Stage 8 : Response to Trump's New Immigration Policy

I agree with the views expressed in this post, that the bill, if passed, will be a very poor decision.
The author argues in his post that this legislation will hurt the economy as the bill will reduce the chances of finding cheap labor. I agree with this argument, and in addition to that, some of the cheap labor jobs are jobs that American citizens do not want. An example of this would be the US agricultural industry where is is heavily reliant on a migrant workforce to help harvest crops. Some crop farmers have expressed the view that, if the Mexican workers were to be sent back, the entire agricultural system will collapse. Therefore, unskilled and cheap labor is essential to fill up jobs that no American wants, but are still essential to the American economy. Hence, only allowing highly skilled workers into the United States is a very poor move.

Like the author, I do understand that the benefit of this legislation of admitting skilled workers through a merit system, means that immigrants are more likely to contribute to society. However, the legislation makes it that only a certain type of skilled workers are able to enter ( those with English speaking skills and high paying job offers).Furthermore, the legislation also proposes the discontinuation of the diversity visa programme. This means that this will drastically reduce the level of diversity in the American population. As many studies have shown that having more diversity can actually help in enriching and improving society, this bill is hurtful to the American society.

Additionally, I feel that the ideology behind this bill go against the American idea of 'a nation of immigrants.' As the plaque on the Statue of Liberty declares, " Give me your tired, your poor ,your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

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Stage 3 : New York Times commentary

Ariel Davis On July 18 2017, the New York Times published an opinion piece written by Farhana Khera and Jonathan J.Smith. The title of this piece is How Trump is stealthily carrying out his Muslim Ban. The writers' argument was that while Trump has not explicitly enacted a Muslim ban, he is trying to do so subtly by issuing orders that targeted Muslims. These orders, as pointed out by the writers,include increasing administrative hurdles and cementing or even expanding the current travel restrictions that are not under review in court. The writes of this piece are members of Muslim Advocates, a civil rights organization group. As the organization name indicates, it most likely focuses on the welfare of Muslims. Therefore the writers are probably trying to draw attention to the plight of Muslims trying to travel to the United States. By writing this article on the huge platform like the New York Times, I feel that the writers also want readers to be aware...

Stage 5: Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood

On April 13 2017, the New York Times reported that President Trump signed legislation aimed at cutting of federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other organizations that performed abortions. This move was welcomed by several conservatives who wanted to impose curbs on reproductive rights. I do not agree with this move as I believe defunding such organizations will bring about more problems. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive health services in the United States and internationally. In 2014, federal and state governments provided the organization with $528 million in funding (40% of its annual budget). The majority of this funding comes from Medicaid which subsidizes reproductive healthcare for low-income women. Abortions account for about 3 percent of the services ...

Stage 7 : Trump's proposed transgender military ban is hurtful to the American society

On July 26, President Trump caught everyone by surprise, when he tweeted his intentions of banning transgender people from serving the military. Trump's reasoning for his decision was that it was too expensive to pay for transgender troops' healthcare and the potential disruptions it might cause. While I do understand the President's concern, I feel that his actions will bring about greater harm compared to the benefit of reducing the cost of the military spending. President Trump reasoned that the cost of transition related treatment will be "tremendous." A study done by the Rand Corporation shows that the costs of such treatment will add between 2.4 million and 8.4 million dollars to the military's annual budget. While the number may seem high, this will only increase the military spending by 0.017% . This cost is pretty insignificant compared to the potential cost of retraining troops to replace transgender troops. Furthermore, some trans gende...

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