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businessinsider.comHow former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio became the most hated lawman in America!
In August of 2017, one of the most criticize lawman of America was pardon by President Trump. Joe Arpaio, a former Arizona's Maricopa county sheriff, who violated the terms of court order in a racial-profiling Latinos. This was Donald Trump's first-ever presidential pardon. Arpaio throughout his career has been controversial making national news more than any other sheriff in the nation. Arpaio was generally known to be brutal towards inmates and an obsession with immigration. He called himself "America's toughest sheriff." Building jails that look like tents and concentration camps; where inmates are suffering unacceptable hot temperatures in the summer, wearing pink underwear, and eating only two meals a day. Worst of all, as the sheriff he commands officers to check random cars for illegal immigrants. In the Grapes of Wrath, the Okies were treated cruel by residents of California, or other states that were not hit by the Dust Bowl, in order to scare them away. That did not stop the Okies from moving forward.
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picturethis.museumca.orgChinese Immigrants
In 1882, President Chester A. Arthur passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which was the first
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cnn.comThe answer to border security is technology, not wall
Rep. Henry Cuellar writes that a physical border wall will not stop illicit immigration or drug flows. Enhanced modern technology and an increased number of border patrol agents will.
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cnn.comToday's drought vs. the Dust Bowl era
The depth of the current drought falls short of that experienced by many during the so-called Dust Bowl era of the 1930s. In the 1930’s many farmers went through the worst experience they never thought would occur. On April 13, 1935, a huge black dust wind blew through Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas killed the lands and serval people. After the storm, many families walked out into a huge dusty scene. They were not able to see, the sand went into their eyes, nose and mouth. One of the worst feelings ever, the families were waking into death. Farmers were very upset that their crops were dead, which they depended on to survive. They were forever to migrate to other states. Although, this was the biggest hit that farmers went through . Today, several droughts have occurred but occurring around the country not just a section of the United States. Breaking records, in July of 2012 was one of the Hottest summer in America. The bushels of crops per acre predicted by the USAD,
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cnn.comCape Town rejoices as rain falls on drought-stricken city
Since January 22, the residents of the second largest city, Cape Town, in South America has been in a strict use of water. Cape Town is running out of water due to rapidly changing climate and growing population. Although, the residents still use more then they need, in response the Cape Town mayor's stated "We can no longer ask people to stop wasting water. We must force them." Residents will only be allowed to use 50 liters of water per person and per day. The way the residents of Cape Town are living is very similar to the "Okies". The okies had to limit the amount of food , water, and gas used because they could not have a job which meant barely money in their hands. When the Okies knew they found a job they knew how to save up.
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foxnews.comWhat is DACA and why is the Trump administration ending it?
In 2009, Obama era changed the lives of thousands of young, undocumented immigrants to remain in the country by passing the Defferred Action for Childhood Areivals Progjram. Also knows as DACA, allowed minor immigrants come into the country and protected them from being deported. However, In 2017 President Trump put an end to DACA. Many Dreamer were upset and mad that This is very similar to what the Chinese Immigrants went through in the 18th century. In the beginning Americans were not concern about Chinese coming into the country. Until they noticed the overflow of Chinese coming into the country and taking their jobs away. Chinese one of the most smart hardworkers of history, whom built many of the famous largest buildings of America. However, in 1882, President Chester A. Arthur passed the Chinese Exculsive Act that probhited all immigrantion of Chinese labor. Both coming from their homeland, came to America for a better future by working on their lands and having the best education they could recieve. Indeed, there will always be selfish Americans, that would pass acts to stop the immigrants from being great. But immigrants will never quit and will btain what they want , and that’s the difference between immigrants and Selfish people.
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