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    Police Reform

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    Policing have become a major concern today in the United States. The citizens of the United States confidence and trust in policing of the police are at the lowest point since the Rodney King beating. Many Americans still report confidence in the police‚ however an unprecedented number of Americans also report no or very little confidence in policing. Throughout history poor police/community relations in minority and low-income neighborhoods has documented. It has been exacerbated by egregious acts

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    Land Reform

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    Struggles in Implementing Agrarian Reform in the Philippines “Agrarian Reform: A Struggle for Social Justice” ABSTRACT The paper entitled “Agrarian Reform: A Struggle for Social Justice” aims to give the current status of agrarian reform in the Philippines. It also aims to provide the struggle of Filipinos for social justice in the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). This paper aims to explain why land reform is slow here in our country. This will

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    Healthcare Reform Calls for Enormous Payment Restructure for Health Care Providers and Facilities Healthcare reform has been a topic of great interest and a highly debated public issue for the past several years. Opinions are split on the reasons behind growing health care costs and methods to bring healthcare spending back in line. However‚ a consensus has formed surrounding the conviction that drastic changes must be implemented within our healthcare system. Some of these changes include

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    Immigration Reform

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    compromises that seldom bear any relationship to the labor needs of the U.S. economy or the social needs of the U.S. populace (Abowd‚2007). Immigration remains one of the most enduring leitmotifs in political debates because of its profound influences on American society‚ economy‚ and national identity. These debates often focus on whether immigration adversely affects the labor market outcomes of workers in the United States‚ whether the immigration system selects people with right of skills. Additional

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    Welfare Reform

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    the bill or pay a part of it depending on the income of the family. Qualifying families that are considered to have low income can get help from the welfare system. However‚ the welfare system needs to either reform or change its programs starting with food stamps. The government should reform the regulations for food stamps to help stop or prevent the abuse of the

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    Government Reform

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    certainly a historic one filled with surprises such as Donald Trump pulling out a whimsical win. The election showed how Americans are truly fed up with the American government as we saw an immense amount of support for two candidates that wanted huge government reform these two being Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. With the rise of Bernie Sanders we saw a huge wave of support by Americans to become a more socialistic society than we already are today. While they should certainly be giving credit for wanting

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    south’s supply of African American labor. However‚ in the years leading up to the first World War‚ immigration slowed down and was ultimately cut off once the war commenced. This abrupt plummet in the number of available immigrant workers to northern industries caused major shortages within the labor markets. This forced employers to repress their prejudice hiring practices and look to the African American population to satisfy their

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    impacted the Civil Rights Movement in a positive way. Truman began the movement by publicly speaking on racial issues. Although Eisenhower was not quick to speak‚ he did make known his federal power by protecting the African American students in Little Rock. Kennedy stood up for the rights of Catholics as well as the rights of blacks and developed a relationship with Martin Luther King Jr. President Johnson is responsible for the improved voting rights for African Americans. Each president made important

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    it is class-action efforts that lead to progress for both their collective group and themselves. Whether we examine the African American Civil Rights Movement‚ the LGBT movement‚ or the Women’s Rights Movement‚ each was an effort staged and operated by many which led to the largest benefits being recognized on the individual level. The major component of these movements‚ however‚ is not the process which the groups fight for their rights‚ or the law’s judgment that decides that they are indeed entitled

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    immigration reform

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    United States‚ whether they’re legal or illegal. They are craving the American Dream‚ the change and opportunity to live a better life. American companies are inspired at how much economic advantages they can receive by hiring these foreigners‚ whether these workers are legal or not. Knowing their benefits‚ U.S. employers continue to welcome these workers with goodwill. Nonetheless‚ increased enforcement of existing laws opposing American companies who deliberately welcome these undocumented employees

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