Andrew Strickland English 10 Mr. Allen/ Mr. Dagel 26 November 2012 Wild Rose casino project in Ankeny The City of Ankeny should not allow the Wild Rose casino project in Ankeny, because it would take revenue away from existing casinos, it is far too large for the community, and is far too expensive. Prairie Meadows is the largest casino in Iowa, and is located only a couple of miles outside the city of Ankeny, in Altoona. The Proposed wild rose project, if passed, will be built only ten miles away from the existing casino, Prairie Meadows. According to Brian Wessels the CFO of Prairie Meadows, Wild Rose would take around 50 percent of their revenue. Also the building of wild rose could result in layoffs at Prairie Meadows because with 50 percent less revenue, that means you have less customers, and not as much of a demand for employees.
In the U.S. they can make 8 times what they could in Mexico. Anzaldua says that for most “borderland” Mexicans the choice is “to stay in Mexico and starve or move north and live.” Unfortunately, some of these people are faced with a life in the U.S. that could very well be a life worse off than in Mexico. The desperation spawned from economic pressures in Mexico forces some people into terrible situations. Desperate women seek the aid of ferocious smugglers that bring them into the country but at the price of their freewill. These women are free in the sense that they have escaped from Mexico, except that they are at the whim of the “coyote.” Even Mexican’s that cross legally into the Southwest and northern cities (Chicano Barrios) “find themselves in the midst of 150 years of racism.” These people are forced out of their own country and into another to find they are not welcomed.
Mexican Immigration [pic] [pic] Chris Coleman Mrs. Prasad June 1, 2006 World Cultures Pd. 8 Thesis Statement: Mexico has the highest rate of immigration to the U.S, but is this becoming a problem for the U.S America is the largest country with immigrants. This is due to the fact that immigrants are willing the do odd jobs that no one wants, which brings them money and gives them a better opportunity in life what some may say is the American life. 14.5 million, about half of the nation’s 28.4 million foreign-born residents were born in Latin America, but out of all those people those people 70% are illegal immigrants who are from Mexico. This is a very large number and this shows the impact that
Texas seems to be a big states based on its population compared to the USA’s a whole with the difference of 28, 785, 484. The population listed as white only is 44.5% over USA 63.0% which makes Texas a diverse place when it comes race. The number of person per square miles in Texas (96.3) is higher than USA as a whole (87.4) with a difference 8.7. Maryland Vs. Texas. Texas is a bigger state than Maryland with a population difference of 20,174, 640.
Is Tolerance Too Much How much do you think 28.8 billion dollars a year would help our nation’s hurting economy? Better yet what about 257 billion? Well that is just how much money was wired out of the United States in Mexico (the smaller number) and Latin America as a whole (larger number). Imagine the boost that could give our nation! The teachers that would keep their jobs or the police officers that would not get laid off due to budget cut backs.
For example the trade union between Canada, USA and Mexico (NAFTA) aimed to ‘eliminate barriers to trade and investment’ between the countries. This appears to have been successful with trade increases of $570.8 billion for Canada, $919.9 billion for the US and $393.5 billion for Mexico. The increased trade has also created jobs in all three countries; 4.3 million jobs have been created in Canada, 25.1 million in the US and 9.3 million in Mexico. The US has clearly benefitted the most out of this trade agreement, however all three of the countries have benefitted in some way. Unfortunately, many Mexican corn farmers have suffered due to the NAFTA agreement.
Not only is offering seats and in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants taking away opportunities of the legal students, it is unfair, because many illegal students are admitted to UCLA under the amnesty of the Affirmative Action, which takes a student's race into account and makes it easier for non-U.S. Students to be admitted. Just as the Times reports, UCLA officials acknowledge that some freshmen are admitted for reasons other than their grades and test scores, that some students come from dramatically different backgrounds than many of their peers but show academic promise,", De Craz, a undocumented student from Mexico, was accepted to UCLA with a GPA of 3.365 and a SAT score of 38o out of 800, while the average GPA of incoming freshmen is 4.22. Thus, UCLA devalues the accomplishments of the students who are possibly more academically
3/2/2011 Fixing America’s Immigration Issues The United States due to increasing economic concern needs to address our current immigration policies. An estimated 12 million illegal immigrants are in the United States and this number is increasing every year. In many areas illegal immigrants can receive public assistance including education, welfare and medical care without paying in taxes. Immigration reforms could help in reducing the national debt while allowing us to retain many of the current benefits given to American citizens. The American public in general realizes reform must take place, but the direction the policy reform should to take is still very much up in the air.
Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Ronnal E. Coop University of Phoenix Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Through my research, I have found that Mexicans immigrated to the United States. The start of this immigration was right around the late 19th century. It was the railroad industry that brought many Mexican immigrants to the United States (2011). Many Mexican immigrants come to the United States seeking higher paying jobs than what was available in Mexico. According to Schaefer (2006), Mexican factory workers started out making only $2.90 a day.
It is influenced by many economies of both U.S and Mexico. As if U.S economy is doing well and the Mexican economy is doing bad then there is more incentive for Mexicans to immigrate to the U.S. Plus the cost of actually getting into the U.S since it has risen quite a bit. If illegal immigrants have to pay more to get a job but have less guarantee of finding a job it ruins the entire point of going to the U.S for economic reasons. However, if it is reversed then there isn’t any incentive for Mexicans to immigrate to the U.S. Another factor is safety as the trip to U.S is fairly dangerous especially those who are traveling through Mexico have to deal with drug cartels. Another large influence is crime as it becomes increasingly more dangerous to get to the U.S through Mexico because of drug cartels.