The 1950s was a great success for the civil rights movement; there were a number of developments which greatly improved the lives of black people in America and really started the civil rights movement, as black people became more confident and willing to fight for their cause.…
Currently in the United States, we have a system setup where the average citizen is allowed to run for a seat in the House of Representatives or the Senate as long as they meet specific age and citizenship requirements. According to the United States Constitution, “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen (U.S. Archives 1). Additionally the United States Constitution states that, “No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen (U.S. Archives 1). With these minimum restrictions put in place by our Founding Fathers 236 years ago, they believed that an average citizen of the United States would have gained enough education, “worldly” experience, and maturity in order to successfully make the important decisions needed to run our country and provide checks and balances upon the President of the United States.…
In the political world today there are so many different opinions about several different topics. The topics that I will address to you will be, should the 22nd Amendment be repealed and also should the foreign born be allowed to run for president. In both topics you may have your pros and cons, but I am strongly against the both of them because I feel that the Constitution should not be taken advantage of. Government should not be allowed to manipulate the Constitution to suit his or her needs. While making adjustments to the Constitution to allow different things to take place for convenience doesn 't leave any form respect of the Constitution. There should be a line drawn to keep this from happening for years to come on these issues and others as well. Some will like for the 22nd amendment to repealed to keep who they like in office, but my feeling towards this is give other the opportunity to make our world a better place. There are more than enough qualified people to make a difference for our country no need to stick to one person who eventually will get tired of it anyway. In addition, with the foreign born, this issue came to play all over Schwarzenegger getting backed up by Congress and other governors in California to try to make necessary changes to the Constitution (CNN News, 2004).…
The purpose of the naturalization process is to test the person trying to become a U.S citizen to check and make sure they are qualified to become one. I believe the process works quite well. They ask what is necessary to submit an application, obtain their fingerprints, give a written exam to test their skills in the English language, and have them swear an oath of loyalty.…
Second, and closely related, was the issue of whether the roughly four million freedmen should be allowed to vote. The issue was how to receive the four million former slaves as citizens. If they were to be fully counted as citizens, some sort of representation for apportionment of seats in Congress had to be determined. Before the war, the population of slaves had been counted as three-fifths of a corresponding number of free whites. By having four million freedmen counted as full citizens, the South would gain additional seats in Congress. If blacks were denied the vote and the right to hold office, then only whites would represent them. Many conservatives, including most white southerners, northern Democrats, and some northern Republicans, opposed black voting. Some northern states that had referenda on the subject limited the ability of their own small populations of blacks to vote.…
America was destined to be an independence country for four reasons. Starting with the thirteen colonies American’s desired its independence from England because of the declarations of taxes from the parliament of England. North America was a place for economic opportunity. Other seen a chance to chance to have religious freedom as they rejected the England Church. American colonies grew contempt with the King’s authority. Eventually, the people of colonies with fight for the phrase coined by Patrick Henry "Give me liberty, or give me death!"…
The disenfranchisement of a person is a heavy topic that you only hear about every four years during the Presidential Election. Why though? The reason: everyone has an opinion on the issue, but only few are willing to say anything about it. Some are afraid of the racial issue our country sees, and some are afraid to sway against their preferred political party.…
Will, George F. "George F. Will - An Argument to Be Made about Immigrant Babies and Citizenship." The Washington Post. WP Company, 28 Mar. 2010. Web. 05 Mar.…
“Immigrants create San Francisco” is common sense people around the world acknowledge to praise the contributions immigrants have made. America, as we all know, positioned as the most prosperous and humanistic country in the world, gives immigration a very crucial role due to its function forming the diverse culture of America. Every year, thousands of immigrants move to the United States, seeking superior living conditions such as employment, welfare and education. However, that movement inevitably raises a bunch of social issues, of which the most apparent and controversial one is illegal immigration. Based on this situation, debates about immigration reform were fiercely triggered in public recently. My topic is how to treat illegal immigrants in immigration reform, and the argument is mainly divided into two groups. A group of people thinks illegal immigrants are more risky than we think. They must be deported. While another group believes that the advantages illegals bring to America outweigh any harm they do, so Americans should treat them with justice and give them a pathway to citizenship. Based on the information I have gathered during my previous assignments, I support the latter position.…
I feel that Undocumented immigrants that are in America should be prep and learn to get visa so that they can become American citizen. They are not following the Fourteenth Amendment and need to have full understanding of it. They also should get documentation so that they can be paired fairly. If we wish to fully be done this situation we can only educate ourselves to prevent these…
It is nearly absurd to perceive how many illegal immigrants are driving around the United States without a driver's license. Illegal immigration has been a debatable topic in the United States. Moreover getting a drivers license is not as easy as in other countries for illegal immigrants. Regardless of their status, people, should be competent to obtain a drivers license, generating a reduction in hit-and-run accidents, beneficial law enforcement's, as well as safer roads for the nations brighter future.…
Immigrants play a critical role in our nation, boost our economy, and know that citizenship is morally right decision. People of all ages have been continuously fleeing their countries from war, persecution, and poverty. Immigrants have been willing, immigrants have been hardworking, and immigrants deserve the right to become a U.S…
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if immigrants came to America legally? Our country would be much different. Many Americans believe that immigrants should listen to the immigration laws and enter America legally. Other Americans and immigrants believe that there shouldn’t even be any immigration laws because all people are equal. This controversial question has led to discrimination and various political views. Should illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in the United States of America and be granted citizenship?…
Illegal immigration seems like it’s always going to be a political topic. There’s many different opinions on what Americans want to do about illegal immigration. Like one American, Donald trump, wants to deport all undocumented immigrants which seems very unreal, hard, and a very unreasonable thing to do. On the other hand, others want that the constitutional amendment to change and guarantee birthright citizenship. The public shows little support on deporting all illegal immigrants, but surveys show that in the past years that they show greater support on building a barrier along the border. The public also shows on surveys that they support to change the constitution to ban birthright citizenship. My opinion on banning birthright citizenship…
Immigration is one of the most infamous topics today in American culture. The million dollar question is whether or not we should let immigrants in; legal or illegal. In my opinion, we should let immigrants in that are willing to go through the process of becoming an American citizen. Legal immigrants are tolerable, but when we start to see illegal immigrants hop the border in big packs, our economy starts to plunder with the mass amounts of immigrants we have to care for.…