Bernie Sanders & Immigration

Current Event Report

Title: Bernie Sanders Promises Action On Immigration In First 100 Days As President

Source: The Huffington Post

Article Date: November 9, 2015      News type: Local  State  National  World

Summary:

On November 2, 2015, democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had made a pledge to the United States that he would start working on immigration reform within the first 100 days of his presidential term. He has said to include relief for deportation that would go farther than the procedures of Obama. Being the senator of Vermont, he is trying to grasp the attention of the Latino communities because they esteem immigration with higher priority and will be attracted the policies of Bernie Sanders. In addition, in order to satisfy the concerns of others, he has promised, in addition, to not only sustain, but also to build on the existing policies for undocumented children and adults by Obama.

Personal Response:

Immigration back then was very different than the condition of it now. Back then, the immigrants that were arriving in the United States were not treated with respect. Often, they were discriminated, and were not given the same opportunity as other Americans. Other people were angry with immigrants, especially the Chinese, for “stealing” their jobs. They were given unfair working conditions, such as long hours and low wages. In addition, even the government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, making it very clear that they did not want Chinese immigrants to come into the country. Nowadays, people who come into the United States of America are treated with more respect. They are indeed given the same opportunity as everyone else, and they receive fair wages. As mentioned in the summary of my current event article, the government is now trying to reform the process of immigration, in contrast to the late 1800s.