I, Jacob Patterson, am choosing to run my gubernatorial campaign on the platform of restricting the amount of foreign legal immigration into the state of Texas. Why restrict the amount of immigration into the Lone Star state? Well if you ask me there are actually three main reasons, those are: jobs, security, and defending america 's culture. Countless legal loopholes currently reside in our country 's legal immigration laws and many states simply don’t abide by the statutes currently implemented in the Immigration Act of 1990. As Texans it 's our duty to protect and secure our border as a part of national security. We share over 1,200 miles of border with Mexico, we must insure that mass migration is controlled in the state of Texas to ensure the amount of natural resources is abundant. I will order the Texas Rangers and summon the Texan Militia to protect our wide open border.
The 1990 Immigration Act places the limit of legal persons entering the United States at 700,000 person per year (Rubenstein 41). There over 26 million legal immigrants and over 20
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Under my governorship no refugees would be admitted into the great state of Texas. I would also ban every person who is granted citizenship under the diversity lottery. The diversity lottery is another way for congress to allow immigrants to enter the United States and avoid immigration laws (Rubenstein 43). Over 50,000 immigrants enter each year through this program and are granted permanent residency (Rubenstein 43). Legal immigration is more disruptive and is spreading more rapidly than illegal immigration (Rubenstein 43). The diversity lottery is also incredibly unsafe because most people send multiple entries with false names (Rubenstein 43). Winners of the lottery are mostly from muslim countries which impose a huge national security threat to The United States and to Texas (Rubenstein
Maintaining the Texas Constitution of 1876 We as must never forget that the future of Texas is centered not on the strength of government, but on the hopes and the dreams of the people. The power of the Texan ideal it thhe reality og that any child from any cerci=omstance can grow up and can succeed, all Texans have the same birth right to achieve your own goals if your willing to work hard, follow the rules, and dream big. Texas believes in this. And I want to assure that the people and their children have the opportunity to live this way.
I believe that if there is too much of a difference in race, education, and gender between the general public and the people they choose to represent them, the legislature could not have the public best interest at heart. How could a White male with a graduate degree who owns his own business possible understand the needs of a Latino woman with only a high school diploma who works as a maid? The majority of the Texas Hous and Senate are White males who have a degree of some sort, and the only view that he could possibly understand is how to help better people with his same stature. This reflected now with debates and issues at hand now, they have good intention trying to make Texas a better state to be apart of but, is ultimately unable to see how the decision they make affect general public as a
Should Texas have a foreign Policy? Texas should have good friendships with other countries, so it could be backed up by anytime. It is a tremendous help for the state just in case they are getting a shortage on something. It wouldn’t help the state to be independent because in the future the economy could go down and it might need something from someone and Texas might not have any help. Mexico is the foreign country of Texas and they should always have a good relationship with trades.
In case you haven’t heard, Lupe Valdez will be running for Texas Governor in 2018. She announced this five days before the candidate filing deadline for the 2018 primaries (Pollock). Valdez has called for “a “new Texas” that would put residents ahead of controversial policies like the sanctuary cities law, proposed bathroom bills other issues she said are on the fringe [sic]” (Jeffers). She has said that she knows it’s tough to decide whether to set aside money for college, food, or a place to live (Svitek). She has also said “Opportunity in Texas ought to be as big as this great state. . .”(Svitek), which is why she is running for Governor.
There is an abundance of jobs that exist in the state, that are offered to those who reside in it. According to the article, Texas has added 274,700 jobs in the last twelve months, which is about twelve percent nationwide. In addition, Texas has created jobs for the vital-middle income workers, and has seen substantial growth in both lower-middle income and upper-middle income jobs, which resulted in Texas creating nearly one-third of the country’s highest paying jobs. Given these points, the article Why Texas is our Future, emphasizes the many reasons of why the state of Texas is capable of providing a prosperous future for its inhabitants, as well as those who intend on residing in the state.
Chapter One speaks of the development of our immigration system in the United States of America. Transitionally, it speaks of the effect it had on immigrants that illegally arrived to America for a better chance at life. On November 20th 2014, President Barack Obama announced an administrative action to reform the United States immigration system. Subsequently, the Department of Homeland Security expanded the DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It provided temporary work permits and deportation relief to many young, undocumented immigrants looking for a chance for a brighter, superior future.
As the United States faces many changes, every state under its regime is affected. This is why Texas always seems to be facing issue after issue. According to current college students attending different universities in the state of Texas, the problems Texas has recently been facing ranges from: high rates of accidents caused by highway constructions; influx of illegal immigrants crossing over especially here in Brownsville; to the smuggling of drugs into the country since the Gulf of Mexico is so close. However, surprisingly each of these students living in different cities within the state have expressed that the most worrisome current issue Texas has been struggling with is funding the educational system.
Immigration has always been a major part of American history. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel to the United States in search of a better life. Of the 1.49 million immigrants who traveled to the United States in 2016, 150,400 immigrants were from Mexico. There have also been many people from Mexico who have immigrated illegally to America, with 5.6 million Mexican unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. in 2015 and 2016. The large scale of immigration, both legal and illegal, has brought up issues such as national security and the U.S. economy.
In my own immigration policy proposal, one key step would be to educate the general public about the true definitions of these terms and the different reasons why individuals choose to do so. By changing the conversation from one of hate and misunderstanding, a key component of this policy would be to enlighten those who may be
Things are bigger in Texas, but not only are things bigger, they 're a lot different as well. How are they different? What puts us apart from being like every other country in our nation? Our government for one, we are the only state that survived on it 's own. We were our own republic, Republic of Texas, to be correct.
Laws and rules that date back to times when it made it difficult for people to stand out and have a voice. Texas based their laws on family values, school prayer, against abortion, and against gay marriage. Another negative aspect of Texas its location next to Mexico. Since Texas is bordering Mexico, there has been a lot of illegal Mexican immigrants crossing the border unto Texas seeking jobs that belong to legal Texas citizens. Though has been stricter laws put in place to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing over into Texas, there is still dispute over the issue
Not every immigrant get into the country using the legal means. There are those who get into the country on student visas and start working contrary to the visas they hold. There are others who get into the country illegally with no genuine United States visa. The immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 focusses on the matter of illegal immigration through placing major fines on the employers of those immigrants who hire them. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 allowed a number of barriers to immigration.
These individuals are the Braceros. They enter the United States lawfully and are well regarded by Anglo’s for their hard work and trade. However, these individuals are not liked Mexican Americans as it is believed by Merchant’s that they will take the money they gain from their employment back home with them instead of buying things while they are in Texas, thereby hindering the local economy. Also, domestic employees oppose the employment of Braceros in Texas because the believe the Braceros present a threat to their being able to make a living for themselves as well as their
Among the illegal immigrants currently living in the United States, continuously crossing the borders and remaining in the United Stated with expired visas each year. Unlawful immigration once an issue of border states such as Arizona or Texas is now impacting all states around the country with problems. Illegal immigration affects all aspects of civilization, from the cost of education, government assistance, and public safety. There is also the matter of when local law enforcement who make it a personal mission to seek out undocumented immigrant 's harassment demanding documents. Although the Federal Government has all authority over the regulating of migration into the United States, the State and local law enforcement and communities are an essential role in improving on the immigration law, and it is effectively enforced.
Despite the multiple attempts at creating a well-rounded immigration reform the United States has failed to achieve the full capacity of the reform. The United States first failure at the reform was in 1986 when congress passed the “Immigration Reform and Control Act”. The purpose of this legislation was to amend, revise, and re-assess the status of unauthorized immigrants set forth in the Immigration and Nationality Act. The content of this bill is overwhelming and is divided into many sections such as control of unauthorized immigration, legalization and reform of legal immigration.