Gangs in the United States

profiling is the practice of targeting individuals for police or security detention based on their race or ethnicity in the belief that certain minority groups are more likely to engage in unlawful behavior. Examples of racial profiling by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in legal settlements and data collected by governmental agencies and private groups, suggesting that minorities are disproportionately the subject of routine traffic stops and other security-related practices.…

The United States of America is often regarded as one of the greatest countries on the face of the Earth, but we are not without our fair share of threats. Immigration itself is not a problem, due to the multiple tests any foreigner must pass in order to become a legal citizen, the problem is illegal immigration. The sad truth is most of the people coming over illegally are coming in order to commit various crimes or are simply looking for work, but at the cost of being in debt to dangerous…

Studies show that of the 94 foreign-born terrorists who operated in the United States, about two-thirds committed immigration fraud prior to taking part in terrorist activity. Of the 59 terrorists who violated the law, many committed multiple violations. Racial tension and differences between immigrants and Americans bring issues…

Introduction Thanks to the US Constitution and its amendments and many other laws, segregation is no longer an issue in the United States. Or is it? While nothing can legally be made segregated it doesn’t mean that it won’t end up segregated. A great example of what I am talking about is residential living. America’s neighborhoods and cities are still formed along racial and ethnic lines. This is very popular in big cities and very small towns. This paper will focus on the residential…

I interviewed a beautiful and courageous woman, of African descent. She is from the western part of Africa. She was born and raised in Monrovia, Liberia on May 20, 1969. In addition, she has one biological brother and three step siblings. Now she is currently living in Loganville, Georgia where she resides with her two children. She has been married for twenty-one years to her loving high school sweetheart husband. Due to unfortunate circumstances, she lost her husband in the line of duty.…

much blood shed and many tears to go along with it. This was a low point in American history. The Black Panthers had seen enough and with that the Black Panther Party was formed. During this time Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States. Representing the democrat party. Although he may have been the president and ran the country Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for self-defense to fight against the problems he couldn’t control. President Johnson…

Research shows that many Mexicans still believe that life in the US is way better than in Mexico and if they had a chance they would migrate to live in the United States. Everyone pursues peace and history teaches that development only comes where peace is in abundance. According to findings by Pew Hispanic Center approximately 55% of all Mexicans who have migrated to the US by 2008 are illegal immigrants. Possibly…

Less than fifty years ago slavery and segregation was apart of our nation's everyday life. The definition of racism is one race thinking they are more superior than another. In the United States of America, racism has been a huge topic among the people (“Glessner”). Racism is all over the news while some people think racism has died down others believe that it is still a problem today. Racism along with segregation is not only a thing between African Americans and whites but it is within all…

its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one,” said Thomas Paine, an English-American political activist. Government is unavoidable, it helps protect innocent people. Governments have evolved to become more efficient. They also change to support more groups of people. America itself is a fairly new government and is adapting to become more perfect. Government is critical because communities need someone or something to keep their people safe. If a state, or…

lot of tension between all races. There were trying times in the United States and unemployment, racial tension and lack of equality between…