gun laws. The National Rifle Association and gun supporters in Congress generally claim that gun violence occurs the most in the states with the toughest gun laws. However‚ a thorough study done by the Center for American Progress proves the opposite. From their study‚ the Center for American Progress concludes‚ “The 10 states with the weakest gun laws collectively have a level of gun violence that is more than twice as high—104 percent higher—than the 10 states with the strongest gun laws” (qtd
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Law Enforcement: Federal‚ State‚ and Local Policing Jurisdiction is defined in our textbooks‚ as “The legal authority or power to create and enforce laws within a particular area” (Wright‚ 2012). Law enforcement agencies have different divisions that supervise a range of jurisdictions‚ all with the collective intent: to safeguard citizens and implement the laws passed by local‚ state‚ and federal agencies of the government. The difference between federal and local police jurisdiction is determined
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This is because everyone is for themselves and will do whatever it takes to make it to the top. Attorneys Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom have stated‚ “If each of us recognized a moral responsibility to come to the aid of others we would all gain the benefits of a stronger community.” In their article If Decency Doesn’t‚ Law Should Make Us Good Samaritans they advocate for this idea. Allred and Bloom’s statement is legitimate because it stands for the idea of building stronger communities and building
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Inequality Global Immigration Worldwide global immigration is at its all time high. “World mass migration began in the early nineteenth century‚ when advances in transportation technology and industrial revolutions at home enabled increasing numbers of people to set off for other parts of the globe in search of a better life.” (Hatton‚ 2008) “Immigration is controversial and effects many aspects on the lives of all human beings.” (Schaefer‚ 2009) Global immigration affects the law enforcement field
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Alien Invasion Illegal immigration is widespread throughout the United States. There are 12 million or more illegal aliens in the United States‚ this number continues to rise (Swartz). This influx of illegal immigrants causes jobless Americans to lose out on opportunities. Employers choose to pay illegal immigrants lower wages than American workers. Is it right to pay illegal immigrants less than Americans to do the same job? Should the illegal immigrants be deported? Should border control be increased
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During the time of Jim Crow laws existing‚ I believe that it had a major influence and impact on the United States based on how more harm was taking place than the good. The reason why I believe this is because the laws were favouring more white people than black in the state and local news in the United States which occurred in the years between 1876 and 1965. Therefore‚ the more harm than good events were turned to the black people because they had many restrictions of the way they live in the
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the United States is receiving more immigrants than at any time in our history. Immigration has become an important issue because it affects virtually every aspect of life in America. With more than a million legal and illegal immigrants settling in the United States each year‚ immigration has an impact on education‚ health care‚ government budgets‚ employment‚ the environment‚ crime and countless other areas of American life. It is evident to most Americans that large-scale immigration is not serving
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6/25/12 Paper One Vietnamese Immigration Supposedly‚ the history of Vietnamese immigration to the United States is “relatively recent.” (Povell) Prior to 1975‚ most Vietnamese residing in the US were wives and children to American servicemen in Vietnam. In 1975‚ the ‘Fall of the Saigon’ marked the end of the Vietnam War‚ which prompted the first of two main waves of Vietnamese emigration towards the US. The first wave included Vietnamese who had helped the US in the war and “feared reprisals
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The United States is a nation of immigrants whose citizens are battling with each other over immigration policy. Immigration is an active political topic today‚ and arguably one of the strongest topics in many elections over the past decades. Some want to close the borders and deport as many as possible‚ while others want to open the borders and give immigrants the same rights and benefits as citizens. As with most political topics though‚ there isn’t one clearly defined act that could solve the
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The United States has an estimated amount of 11 million illegal immigrants. All across America are families undocumented hoping for a better life. The United States is a country of opportunity‚ a land of the free and a home of the brave. That explains why the immigration reform should take an initiative and take action. There have been several beliefs as in who originated in America‚ like the founding population of today’s Native Americans. America’s diversity spans a wide range of different peoples
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