An article in the New York Times explains how the Arizona’s new immigration law SB1070 is causing divisions between Law Enforcement in the state. This law will provide broad power to state and local police to enforce immigration law. SB1070 makes a failure to carry immigration documents a crime, and gives the police power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. Its aim is to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants, which it supposed to be an INS agents duty not a police officer’s.
The National police group of Arizona are against this law, because they believe this law will lead to racial and ethnic profiling, and threaten public safety if immigrants don’t report crimes, or if they don’t cooperate with authorities. Members of the Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative, a group of police leaders, stated that they are worried that other states would copy Arizona’s law. If this law spreads to other states like Texas it will affect all the people living here, specially the Hispanic community. The Arizona Association of chiefs of police and several sheriffs have also come out against the bill, labeling this new law as heavy-handed, and an intrusion into federal matters. On the other hand, The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association promotes the bill as a “ common sense proactive step in the right direction in the continuing battle on illegal immigration.” In contrast, the President of Fraternal Order of Police believes that this new law will create costs to departments, crowd jails, and will require extra training for officers to identify between an documented and undocumented people. Both groups agree that a federal overhaul will help improve control for immigration.
This Division of opinions is an example of how divided is the country at this moment regarding the new Arizona’s Immigration Law. In my opinion this new law will lead to harassment and discrimination against Hispanics, regardless of their citizenship status. It’s not fair that a police officer should ask you about your status in this country just because one speak Spanish or looks Hispanic. In fact more than 30% of the people in Arizona are Hispanic. I don’t believe police officers have the training to identify a undocumented person just by their appearance. Instead of promoting this type of law that is anti-immigrant, Governors should promote Immigration reform in congress to solve the undocumented immigrant problem that the country has.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Visiting Rights For Everyone!
After reading a couple of my classmates blogs, Sarah’s blog (Visiting Rights; What's Next?)caught my attention. Her topic is controversial because it talks about the rights of gays and lesbians. I think her intended audience are people who are in favor of gay and lesbian rights. Her article is very straight to the point in favor of gay and lesbian rights. Her article is about the memorandum that President Barack Obama signed stating that gays and lesbians are now allowed to have non-family visitors which they can grant their medical power of attorney. To be honest I didn’t know that gays and lesbians were not allowed to be visited by non-family members, this is new to me. I thought that everyone in spite of their sexual preferences had the right to visited in hospitals by their loved ones. I agree with Sarah when she states that this memo means a lot to many sick people. When I was in the hospital two years ago, I had the privilege to be visited by my family, friends, and my boyfriend; this helped me felt much better. I also concur with Sarah’s opinion about the courage of President Barack Obama to make things right for all the people.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Immigration Reform
With the Presidency of Barack Obama many undocumented immigrants living in the United States began to dream of a immigration reform that would help them follow a path for legal status. President Barack Obama promised immigrants that during his first year of presidency he will push immigration reform. Since 2009 we haven’t heard of any immigration reform. It looks like congress and the President forgot about the undocumented immigrants that had favored their election. The President and congress can’t just assume that undocumented immigrants don’t exist, or just realized that they are present when there are big marches in Washington.
There is a movement of two senators to offered immigration overhaul. Democratic Senator Charles E. Schumer, and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham proposed to overhaul the immigration system in a bipartisan effort. They suggested that undocumented immigrants have to admit that they broke the law, and require all workers, including U.S. citizens, to carry a biometric identity card to demonstrate that are allow to work in the United States. Their plan also includes more enforcement at the border and in work places. This plan stands to benefits highly educated immigrants with degrees in science or technology, forgetting about the labor workers.
In the United States we need reform that can help all undocumented immigrants find a way to obtain a legal status, including labor workers. I agree that not all undocumented immigrants would qualify to obtain a legal status. Those immigrants who are hard workers, pay their taxes, share their knowledge to the country, and behave according to American laws, they really deserved to obtain a legal status in the United States. The immigration reform has to offer same opportunities to all undocumented immigrants, and not just give privilege to highly educated immigrants. Highly educated immigrants tend to have money and come from families that have higher status in their native country. This contrast the other immigrants who are labor workers that have no money back home, and for that reason they come to the United States in search of the American Dream: to offer a better future to their family. They are the most vulnerable immigrants because they are poor, don’t speak the language, and don’t know the legal system. If Congress and the President finally decide to push Immigration Reform, it has to be a plan that it will cover all undocumented immigrants equally.
There is a movement of two senators to offered immigration overhaul. Democratic Senator Charles E. Schumer, and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham proposed to overhaul the immigration system in a bipartisan effort. They suggested that undocumented immigrants have to admit that they broke the law, and require all workers, including U.S. citizens, to carry a biometric identity card to demonstrate that are allow to work in the United States. Their plan also includes more enforcement at the border and in work places. This plan stands to benefits highly educated immigrants with degrees in science or technology, forgetting about the labor workers.
In the United States we need reform that can help all undocumented immigrants find a way to obtain a legal status, including labor workers. I agree that not all undocumented immigrants would qualify to obtain a legal status. Those immigrants who are hard workers, pay their taxes, share their knowledge to the country, and behave according to American laws, they really deserved to obtain a legal status in the United States. The immigration reform has to offer same opportunities to all undocumented immigrants, and not just give privilege to highly educated immigrants. Highly educated immigrants tend to have money and come from families that have higher status in their native country. This contrast the other immigrants who are labor workers that have no money back home, and for that reason they come to the United States in search of the American Dream: to offer a better future to their family. They are the most vulnerable immigrants because they are poor, don’t speak the language, and don’t know the legal system. If Congress and the President finally decide to push Immigration Reform, it has to be a plan that it will cover all undocumented immigrants equally.
Friday, March 26, 2010
The New 32 Patients and Doctor's Shortage in the Country
Dr. Jon LaPook in his commentary in “Who Will Take Care of 32 Million New Patients? from The Huffington Post. Dr. Jon LaPook comments about the problem that American will face with the shortage of doctors for the new 32 million new patients . The intended audience is the general public, because this topic affects former patients, future patients, and doctors around the country. The credibility of the author is very reliable because he is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University in New York, NY. These facts make him knowledgeable on this topic and very credible. I agree with his argument about how we don’t have enough doctors to take care of the new patients.
His commentary talks about the need of more doctors in the United States. He states, “Thirty million new patients will try to find primary care doctors. That’s not going to be so easy because we already face a shortage of primary care doctors.” He argues that patients and doctors are going to struggle with the shortage of doctors. In my opinion the new passed bill of Medical Health Care is very good for the country, but government forgot about the problem of insufficient doctors to take care of the new patients. He shows evidence of the shortage of doctors: ”according to the American Medical Association, there are about 312,000 primary care doctors practicing in the United States. An estimate that another 13,000 will be needed comes from a study done by the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. These statistics proves that the Country needs more doctors. The logic of his argument is that “ it takes 5 to 8 years for a first year medical student to be trained as a primary care doctor”, then if we need 13,000 more doctors for the upcoming years, we will not have the 13,000 doctors in less than 8 years. Right now some people have not seen a doctor in years because they don’t have medical insurance. Now with this new law these people might think that that problem would be in the past but reality is that they will be shocked to realize that in the United States there are not enough doctors to take care of them. Also that they might have to wait more time than they expected to see a doctor and be treated. Most people center their attention on the pros and cons of Medical Health Care bill, and forgot about the doctors. Doctors are going to be overloaded with work and this might affect their performance.
His commentary talks about the need of more doctors in the United States. He states, “Thirty million new patients will try to find primary care doctors. That’s not going to be so easy because we already face a shortage of primary care doctors.” He argues that patients and doctors are going to struggle with the shortage of doctors. In my opinion the new passed bill of Medical Health Care is very good for the country, but government forgot about the problem of insufficient doctors to take care of the new patients. He shows evidence of the shortage of doctors: ”according to the American Medical Association, there are about 312,000 primary care doctors practicing in the United States. An estimate that another 13,000 will be needed comes from a study done by the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. These statistics proves that the Country needs more doctors. The logic of his argument is that “ it takes 5 to 8 years for a first year medical student to be trained as a primary care doctor”, then if we need 13,000 more doctors for the upcoming years, we will not have the 13,000 doctors in less than 8 years. Right now some people have not seen a doctor in years because they don’t have medical insurance. Now with this new law these people might think that that problem would be in the past but reality is that they will be shocked to realize that in the United States there are not enough doctors to take care of them. Also that they might have to wait more time than they expected to see a doctor and be treated. Most people center their attention on the pros and cons of Medical Health Care bill, and forgot about the doctors. Doctors are going to be overloaded with work and this might affect their performance.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Republicans Role and The new pass bill
In "The Five Republican Votes" an editorial from The New York Times, that talks about the role of Republicans and the new pass bill. The author gives his opinion about the $15 billion jobs bill that was passed in congress this week, where five Republican voted for the bill. He also makes an argument about how narrow this bill is and that he thinks that it will not help people in the U.S.. The author’s intended audiences are Democrats and liberals. The authors name is not on the editorial page but just the fact that he works for this credible newspaper it gives him credibility. I agree with both of the arguments including Republicans should care more about people, and that the bill is too narrow to make a big impact for the American people.
The author first argument deals with the five Republican senators that voted for this job bill. He argues that this senators voted because they have more common sense, and they care more about the people in the U.S. This action contrast to the others Republican senators that focuses more in strategies of obstruction against Democrats and President Obama. The author uses logic through evidence citing the opinion of senator Mr. Brow and MS. Snowe. They both add their opinion of why they supported this bill. I agree with his argument because people in the U.S. are desperately waiting for solutions to this recession, they don’t care if it comes from the Republicans or Democrats. For this reason Republicans and Democrats should work together to find solutions stead of obstruct plans that would help people in the U.S.
The other argument that he makes is about the extent $15 billion jobs bill. He argues that this bill is too narrow and will not make a big impact because it needs more federal help. He focuses on unemployment benefits and fiscal aid to states. He believes that government has to create a bill to extend the unemployment benefits through December 2010 and give aid to states. By doing this he believes that the government will help employers and workers in the long run. The author uses logic by stating that the economy is affected with unemployment and state-budget cuts, this situation makes employers eager to hire more workers. I agree with his opinion because $13 billion of this bill is going to hiring tax credit. With this action only employers will get benefit but what about the workers. Some companies can hire a lot of people in order to get the tax credit and then fired them at the end of the year. People cannot wait any longer, they need help now. People are losing their jobs, losing their houses and are not able to support their families.
The author first argument deals with the five Republican senators that voted for this job bill. He argues that this senators voted because they have more common sense, and they care more about the people in the U.S. This action contrast to the others Republican senators that focuses more in strategies of obstruction against Democrats and President Obama. The author uses logic through evidence citing the opinion of senator Mr. Brow and MS. Snowe. They both add their opinion of why they supported this bill. I agree with his argument because people in the U.S. are desperately waiting for solutions to this recession, they don’t care if it comes from the Republicans or Democrats. For this reason Republicans and Democrats should work together to find solutions stead of obstruct plans that would help people in the U.S.
The other argument that he makes is about the extent $15 billion jobs bill. He argues that this bill is too narrow and will not make a big impact because it needs more federal help. He focuses on unemployment benefits and fiscal aid to states. He believes that government has to create a bill to extend the unemployment benefits through December 2010 and give aid to states. By doing this he believes that the government will help employers and workers in the long run. The author uses logic by stating that the economy is affected with unemployment and state-budget cuts, this situation makes employers eager to hire more workers. I agree with his opinion because $13 billion of this bill is going to hiring tax credit. With this action only employers will get benefit but what about the workers. Some companies can hire a lot of people in order to get the tax credit and then fired them at the end of the year. People cannot wait any longer, they need help now. People are losing their jobs, losing their houses and are not able to support their families.
Friday, February 12, 2010
The Media In Haiti
I found this video on Link Tv that talks about the participation of the media in Haiti, if it is beneficial or not for Haiti. The Media from all over the country sent their reporters to get the latest news. Reporters are in a big competition between each other, sometimes trying to get the most dramatic images. Also media of other countries are commenting about the participation of the United States in Haiti.
I think this is a good story because most people in the United States are constantly watching the news from Haiti. For some people the media is doing a great reporting everything that is happening in Haiti, but other people might have a different opinion. It is also interesting what other country’s media think about the United States involvement in Haitian restoration.
http://www.linktv.org/video/4979/haiti-in-the-media-compassion-vs-showboating
I think this is a good story because most people in the United States are constantly watching the news from Haiti. For some people the media is doing a great reporting everything that is happening in Haiti, but other people might have a different opinion. It is also interesting what other country’s media think about the United States involvement in Haitian restoration.
http://www.linktv.org/video/4979/haiti-in-the-media-compassion-vs-showboating
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