them, but most protesters want certain accessories or types of guns banned. In the US there are about 300 million guns in circulation. The gun to murder ratio is 20,696 guns legally and privately owned to one murder.(Mill) If we compare the US to El Salvador ,the murder capital of the world, did some cleaning and now there is 5000 guns for 100 thousand people for every person killed there is 53 so every 53rd gun is a murder compared to every 20,696th gun.…
The official name of Guatemala in Spanish is, República de Guatemala. The head of Guatemala's government is President Otto Pérez Molina. President Molina has been head of government since January 14, 2012. President Molina is not only the head of government in Guatemala, but he is also head of state. The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City. The official language in Guatemala is Spanish. Guatemala's population consists of 15.84 million people. Guatemala's currency is the Quetzal, which equals…
Guatemala identified as Mayan. Some would say Mayan controlled the population. Guatemala achieved independence from spain back in 1821. Guatemala since then has always been one of the poorest countries. Back in 1944 Juan Jose Arevalo was elected president. Democratic government issued orders to confiscate land from America. Colonel Carlos Castillo was…
Juan Luis, chichi, Juana, Chico, Marlon, these are only some of the names of my family members that were victims of the war against gangs in Guatemala. Guatemala is a country that is located below Mexico and is bordered by El Salvador and Honduras. Guatemala is a country that has wonderful weather it is not to cold and not too hot. The USA is known for its impressive diversity, an Univision soccer commentator calls the soccer team “the team of all” for a reason. USA’s location in the world map…
trade bill in 1990 that reduced tariffs on rubber-soled shoes coming from the Caribbean Basin countries by 50 percent. Again, showing his equivocal stance on trade, he voted in 1991 for a resolution that failed the House and Senate, to not extend President Bush’s fast-track negotiating capabilities on trade with…
people from all over the world, searching for a better life and the American Dream. (Trillind,David) Throughout history, the United States has enacted many laws pertaining to immigration into this country. On January 25 2017, 5 days after becoming President of the United States, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that would withhold Federal funding to cities and counties in the United States that chose not to comply with Federal law regarding undocumented immigrants. These cities and…
S. immigration policies. In 2012 President Obama announced that the United States would no longer deport immigrants who came to the country before age 16 and who were younger than 30 years old at the time of the announcement. They also had to be free of criminal records and had to have lived in the US for 5 consecutive years (Council on Foreign Relations, n.d.). Additionally, in 2015 President Obama announced a law that would defer deportation, allow immigrants…
words to describe immigrants? Why aren’t people seeing the red flags that will affect the psychosocial functioning of Latinos? I chose this topic because I myself am Latino and I do have family members who are immigrants and if Donald Trump becomes president then who knows what will happen to them. My Aunt is an immigrant and she has lupus and I’m not positive if she gets any help through any welfare program, but if she does she might not be able to continue receiving it. If anything horrible…
“The other day, someone told me the difference between a democracy and a "people 's democracy" [communism]. It 's the same as the difference between a jacket and a straightjacket” (Ronald Reagan). Communism was a Social and Economic system in which all or nearly all resources and property were collectively owned by a classless society and not by any individual citizens. The Cold War emerged from World War II as the Soviet bloc confronted the Western states that united in the North Atlantic…
“They say you can accomplish whatever you want or set your mind to, but they don’t say that it’s just for some.” (We are Americans Pg. 39). For a lot of years the United States of America has been a home and the land of opportunity for many. The land where everyone can achieve their dreams. But, just like the quote says, it’s not for everyone. There are about eleven million of undocumented people living in this country. Out of all those people, according to The Pew Hispanic Center, 1.5 million…