Blog Stage 7: New Stimulus Package

Stimulus Commentary

This nation is driven by consumers and we unfortunately cannot undo ourselves of our bad spending habits. The stimulus will only end up a disaster like the last stimulus checks sent out to “fix” the economy. The majority of the American public will spend their checks on frivolous items as soon as they get them. The blame is put on our economy and what it represents; the frivolous spending habits that the credit and loan industry has made us believe in. Obama speaks about sending the American public a stimulus check of substantial proportion. The size of the stimulus checks will not matter in the end. This new stimulus check proposal will have to do a lot more than just cut out checks like the Bush Administration did. This administration will have to educate the people to save their money and decrease spending. I believe the Obama administration is definitely looking for a long term solution and not a “quick fix” like his predecessor. While I believe in change and what the Obama campaign stands for, I also believe that this stimulus check proposal will have to be more carefully strategized to have a positive effect. We must learn from our mistakes. I know that when I got my stimulus check I actually put it in my savings for worse times to come versus my friends who went on a shopping spree with it. Again, I have to emphasize the importance of teaching the consumer better spending habits, so that we do not suffer financial debt or crisis in the future.

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BLOG STAGE 6 -- Barack Obama for President!

Barack Obama for President. I definitely agree with Ms Moye. I voted for Obama because of all the background information that was given to us. It was sufficient for me to be convinced that this is the man that we have all been waiting for. Because he doesn’t come from a wealthy family like McCain for example, I think it is easier for Obama to relate to those that have financial issues and need more options to better their lifestyle. The economy of the US has dropped a lot. I think that with Obama being president he can bring that back up and present to us better life opportunities. Like Ms Moye said, “America needs a man with good leadership skills, a level head, and the confidence to stand strong and promote peace.” I think this definitely describes the man Obama has been portrayed throughout the media and many other people that have met him. Hoping that everything that we have learned about him is true, we shall wait for a good change in America now that he is our new US President!

Blog Stage #5 -- Dream Act

The US National Government should be looking in depth into the Dream Act proposal. This Dream Act, according to Wikipedia, “is a piece of proposed federal legislation in the United States that would provide achieving illegal immigrant high school students the opportunity to obtain permanent residency”. I don’t quite understand why the US Government has opposed this proposal in the past. I feel that it’s a great way to encourage immigrants to pursue their dreams, attend college and obtain a college degree. Their residency would be like a reward for all their hard work during their high school and college years. The US Government would benefit from having more college graduates, instead of having immigrants working illegally at a job where they pay nothing more than the minimum, and dropping out of high school. We want more educated people in our nation; more educated people will equal a better economy for the United States. If immigrants are looking for a better lifestyle and want to pursue a career, why not give them the opportunity to enhance our nation even more? I have friends that were brought to the US by their parent’s right after they were born in Mexico. Some of these friends have been excellent students all throughout their entire life. Thankfully, Texas is a state where immigrants CAN go to college, versus other states require you to be a resident or citizen. However, it is very sad to me, to see how some of my friends, can only get so far. Once they are done with college, there is really no place to go. They can either chose to go back to their native country, or work illegally and if they work it will probably not be a job related to their career nor will it pay them anything near to the amount of educational background they have. This is where I really feel that the US Government should do something to help these students out. The US is known for the “American Dream”, for its valuable educational programs and schools, if these students are only after this, we should definitely grant them some kind of permission or reward to work in the US legally in their field of study. The Dream Act Proposal would be the best solution to this problem that MANY students are facing out there today.

BLOG STAGE 3 - October 3, 2008

I found an article in The New York Times Opinion arguing that the United States government should come up with a better strategy to “build a smoother path to legal entry and citizenship.” I feel that it is a great idea and that the argument is presented in a very fine way. The article is mentions how there are teachers, engineers, researches and other immigrants who are here in the United States following the “rules”, filing their paperwork, paying their fees and waiting for someday to become legal residents. It is very unfair I believe that we have people here from other countries, like Mexico, who are willing to be hard working people and do everything the right way and not be able to legalize their status. There are people coming over with college degrees, masters and some even with PhD’s trying to be proactive and looking for a better lifestyle. I believe that the author makes a good point when he mentions this because it’s like saying, why wouldn’t we give the opportunity to these people who are willing to work hard and make this a better country, to be able to become legal citizens in a much easier and smoother way. If the system was much easier, we would have less people trying to go around the immigration system and doing things illegally, rather than having people do things the right or legal way. Granting green cards to people younger than 40 with college degrees, is a very good and smart idea. We, as US citizens, want only but the best for our country. If we could only have more successful people, more college graduates, or simply have more people pursuing higher goals in life; our government and economy would blossom like never before. Therefore, if we have people like this coming over from other countries and can prove to us that they are here to be proactive, then we should definitely grant them an easier way to legalize their citizenship. The author presents this argument in a very detailed way and is why I can definitely agree with him, for his good examples and well written argument.

Article URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/opinion/03fri2.html?ref=opinion