Gangs in the United States

Commonly referred to as the “Roaring Twenties,” the 1920s was a time of economic prosperity in the United States where jazz music was embraced, flappers challenged the norms of a conventional society, and Americans experienced the rise of Hollywood as the world’s film capital. Unfortunately, it came with great disadvantages for immigrants following World War I, where Americans were left distrustful of communist, socialist, or anarchist ideologies shared by many foreigners. This led to the…

border separating the United States from Mexico is nothing more than a river to people that live and work in the area; imaginary lines that decide the fate of so many people. After the border came into existence, for many years life was as it had always been a constant ebb and flow of migratory workers. Before the morning of September 11, 2001, Americans understood the borders by the typical political sound bites on immigration. After that fateful day, The United States government drew a…

Countries in Central America are plagued with poverty, overruned by gang violence and ruled by government systems that don’t do enough for their people. The author of Enrique 's journey, Sonia Nazario paints a vivid picture of the circumstances that lead loving mothers to leave their children behind while venturing across America, in order to get to the promise land. A land charged with hopes and promises. Promises that are not always kind to immigrants. Immigrant mothers risk everything in…

that it is fare and equal to all. It is suppose to serve as a guidelines and a road map to for processing anyone coming into the United States. How come that some people are given the chance and opportunity the fight and succeed while other are barely given a voice. Every country needs immigration laws to control the flow of immigration; the majority, like the United States, believes that the current laws favor the few, the rich immigrants, while the poor suffer. It is true that the government…

the country will continue to suffer. However, partisan ideals is what will keep reform from ever coming to fruition. Immigration reform policies should not include a pathway to citizenship for all undocumented citizens currently living in the United States because the bill would never pass through Congress, cause economic harm, and in turn, increase illegal immigration. Following Ezra Klein's article for The Washington Post, Obama's current immigration proposal deals with four key issues. First…

deporting felons, and not families: The President’s actions focus on the deportation of people who threaten national security and public safety. He has directed immigration enforcement to place anyone suspected of terrorism, violent criminals, and gang members at the top of the deportation priority list. His reform also will provide…

violence has been a major concern in the United States for many years. There have been a lot of people that have died or have been seriously injured over the years by the use of guns in the United States. If a solution is not found it could lead to additional problems for the people living in the United States. Gun violence is an problem that hurts everyone involved and a solution must be found. There is one basic cause for gun violence in the United States. There are individuals who own guns…

During the early 19th century we saw a surge in reform movements in the United States. This period of reform was started by the Second Great Awakening, which was a religious revival that occurred during the early 1800s. Individuals who were inspired by the Second Great Awakening wished to improve society, and thus set up several reform movements. The movement to abolish slavery was disliked by radical abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison. As a result of differing social and economic…

experience from their former homes. These reasons are the foundation of why immigration should become legal. The first reason why immigration should be legal is, they help stabilize the United States’ socially, financially,…

Before this law was passed fully automatic firearms were made readily available to the general population. Therefore many mobsters such as Al Capone were getting their hands on these firearms and federal employees were being killed in the crossfire of gang wars. The National Firearm Act required all individual’s to pay a 200-dollar tax and register the gun with the Internal Revenue in order for him or her to…