Madrid that included Texas, and yet, Americans remained in Texas illegally. In 1830, a revolution exploded…

unaccompanied children are apprehended every year by U.S. border agents. In 2008, the U.S. Congress passed a law called the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act, mandating that every Mexican child who crossed illegally without a parent be interview by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. However, the border agents are not fulfilling their duties. And it describes in detail how children at the U.S.-Mexico border are being sent back to Mexico with…

great wall along the southern border. And Mexico will pay for the wall.” He plans to build a wall to separate Mexico and the United States. Donald Trump believes that this will solve the immigration issues that the United States are having today. Not only is he planning to build the wall, but he wants Mexico to pay for it. However, this was the better option for Mexico because Donald Trump gave them the option of either paying their debts to the United States, or paying for the wall.…

The issues of migration and labor have very complex definitions on the US-Mexico border and those definitions are based on two important aspects which are race and gender. Race in simple words is the social construction that defines a specific group of people with similar and different physical characteristics; and gender refers to the roles, identities and practices that society makes for each interpretation of the sexes. Being part of a specific race is one thing that an individual carries…

Mexican-American War occurred between 1846-1848, the war had a significant impact on the United states and Mexico. It was driven by the result of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was a belief that America had a God given right to expand the border all the way from sea to sea. This belief in Manifest Destiny caused Mexico and America to go to war. The war caused suffering for many Mexicans and United States citizens. Following the earlier Texas War of Independence from Mexico, tensions between…

always obvious, this leading us to the uncertainty when it comes to the way we deliberate our decisions. So is the case of the United States when facing the…