The 2013 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744) does not include providing aid to sending countries. We hope to create an environment in which immigrants do not feel pressured to leave to pursue comprehensive education and financial stability, but where people can migrate by choice and not force. First, we must manage labor wages abroad. American companies are paying workers in other countries unlivable wages. Secondly, we must improve education in developing countries, so citizens don’t have to search for education elsewhere. By using money from the reduction in deportations and effectively spending money abroad, we will be able to help developing and third world countries to reduce forced migration, …show more content…
largely differ. The average years of schooling in the U.S. is 13.4 years, while schooling in Mexico is 9.7 years (Aguayo-Téllez and Acharya 2013). Working to alleviate this difference, in the state of Puebla in central Mexico, there is a new policy called the Puebla Education Model that will try to improve education in Puebla. The first goal is to increase the support got schools and students. The U.S. can aid Mexico by providing training for educators. We must also encourage innovation and curriculum adaptation that allows students to learn other languages. The U.S. can explore clusters of schools by sharing learning and teaching resources with Mexico, keeping in mind this would be a collaborative effort. Furthermore, Mexico must also make an effort to attract and retain better teachers by increasing wages, thereby increasing financial incentives. To foster student engagement, schools could be encouraged to have support systems that help students by giving them tutors, promoting participation, and encouraging parent involvement. Schools should also take into account socioeconomic statuses and monitor and improve low performing schools. This would be done by a statewide policy to assess and guide students to help them further their …show more content…
Teachers and administrators are at the core of the education system. Standards have not been specifically implemented in Mexico, so teachers do not know what is expected of them. Since the U.S. has mandatory standards, we can help Mexico implement it in school systems, with their allowance and coordination. This would also be coordinated with stakeholders in the education system. This would encourage ownership and reduce politicalization (OECD 2013). In addition, Mexico must also raise the entry bar into teacher education programs. This would increase the competition and create a more skilled application pool. It would also be effective to implement incentives such as higher wages, better working conditions or scholarships that would make more qualified teachers
The United States continues to give around $550 billion in aid to other countries each year, making America the world's top donor by far (Richardson). While the United States government only supplies $252 billion to needy Americans each year. Former Assistant to the President for Communications, Patrick Buchanan said, "The idea that we should send endless streams of tax dollars all over the world, while our own country sinks slowly in an ocean of debt is, well, ludicrous" (Foreign Aid). The United States need to give money to support the domestic impoverished rather than supporting developing foreign countries because the poverty and homelessness in America is increasing faster than the aid necessary to reduce this trend. Part of the reason that the United States should aid the domestic impoverished is that some foreign countries cannot be trusted with the money given to them and in certain cases, the money intended to aid countries are harmful for that country’s well-being.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, from around the world, come to the United States. These immigrants come because they want a chance at a better life; others are refugees, escaping persecution and civil wars in their home country. Many people believe the United States is the best place to go. There is more freedom, protection, and benefits, which seems like a good deal to immigrants. But the large number of immigration is affecting the current citizens of the United States. Taxpayers are forced to pay for the welfare and schooling for many of these immigrants, some who are illegal aliens. Some citizens believe that immigration can be hazardous to the environment. Others blame crime, poverty, and overpopulation on immigration. About sixty-eight million immigrants have been added to the United States since 1970, and it is estimated that 130 million people will be added over the next fifty years. The government has tried somewhat to restrict immigration but the laws are still too lenient. Nearly every other advanced country in the world is moving quickly towards stabilized population or has already achieved it. The United States is moving towards it very slowly. This country would have to reduce immigration down to 255,000 a year to do this (Beck 1). If nothing is done to stabilize the immigration to this country, what will become of population in the next decade? The population will continue to grow even faster - not due to births, but to massive immigration to this country. Immigration can become a serious problem to this country if the government does not produce stricter laws.
Why should people work to pay for people in other countries? We should supply for our needs in America. “The United States provided approximately $35 billion in economic aid to over 149 countries in fiscal year 2014”. (Amoros). It 's already enough that they
Before extending aid to other countries, we should focus on our more prevalent domestic problems. Patrick Buchanan said, "The idea that we should send endless streams of tax dollars all over the world, while our own country sinks slowly in an ocean of debt is, well, ludicrous. Almost every American knows it, feels it, believes it." The topic of United States foreign policy is greatly debated, and a decision on how to handle is very hard to come by. It seems as if we are finally leaning towards less aid to foreign countries, as we try to cut wasteful spending. The American government is finally opening its eyes to the realization that all of the aid we are giving out may not be worth it. Our priority should be to help our homeless, instead of other countries' poor.
In the first article, The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Raúl Hinojosa- Ojeda argues that if the United States government moved from an ‘enforcement only policy’ to a comprehensive immigration reform, both individuals born in America and immigrants would increase benefits. The comprehensive immigration reform that Ojeda describes “legalizes current unauthorized immigrants and creates flexible legal limits on future immigration in the context of full labor rights…” (Ojeda page 175). Ojeda further argues that the current U.S. policy creates a wage floor, and if undocumented immigrants gain citizenship, the wage floor will rise, increasing the wages of all workers. The rise in wages cited in the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) states that a comprehensive immigration reform would increase consumer consumption and wages and would increase the creation of jobs and tax revenue. This is mainly based on the concept that IRCA was implemented during a time of recession, but was still able to raise wages and investments made by immigrants. Ojeda explains, through the example of the IRCA, it is estimated that comprehensive reform, over 10 years, would create 1.5 trillion dollars in United States gross domestic product (GDP) (176). However, they add that one of the issues with the IRCA, is the lack of flexible limits set on the number of workers allowed to enter the United States. In the 1990, therefore, U.S. labor demands were not met.
Education, according to Dictionnary.com is “the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university”. However, education is taught differently everywhere. The educational system of each country is created based on their own cultures, traditions, and historical background. Each county, perhaps, have their own way to teach and manage their educational systems. Unlike some countries. “The US has most diversified education system in the world, with public and private schools at all levels flourishing alongside each other” (Hampshire, 2006) Even though the U.S. display some similarities such as a diverse population of students in classes and a great emphasize on education and education and academic success, they however differ dramatically in teaching methods, student aids, teacher evaluation system, and resources. Though not so far apart on the map, the education system in Haiti and the educational system in the United states are extremely opposite when it comes to organization, technology, and finance.
Mexico is a country that is not that fundamentally different from the United States in economic terms. It is a relatively large country when compared to its fellow Latin American countries, and it is highly populated, with around 107,029,000 people in 2005. The setup of Mexico is not that different from the U.S.’ because the country is divided into states that have their own governor, and there is a specific district for the capitals of both countries.
Migration for “a better life” or to be with one’s family shaped the history of the United States since the beginning. In the US today there are 40 million immigrants and the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there is around 11 million illegal aliens already living right here and are not authorized to live and work in the United States. It makes it hard to protect their right because they are in this country illegal. Immigrant are living in the US are in constant fear of being deported so they live in quiet hiding so that they go undetected by US officials. They are so fearful of deportation that they don’t report crimes against them or employers that take advantage of them or do not pay them for work.
“They are willing to sell themselves in order to find a better life for themselves or
Immigration Reform At this time, the United States has allowed more immigrants to enter the country than at any time in its history. Over a million legal and illegal immigrants take up residence in the United States each year. Immigration at its current magnitude is not fulfilling the interests or demands of this country. With the country struggling to support the huge intake of new comers, life in America has been suffering tremendously.
However, it is not like educational aid from the United Nations
Some locations in the United States are trying to improve their education by adding quality teachers. A major reason why there is an achievement gap in education is because there exist a gap in teachers as well. Research has shown that teacher quality counts. Some states are seeking ways to keep quality teachers and ways to attract them. In New York City, the schools will not hire teachers that are not certified. Also, New York and California are adding some sort of incentive in public schools, to attract quality teaching to minority schools. Sometimes school add annual bonus up to $10,000 for qualify teacher to work in public school, with low achieving schools. Also, many state provide some sort of tuition assistance for teacher, but of all of the states only seven target the candidates to commit to the lower achieving schools (Olsen, 2003).
Bilingual programs lack certified teachers, and inequalities in the education of students are created since all students do not receive an adequate education. In his book Burro Genius, Victor Villasenor illustrates that students like himself, those who speak only English, fail in bilingual class settings. For example, Villasenor explains that his very first day of school his teacher sat him next other students who only knew spanish as their primary language, and that his teacher yelled “ENGLISH ONLY!” (61). Villasenor explains that from that moment on he made a choice to stay quiet in his class so that he would not get in trouble and get sent to the principal 's office for punishment; until later on middle school (62-63). This is a prime example of how lacking teachers who can really help students produces negative effects on their educational success. However, switching to English-immersion programs allow teachers to use a single, dominant language and teach each student in an equal setting. Aimi Chin, N. Meltem Daysal, and Scott Imberman maintain data that shows teachers who are teaching in the bilingual programs in Texas have a 20-student cutoff (Impact of Bilingual Education). This reveals that the staff has a 1 to 20 teacher to student ratio in the program. Acknowledging that the school board is limiting the class size, teachers are put into higher demand when there is no validation for it. Therefore, the lack of qualified teachers is not the only problem that has arisen from bilingual
Secondly, remittances which from immigrant workers also bring significant benefits to many countries. The UN report said the total amount of money that immigrant workers worldwide sent back to their country in 2011 was more than $ 300 billion (increased several times compared with $ 102 million in 1995). This source of...
Learning occurs when each child is developmentally ready, and this happens at a different pace for each individual child. I experience this daily in my Kindergarten classroom. Although a lot has changed in education over the course of my career, I try to focus on the constant that each of my students can learn on any given day and that I must challenge all of my students to reach his or her potential. This is my school’s motto, and we recite it daily. Education has faced many challenges over the years with politics, the economy, students’ culture, and legal issues. Politics does play a crucial role in education. Different school systems and population areas receive more or less government funding. Educational dollars can play a key role in a school system receiving the latest technology, updated facilities, educational funds for teachers, and curriculum needs. I have been able to experience this for myself by transferring schools from the city to the county school district. The social aspect of learning affects children in different ways also. Different cultures of schools are negatively and positively affected as well. Having taught in an inner-city school for 9 years, I was able to witness firsthand the downfalls and negative effects that come into play for students who come