Citizenship

born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they live. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abbreviate the opportunities or freedoms of citizenship; nor shall any State limit any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor object to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws"(Fourteenth Amendment, The Free Dictonary.com). We must…

assisted during the Gold Rush in 1849. Following the Gold Rush, America enforced stricter immigration laws causing people to become irritated with the justice system involving the citizenship status of individuals. Usually you have to be living in America for a certain amount of years before you are allowed to be granted citizenship but there have been cases in the past where there is favoritism toward an immigrant’s situation. The temporary solution to this problem was to ratify the DREAM Act…

are true American citizens. Even if they are legal, many feel that they have “segmented citizenship,” where they are scrutinized because of the Latino Threat. This is because citizenship is more than just its legal definition. It also includes social, economic, political, and emotional ideas that are embodied in one’s citizenship, and Latino/a immigrants do not receive all of these aspects of citizenship because they are viewed as separate from the traditional group of American citizens. The…

Journal, March 1, 2013). Gary Becker and Edward P. Lazear propose that selling American citizenship could improve the economy. The authors support their argument by the benefits of market-based solution to weak American Economy. Although Setting a price of perhaps $50,000 would attract those who place the highest value on citizenship. Becker and Lazear propose that not only the wealthy people could gain citizenship, the sale of immigration slots could be coupled with a loan program that allows…

The United States is perceived as “The Dreamland” for many people around the world because it represents the land of opportunities and a better future. Millions of people even decide to immigrate illegally in order to live a better life in this promising country. Some families decide to risk their children’s life by bringing them in a very dangerous trip just to give them a better education and future. In the article 5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S by Jens Manuel Krogstad and…

The success or failure of an organization is closely aligned with the effectiveness of the organization’s leadership. Hayyat Malik (2012) reports that up to 65% of an organization’s success or failure can be attributed to its leaders. Leadership theory has covered many areas such as trait theories and behavior theories. In many cases the researchers have focused on what a leader should be or should do in order to gain and maintain the support of the followers. Books have been written and…

work or otherwise pursue their Dreams. Even though some people believe illegals abuse the Dream Act, immigrants should have the same rights as citizens because minor children brought to this country illegally by an adult should be allowed to earn citizenship and immigrants that go to college can help build a better society. Some people believe illegals abuse the Dream Act. For example Sen. Session explains “ This bill simply incentivizes and rewards more illegality. And if it passes, what…

Robert Heinlein’s 1959 novel Starship Troopers appears at first to be a short, exciting science fiction jaunt common to pulp fiction. Heinlein’s novel chronicles the adventures of fledgling space solider, Johnny Rico, who in his pursuit of full citizenship volunteers for military service and ends up fighting in an interstellar war (Heinlein, Starship Troopers). However the Hugo award winning Starship Troopers is actually Heinlein’s attempt to address U.S policies during the Cold War and to…

to discuss women’s rights in America. The six women were also remarkable for the fact that they wrote a petition in the vein of the Declaration of Independence, stating that women possessed “inalienable rights” when it came to equal rights and citizenship. In their petition they also chose to not identify themselves as wives, mothers or Christians, simply identifying themselves as women, cementing their expectation and desire for equal treatment on the basis of gender. With such an interesting…

The United States military has been recruiting immigrants with specialized skills in health care and foreign languages, to serve in exchange for American Citizenship for hundreds of years. By lowering the standards of acceptance into the military, like lowering aptitude test scores, and a higher percentage of recruits without a high school diploma, the U.S. military has turned to recruiting noncitizens of the United States. But, by allowing non-citizens of the United States to serve in the U.S.…