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    My Response on Eleven In the literary text “Eleven” by Sandra Cisseros, the author expresses all of the different feelings about being eleven years older that the character Rachel is experiencing as she describes her eleventh birthday. Through the text Cisseros appeals to the emotion of the audience, creates imagery, and applies details from home life to characterize Rachel. Today is Rachel’s eleventh birthday, yet she doesn’t quite feel eleven. At least least, “Not right away. It takes a few…

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    Illegal Immigration Reform

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    Smith points out that the act did not live up to its predicted expectations. Instead of creating 11,000 jobs for citizens, the act cost Georgia 3,000 jobs and an estimated $350 million dollars. Smith also presents executive director of Georgia’s Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Charles Hall 's, perspective. Halls discusses…

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    legally these people are not supposed to get jobs, how are they going to pay for legally required insurance? 2) Comprehensive immigration reform. The last attempt that received any sort of traction was under George w. Bush and this was defeated in part by members of his own party as offering amnesty to illegal immigrants (part the immigration re-form was the DREAM act. This would have made it easier for people brought here as children to gain legal…

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    The Civil Service System

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    political parties. This was addressed by drafting and implementation of the Pendleton Civil Service Act 47th United States Congress in 1883. The Pendleton Civil Service Act essentially created the United States Civil Service Commission and was pivotal in ensuring that government job be obtained based on merit through testing and performance rather that political alliances and patronage. The Pendleton Act made it illegal to fire government officials for political reasons and to fundraise for…

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    the Pendleton Civil Service Act created laws with new requirements to ensure those up for the federal positions had the proper education and greater professionalism. This act was effective at accomplishing reform and progressive goals not only due to the fact that it ended the practice of the spoils system, allowing civil service positions to be filled based off merit, but it also reduced government corruption while increasing efficiency. The Pendleton Civil Service Act ensured those hired were…

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    Hillary Clinton Health Care- Clinton will stand up to Republicans who led attacks on the Affordable Care Act, Clinton wants to build on its success to bring the promises for affordable healthcare to more Americans. She wants to reduce the cost of prescription drugs and bring down out-of-pocket costs like copays and deductibles. Hillary Clinton wants to fight for health insurance for the lowest- income Americans in every state by encouraging states to expand medicaid and access to affordable…

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    The innocence of a child is a something of admiration. They exhibit zero worries apart from attending school, making new friends, and endlessly dreaming about their future which makes most not aware of the chaos happening in the world. Some are are not even aware that they have committed a major crime against the American government until late in their adolescence where it is too late for anything to be done. President Obama has fought many times during his presidency for the rights of…

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    necessary and fruitful to fight the battle, because it really has tainted the legislation and made the bill toxic in the House.” The bill’s opponents have succeeded in defining it as an “amnesty for the illegals” which made the push for a comprehensive reform in the House much…

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    the DREAMERs; young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States who have regenerate the immigration reform debate. For years, these DREAMERs have been forcing the Congress to pass the DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors), which especially would allow these young undocumented immigrants the legal right to stay in the United States. The DREAM Act benefits to both the U.S. and immigrant populations. Reducing the significance of the U.S. immigration…

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    Immigration Laws Weaken The US Economy." Western Farm Press 34.17 (2012): 17. Business Source Complete. Web. 28 Oct. 2016. Smith’s article examines Georgia’s Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 2011. Smith points out that the act did not live up to its predicted expectations. Instead of creating 11,000 jobs for citizens, the act cost Georgia 3,000 jobs and an estimated $350 million dollars. Smith also presents executive director of Georgia’s Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Charles Hall…

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