UCLA School of Law

birth to the term that Americans use now. The term is illegal immigration, which means that people enter a country without having citizenship. In the present, mainly people from Mexico are moving to United States for a better life, but new immigration laws are against Immigration. As a result, immigration causes a conflict with people who want to go to America, and this issue ignores the idea of people being…

Are We What Others “Frame” We Are? The mass media continues to play a crucial role in how the world, especially those of the white people perceive African Americans in the United States. The media has consistently attributed African Americans with crime related activities, such as the use of drugs, gang violence and other types of anti-social behaviors that consequently distorting the action reputation of this race. In the article, “Loot or Find: Fact or Frame”, by Cheryl Harris and Devon…

One of the most talked about and controversial topics within college sports since the past decade is should college NCAA athletes be compensated? While this topic has really heated up in recent years, the term education or exploitation seems to accumulate. College athletes have often been exploited for their talents rather than receiving a profitable education. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a billion dollar organization that is responsible for regulating college athletes…

stereotyping. The main difference between the two is that profiling is used by law enforcement. Over the past few years we have had a major problem with racial profiling among law enforcement to the point where the peoples frustration has taken them to the streets to protest this injustice. There have been many cases in which racial profiling has caused death, for example the American civil liberties union quotes a study by UCLA stating “participants(officers) fired on an armed target more…

Jackie Robinson’s American Dream The American Dream has been a prevalent concept in America since the turn of the twentieth century. As with many concepts, The American Dream is unique for each individual depending on their experiences. However, for Jackie Robinson and Andrew Carnegie the definition of the American Dream was similar, but because of their circumstances they took different paths to achieve their goals. Both men desired freedom, and while Andrew Carnegie was able to earn his…

In Barber 's “America Skips School”, he addresses the increasing dropout rate for high school students. Not only are the flaws in the education system prevalent amongst students, but also amongst adults. It is an unfortunate reality that over 90 million adult Americans lack basic literacy, and in turn, the children…

Although, many people agree that disarming criminals is the right decision, there is large controversy in how it should be done. Many policies show consistent failure, and only empower criminals to prey upon the law abiding citizens. Burnett makes the statement,“Campuses should allow permit-holders to protect themselves on campus just as much as they do off campus”. The Virginia tech shooter may have become disarmed if one responsible armed citizen could have…

first country to legalize same sex unions in 1989 but it wasn’t until 2015 that the United States legalized same sex marriage. If the United States wants to continue being a country who boasts “rights” and “world power” they need to create policies and laws that benefit its citizens, similar to ones found in Europe, specifically Nordic and Scandinavian countries. The Nordic region is comprised of four countries in the Arctic circle, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and…

This video made me question what makes a person gay or straight. I was immediate shocked that there might be an answer to this question. The video had two twins, Jared, and Adam. Jared has his room is decorated with G.I.O and marine furniture and his favorite toy was battlefield. Adam has a pink room and is into dolls and neopets. I was able to learn that Adam’s behavior reflects that of Childhood gender nonconformity (CGN). CGN is a phenomenon in which prepubescent children do not conform to…

You are not eligible in any sport if, after you become a student athlete, you accept any pay for promoting a commercial product or service or allow your name or picture to be used for promoting a commercial product or service. (NCAA) But ironically, the student athletes are required to sign a release that allows both the NCAA and university to use their names, likenesses and images for any purpose. Money pours in from athletic apparel sells, television and radio broadcast, stadium and arena…