This letter is in reference to Booking 6KH2H3/E84. We were set to sail on August 14, 2017 from Tampa, Florida to Cuba. We flew from Texas to Florida a day before. Unfortunately, my husband, Mario Cerda, was denied boarding because he did not have proper documentation, more specifically, his passport. My husband is a permanent resident of the U.S., with Mexican citizenship. We have travelled to many places abroad (with Carnival & Disney) and he has never needed a passport. Just to make sure, I…
them, but what can we do to help is another question we could be asking ourselves. There is an article called “Homeless Veterans” that tells us that “many homeless Veterans served in combat in Vietnam and suffer from PTSD” or other wised called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Homelessness happens…
Since the 9/11 attacks, the city of Baltimore has taken substantial steps to prepare for the possibility of another terrorist incident. With the evolution of homeland security and Maryland’s close proximity to Washington DC, Baltimore officials were forced to re-evaluate the terrorist threat and vulnerabilities that plagued their city. Maryland was confronted with a variety of issues stemming from their mass transit system, expansive private and public people infrastructure, oceanic ports, and…
Ableism against disabled veterans is a big problem in the United States. “In 2012, the U.S. had 3.6 million Veterans with a service connected disability,”. A majority of these veterans can’t get jobs due to ableism and the employers’ belief that they are not able to do the same quality of work as the average Joe. This belief is false in some cases and true in others. For example, a man in a wheel chair cannot have the same job expectations as a man who is not physically disabled. A man with PTSD…
into allegations regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), conducted by the VA Inspector General, confirmed allegations of long wait times and falsification of scheduling records. The VA’s main goal is to provide essential medical treatment to veterans who have served in the military. After enrolling in the VA system veterans provide their financial information, which is then used to determine priority ranking among veterans (Zezima 2014). Department guidelines stipulate that…
not only extensive knowledge of laws relating to the INA but also, laws and regulations pertaining to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Health and Human Services (HHS), Social Security Administration (SSA), Selective Service System (SSS), and state/provincial statutes. Based upon the benefit sought and applicable laws decided cases on their legal merit notifying individual/attorney of grants verbally and by issuing written notice of the decision. Denied cases, require preparation of es…
Why are veterans important to this nation in the past and in the future? Many students are being asked this question today in the U.S for an essay topic. Well my teacher has assigned this topic in my school, and I have a few reasons why they important to me and are nation. I have five main reasons they are important. The main reasons they are important is that they are role models, they give us life values and respect, tell us the true story of war, and fight for our freedom. Veterans are…
Political cronyism caused by the spoils system lead to gross mismanagement of important government offices. The inexperience and lack of decisiveness in America 's military and political leaders at the time lead to failures and small, indecisive victories that were not enough to win the war. The War of 1812 could have been a great turning point in American…
The United States is a country founded and built around law. A significant amount of the country’s founding fathers were lawyers. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton were all lawyers. It is no coincidence that the most important documents in the country specifically lay out the law for the protection of its people. The founders drafted an ingenious system; one of which the world had never seen. A system built to prevent a tyrant from rising to power ever again.…
modern economic activity is more vulnerable to exploitation by terrorists or other adversaries. One of the biggest concerns in the cyber defense world is the possibility of a major infrastructure attack. Therefore the dire need to improve the United States’ cybersecurity is important so that our infrastructure remains intact for future generations. Cyber Security in Israel involves more than repelling hackers on the internet. Learning how other countries like Israel, approach cyber security is…