United States nationality law

registration was due to the “Trump anxiety”, where many were afraid of what type of laws would be implemented in Donald Trump won the election due to his negative perspective on immigration. He referred to Mexicans as criminals, rapists and endorsed President Dwight David Eisenhower’s Operation Wetback, which removed undocumented immigrants in a harsh and inhuman manner, as a way to reduce the number of immigrants in the United States with the instigation of a deportation force. This spurred the…

huddled mases yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” (Lazarus). Many people recall this poem by Emma Lazarus when deciding the United States’ position towards immigration, but does this perspective reflect the recent sentiments of the White House under our current president? This was a heated topic for debate during Obama’s term as president, which brought to light many stances on…

Hate crimes form one of the greatest threats to the prosperity of society. It thrives off bigotry, aimed at individuals or groups because of their identities.These identities can be: race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation and disability. As illustrated by statistical figures, many sources assess the major increase in these crimes. As hate crimes are condemned as amoral and unethical, the controversy relates to the definition, legislation, and prosecution…

CHILDREN IN the United States are routinely taught that Abraham Lincoln of Illinois freed the slaves. But few children learn that Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana devoted his life to ending wage slavery. Ray Ginger’s wonderful biography of Debs—The Bending Cross—first published in 1949, and reprinted by Haymarket Books in 2007—introduces readers to a working-class hero as well as a period of immense struggle from below often treated as a footnote in most U. S. histories. Some of Debs’ contemporary…

the path to citizenship, and the simplest way was to target immigration through deportation, incarceration, and extended detention (Duignan, et. al, “Immigrants and America”). Efforts began with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which restricted immigration quotas. Its subsequent extension, the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, increased border control and mounted the penalties for hiring undocumented aliens. The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and…

government’s legislative actions, argues Daniel J. Tichenor, the author of Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in America. He states that policies are formed and balanced through institutional “veto” and “opportunity” points. One such institution that’s establishment is proof to Tichenor’s institutional determinism theory is the United States Immigration Commission, widely known as the Dillingham Commission. The Commission strategically influenced immigration policies through…

different nationalities allowed into the United States within a given year. The Immigration act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act was a reworking of the original Immigration Act Of 1926 which put in place yearly quotas on immigration based on nation of origin, mainly from Europe and Latin America. While the Reform and Control Act reassessment of immigrant status and reformation of the Hart-Celler Act. The Immigration Act of 1965 was enacted to control immigration into the United…

Reconstruction in America (1865-1871) What were the limits of Reconstruction in the United States from 1865 – 1871? Reconstruction was the period in American history following the Civil War until 1877. The country was in the process of repairing the damages and bringing in the former slave population into the constituency. A series of laws and amendments were passed in attempt to accomplish this lofty goal. The three pieces in particular are the Reconstruction amendments, the Reconstruction…

FBI’s Civil Rights program and each year an estimated 1,200 crimes are reported, however, the number is most likely higher due to underreported cases. In 2012, an astonishing 5,796 were committed. Laws regarding these crimes vary among states. 15 states and the District of Columbia have hate crime laws that include crimes…

Like most laws, the act does not use the words ‘hate crime’, relying instead on more traditional criminal law language to create the specific offences of ‘racially or religiously aggravated’ assault, criminal damage, harassment, stalking, and several public order offences. The act itself very much dependant on…