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    create jobs, abolish poverty and welfare, and create economic competition. Author Georges Vernez , in his essay on immigration, states "Immigrants have contributed to the nation 's economic growth... At the same time, their sheer numbers, relatively high fertility rates, relatively low wages, and competition for jobs and public benefits place considerable demands on state and local jurisdictions and may stress the sociopolitical fabric of the communities in which immigrants are concentrated"…

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    Party wishes to make college tuition tax deductible. They believe that Charter Schools should be ok but do not believe in the voucher system. Accountability is key to public school successes. Reducing class size, modernize facilities, and more life-long learning should be put into place. They believe the United States needs public…

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    George Washington was born February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland Virginia. Washington was the first to become president of the United States of America from (1789-1797) he was the leader, general and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution he was what was called the gorilla leader . Washington came from a wealth family in North America where his father Augustine Washington was a determined man who Grew tobacco, built mills, had land and slaves. When George Washington…

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    respect. Many people are aware of the status of the job market and are willing to take on college to find a better life. However, student loan debt and a low hiring rate are dooming today’s students to poverty before they even get started. The government provides some assistance, but they could do more. The US government should increase funding to public colleges and universities. Today’s youth are facing a predicament. The current job market practically requires a person to have a college…

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    Why are so many Americans reluctant to vote?? When looking at our politics today, once can’t help but shake our heads and question American electoral system. Is this really all there is to offer the American public? Over the past ten years we have seen the national debt more than double, we lived through a great recession, we watch bias news reports (nightly), and we feel as if we have crooked politicians who fail to look out for America’s best interest. People question why Americans don’t vote…

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    “In fact, the Philippines is one of the only Asian countries to have English as a second national language…” (Nadal, 2011, p.48). Because of American colonization, many Filipinos were literate in English prior to moving to the States (Nadal, 2011, p.48). Claudio-Perez comments, “Although Filipino has been the official national language of the Philippines since August 6,1987, over 43 languages and 87 dialects are found…” (p.21). There have been many languages and dialects that…

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    Prof. Massey 6013 7 April 2016 Texas Constitution Texas was under Mexican leadership before declaring independence from them in 1836. For Texas to be entered in the United States they had to make a constitution. The president of the United States during this time was James K. Polk. Texas tried to become a part of the United States before but Mexico threatened war. When Texas was annexed Mexico did not follow through with the threat. There was a dispute of where the border of Texas was. Polk…

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    from words used in France's ever so important Declaration of the Rights of Men. This constitution did not address the issue of Slavery , which was not mentioned. By 1825, in exchange for Brazil's recognition, Emperor Pedro agreed to settle Brazil's debts with Great Britain, and finally agreed to end the importation of slaves by 1830. However, while this was a win for human rights, this angered Brazil's planters who were benefitting financially from slave labor. Trouble came for Pedro following…

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    the Fuzhou immigrants and simply not wanting to deal with them because of concerns that they are very loud, the fear that they will not be able to pay rent since many Fuzhou immigrants are known to be under a lot debt to gangs that helped smuggled them in illegally into the United States, the fear that gangs will come up to the apartments to cause trouble, and being that they are likely to make the apartments too overcrowded such as subdividing apartments into very tiny spaces to rent to other…

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    Good Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. When Ann Badmus contacted me to ask whether I’d be willing to speak at this year’s Immigrant Journey Awards luncheon I accepted immediately because her husband and I shared a common past. We were both graduate students at the University of Delaware starting a journey that is taken by many immigrants following the path of higher education to a better future. At that time, though, I did not know that I would be staying on in the U.S. – my goal was to get a…

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