The Analogy Is Iffy Kennedy Analysis
The President of the United States as many know, wants to build a large wall spanning thousands of miles along the southern border. Many think the building of a wall is not a good investment, as many estimate it to cost over ten billion dollars and the Mexican president says his state will not pay for it. Meaning the United States taxpayers would be fitting the bill. The majority of United States citizens wonder what the wall will look like, and how it can be constructed so immigrants are not able to jump over it. The New York Times article titled, “Trump Cites Israel’s ‘Wall’ as Model. The Analogy Is Iffy” takes a look into the president’s recent citation of Israel’s wall as a model for the wall that he would like to build in the United States.
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Isabel Kershner writes that the analogy between the wall Trump wants to build and the wall in Israel isn’t a strong one. Israel built its wall to secure the barrier around settlements and strategic areas of the West Bank. The Israelites built their wall to secure the West Bank from terrorist attacks by Palestinians. Security officials say that the barrier has undoubtedly helped, but that there were several other important factors. President Trump wants to build a wall on the United States, southern boarder not to protect ourselves from terrorist attacks, but protect ourselves from crime, drugs and illegals migrating from Mexico and taking our jobs. However, the wall of the Israelites and the proposed wall of the United States does have a few similarities that caught the president’s attention. The wall in Israel protects them from illegal Palestinians workers coming in and taking the jobs of the Israelites. For the majority of nations in the world, it is important to have strong protection for the overall security and well-being. Protecting our borders from the illegal movement of weapons, drugs, and people is critical to homeland security, economic prosperity, and national sovereignty of all states, all around the world. Many International Organizations take measures to help including the European Union and the United Nations, to ensure mutual safety among all nations. International and national security are linked so every nation has the ability to prosper.
News Journal Two: Nikki Haley Puts U.N. on Notice: U.S. Is ‘Taking Names’
Citation: SENGUPTA, SOMINI. "Nikki Haley Puts U.N. on Notice: U.S. Is ‘Taking Names’." New York Times. New York Times, 27 Jan. 2017. Web. 27 Jan. 2017. .
President Trump appointed Nikki Haley as his ambassador to the UN and the article titled, “Nikki Haley Puts U.N.
on Notice: U.S. Is ‘Taking Names” described her first day on the job. The article described Nikki Haley actions as she issued a severe warning to the United States allies and rivals. Nikki spoke on that the United States will move into the so called “America first” precedent. She discussed that her boss and his administration would hold to account those who do not back the United States. Nikki Haley one of the only females working for the Trump administration presented her diplomatic credentials to the secretary general, António Guterres. Antonio Guteress in fact a former socialist politician from Portugal who took over the United Nations at the start of the year. The UN is in a tough time because Guterres as the article described, is under pressure to persuade the Trump administration to not gouge the organization and to uphold America’s international obligations. Some of the international obligations, including climate change which was one of President Obamas greatest assets. In international relations we discuss many different relationships and how different nations deal with different councils. One of those councils is the Security Council. As the article explained, Haley’s appointment as ambassador to the United Nation comes at a rocky time for our global body. This is also in large part because of a December Security Council resolution condemning the Israeli settlements. These were strictly made possible by the abstention of the outgoing president’s administration. The United Nations as we learned in class, is the glue that keeps many countries thriving, but our new president Trump, has lamented how little the United Nations gives back compared to what the United States is putting in. When Haley was introduced and spoke in her first news conference it became evident that her boss means business and is hoping to focus less on forging powers and more
in the United States.
News Journal Three: “3 important facts about how the U.S. resettles Syrian refugees”
Citation: Morello, Carol. "3 Important Facts about How the U.S. Resettles Syrian Refugees." The Washington Post. WP Company, 27 Jan. 2017. Web. 27 Jan. 2017. .
The article titled “3 important facts about how the U.S. resettles Syrian refugees” written by Carol Morello discuses that the “United States has accepted for resettlement just under 2,200 refugees from Syria since the conflict began in 2011”. The vast majority of these refugees arrived last year. The article says they are currently arriving at the rate of 45 per week. As many remember, President Obama wanted to take in 10,000 all within the next year. As some may recall, during the height of the Vietnam War, the United States took in many more refugees. That number was around 200,000 per year. This article relates to many topics we discussed because Morello said the “United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees” refers agencies to most countries, including the United States. And the United States is this specific agencies biggest donor. With all agencies and countries, there is certain factors and policies. The article discusses a few factors to keep in mind. One factor discussed was the consideration of whether a refugee already has family in the country. The United States has asked the UNHCR to prioritize refugees who are considered vulnerable women with children, the elderly, people who have been tortured or who may require modern medical treatment they cannot easily get elsewhere. Half the accepted refugees to this point have been children. In international relations, there is a lot of discussion of immigrations and background checks. According to the article, the United States has one of the world's strictest systems for checking the backgrounds of all refugees who enter. There are many steps, but once refugees are referred by the UNHCR, the U.S. government takes over, conducting extensive background checks under security measures enacted after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. After that there many more steps refugees must follow and the article discussed a few including refugees meeting with specialists with the departments of State, Homeland Security and the National Terrorism Center to collect their basic biographical information and run it through databases, including the Defense Department. President Obama was willing to expect many refugees and be a leader in the world, but now President Trump could totally alter the United Nations efforts and how our country plays a factor in regards to other allies.
Isabel Kershner writes that the analogy between the wall Trump wants to build and the wall in Israel isn’t a strong one. Israel built its wall to secure the barrier around settlements and strategic areas of the West Bank. The Israelites built their wall to secure the West Bank from terrorist attacks by Palestinians. Security officials say that the barrier has undoubtedly helped, but that there were several other important factors. President Trump wants to build a wall on the United States, southern boarder not to protect ourselves from terrorist attacks, but protect ourselves from crime, drugs and illegals migrating from Mexico and taking our jobs. However, the wall of the Israelites and the proposed wall of the United States does have a few similarities that caught the president’s attention. The wall in Israel protects them from illegal Palestinians workers coming in and taking the jobs of the Israelites. For the majority of nations in the world, it is important to have strong protection for the overall security and well-being. Protecting our borders from the illegal movement of weapons, drugs, and people is critical to homeland security, economic prosperity, and national sovereignty of all states, all around the world. Many International Organizations take measures to help including the European Union and the United Nations, to ensure mutual safety among all nations. International and national security are linked so every nation has the ability to prosper.
News Journal Two: Nikki Haley Puts U.N. on Notice: U.S. Is ‘Taking Names’
Citation: SENGUPTA, SOMINI. "Nikki Haley Puts U.N. on Notice: U.S. Is ‘Taking Names’." New York Times. New York Times, 27 Jan. 2017. Web. 27 Jan. 2017. .
President Trump appointed Nikki Haley as his ambassador to the UN and the article titled, “Nikki Haley Puts U.N.
on Notice: U.S. Is ‘Taking Names” described her first day on the job. The article described Nikki Haley actions as she issued a severe warning to the United States allies and rivals. Nikki spoke on that the United States will move into the so called “America first” precedent. She discussed that her boss and his administration would hold to account those who do not back the United States. Nikki Haley one of the only females working for the Trump administration presented her diplomatic credentials to the secretary general, António Guterres. Antonio Guteress in fact a former socialist politician from Portugal who took over the United Nations at the start of the year. The UN is in a tough time because Guterres as the article described, is under pressure to persuade the Trump administration to not gouge the organization and to uphold America’s international obligations. Some of the international obligations, including climate change which was one of President Obamas greatest assets. In international relations we discuss many different relationships and how different nations deal with different councils. One of those councils is the Security Council. As the article explained, Haley’s appointment as ambassador to the United Nation comes at a rocky time for our global body. This is also in large part because of a December Security Council resolution condemning the Israeli settlements. These were strictly made possible by the abstention of the outgoing president’s administration. The United Nations as we learned in class, is the glue that keeps many countries thriving, but our new president Trump, has lamented how little the United Nations gives back compared to what the United States is putting in. When Haley was introduced and spoke in her first news conference it became evident that her boss means business and is hoping to focus less on forging powers and more
in the United States.
News Journal Three: “3 important facts about how the U.S. resettles Syrian refugees”
Citation: Morello, Carol. "3 Important Facts about How the U.S. Resettles Syrian Refugees." The Washington Post. WP Company, 27 Jan. 2017. Web. 27 Jan. 2017. .
The article titled “3 important facts about how the U.S. resettles Syrian refugees” written by Carol Morello discuses that the “United States has accepted for resettlement just under 2,200 refugees from Syria since the conflict began in 2011”. The vast majority of these refugees arrived last year. The article says they are currently arriving at the rate of 45 per week. As many remember, President Obama wanted to take in 10,000 all within the next year. As some may recall, during the height of the Vietnam War, the United States took in many more refugees. That number was around 200,000 per year. This article relates to many topics we discussed because Morello said the “United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees” refers agencies to most countries, including the United States. And the United States is this specific agencies biggest donor. With all agencies and countries, there is certain factors and policies. The article discusses a few factors to keep in mind. One factor discussed was the consideration of whether a refugee already has family in the country. The United States has asked the UNHCR to prioritize refugees who are considered vulnerable women with children, the elderly, people who have been tortured or who may require modern medical treatment they cannot easily get elsewhere. Half the accepted refugees to this point have been children. In international relations, there is a lot of discussion of immigrations and background checks. According to the article, the United States has one of the world's strictest systems for checking the backgrounds of all refugees who enter. There are many steps, but once refugees are referred by the UNHCR, the U.S. government takes over, conducting extensive background checks under security measures enacted after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. After that there many more steps refugees must follow and the article discussed a few including refugees meeting with specialists with the departments of State, Homeland Security and the National Terrorism Center to collect their basic biographical information and run it through databases, including the Defense Department. President Obama was willing to expect many refugees and be a leader in the world, but now President Trump could totally alter the United Nations efforts and how our country plays a factor in regards to other allies.