Class Discussion Reflection

Today's class discussion about immigration was very interesting. I would have to say that I agree with what Jose said about how the argument is pointless because it just keeps going back and forth. We really don't get anywhere. This nation is too divided on their opinions. If we were truly "One Nation Under God," I think we would get somewhere. Our nation is more like One Nation Under ME. Everyone has their own opinions and act according to things that will benefit them. One thing we can all agree on is the citizenship process needs to be a lot faster. Someone mentioned that they are still trying to get people legal now from 1992. I also liked the point that Cheyanne said after I mentioned that I think illegal immigrants should be deported if they are committing a crime. She said that being illegal is a crime, so I think that SB1070 is a good bill. If someone looks suspicious, then they should be pulled over and be asked for papers. The ones who say it is racist probably know someone close to them who might get pulled over. I think that it isn't a big deal for U.S. citizen's because they know that they have their papers. It shouldn't be a problem. I also believe that E-Verify needs to be used more often to find the illegal immigrants and send them back and the people who are hiring them should have their business shut down or at least fined. We need to secure our borders and get this problem fixed.

I am NOT pregnant

Teen fakes pregnancy as a school project.  MSNBC Staff. Yakima Herald. MSNBC.com. April 22,2011.

I found this article a while ago, but I didn't get to blog because I had to go somewhere. Anyways this is about a brave teenager (17yrs old) who faked her pregnancy. She even had to fool her siblings. The experiment was to see who would treat her differently because of her pregnancy. Read more to see how she did it.

Birth Certificate

White House releases Obama birth certificate. Rachel Rose Hartman.Yahoo News. April 27,2011.

Many people have been questioning if Obama was really born here. This article shows the actual certificate of his birth in Hawaii. Politicians are hoping to finally put this a side because it has been such a big distraction. Trump, of course, still wants to make sure this is really real.

Trump for President

How Donald Trump got here. Rachel Rose Hartman. Yahoo News. April 26,2011.

This article talks about how Donald Trump really doesn't have any knowledge of politics, but he is at the top of the early presidential polls. Many Republicans question Obama's citizenship, so Donald Trump is popular with the Republican voters.

Anchor Babies

Anchor Babies: Is Citizenship an Entitled Birthright? Federation for American Immigration Reform. FAIR. August 1997.

I chose this article because I thought it was interesting that this was an issue back in 1997. It is sad to see that things haven't changed much since. Even in 1996 there were 800,000 illegal alien school children in seven states.

Economic Outlook 2

Immigration and the Economy. Federation for American Immigration Reform. FAIR. November 2002.

I like this article because it shows the actual dollar amount on how immigration changes our economy. An interesting part in this article reads, "The jobs immigration does create are for other immigrants and at the expense of Americans." This article shows a lot about how immigrants are taking over our jobs.

Economic Outlook

Q&A: Illegal Immigrants and the U.S. Economy. Adam Davidson. NPR. March 30,2006.

This is a great article that has questions and answers that are straight to the point about illegal immigrants and how it is effecting the United States. I found it is interesting that there are about 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.

Ticklish Penguin

Hollywood Woman's Penguin Tickle Video Goes Viral. CBS4 Miami. Yahoo News. April 19, 2011.

The link will take you to an adorable video of a penguin named Cookie who has a cute laugh when tickled. This video has more than one million people watching.

Hiring Day

McDonald's hiring day draws crowds, high hopes. Christina Rexrode. Associated Press. Yahoo Finance. April  19, 2011.

On Tuesday, McDonald's had its first National Hiring day. McDonald's boosted up its employees by 7%. They were trying to boost up the economy because there are over 13 million Americans looking for work

Yorkie Killed

Family Yorkie kicked, killed; Dad arrested. Richard Brooks. The Press Enterprise.April 19, 2011.

A man in Fontana killed his family dog. He was freed from bail with $25,000. The yorkie was only 2 and a half pounds.

Illegal Immigration

How to stop illegal immigration. Paul Danish. Boulder Weekly. July 15, 2010.

This looks like a blog from a man named Paul. He is saying that the way to stop illegal immigration is to conquer Mexico. He says to make a big army and stop borders.

Will You Go To Prom With Me?

Northshore Teen Brings Mom to Prom. WDSU. Yahoo News. April 18,2011.

This is a cute video about a high school senior taking his mom to prom. His mom had a baby when she was 18 and couldn't go to her prom, so he invited his mom to go with him.

Because it's Jackie Robinson Day.....

AND I LOVE BASEBALL!

Facts About Jackie Robinson. Prabhakar Pillai. Buzzle.com. 2011.

This is just a short list of facts about Jackie Robinson. I also wanted to agree with Mr. Palo, that he probably was a big influence on being integrated. One of the fun facts in this list shares that Jackie was on a U.S. postage stamp at one point.

To my Bachelor Fans

Just an update on Brad and Emily.....I kept reading in magazines that they are broken up, but from other recent sources this is not the case. They are still going strong, even though they have been having some issues. Tenley and Kiptyn are still going strong as well. I am glad she found someone after the horrible decision Jake made in sending her home. Jake and Vienna are no longer together. SERVES HIM RIGHT!

President Obama's Speech

President Obama's Speech on Deficit Cutting. NPR Staff. NPR. April 13, 2011

This is the complete speech Obama gave today. It is the written format because I know I will get distracted if I just watched the speech.

Drug Cartel

Drug cartel suspected in northern Mexico's mass graves, authorities say. The CNN Wire. CNN. April 12, 2011.

This article is about the drug cartel and their relation with the graves found in Mexico. There were 116 bodies found. There are 17 suspects in this killing and 9 have been detained.

No More Mom Food

Chicago school bans homemade lunches, the latest in national food fight. Liz Goodwin. Yahoo News. U.S. News. April 11, 2011.

This is an article I definitely did not think I would ever read. This school in Chicago belives that it has better food for the students than what parent's are giving their students in homemade lunches, so they are banning it. The only way to get out of this, is if the student has allergies.

Not About Prom

I am not going to be blog about prom, since I did not go. I went to prom last year with JFK and had a great time. It was at Downtown Disney at the Jazz Kitchen, so my expectations are high. Instead of going to prom this year, I was at a Woman's Retreat at Murietta Hot Springs. We left on Friday and came home Sunday. I had such a good time. On Friday, I was a part of the cardboard testimonies, which left many women in tears. It was a reality of how good our God is. Later that night, our church played at the coffee house and that was like a prom to me. On Saturday, we were taught by Jean McClure, who was amazing. This retreat was all about Pslam 23. I also went to a workshop by Corrie Curtner who talked about fear. I like that she said that fear is the opposite of faith. One lady also mentioned that fear is False Evidence Appearing Real. I also sat in the spa during break time and it was very relaxing. That night, I prayed with some woman for their needs and shared the Good News with a random guy who texted my friend. I was so sad to leave on Sunday after having such a good time. I went to take a nap at 5pm and ended up waking up at 6:15am Monday Morning. I had an amazing weekend!

Against SB1070

Latin American Countries Stand Against SB1070. Julianne Hing. Colorlines. DISQUS. October 5,2011.

Eleven Latin American countries want to have the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to get rid of the bill SB1070. They are claiming that this bill will harm international relations with Latin American countries and the United States.

SB1070

CBC misrepresents support for Arizona immigration bill SB1070. DISQUS. CBS News. July 14 , 2010.

This article has a nice pie chart representing what people think about the bill SB1070. More than half of the people say that the bill is just about right and 23% of people say that the bill is going a little too far.

Obama on Immigration

Obama Challenges GOP on Immigration. Kelly Chernenkoff. FoxNews.com. America's Election HQ. March 23,2011.

This article talks about how Obama is trying to be persistant on making an Immigration Reform. Republicans say that he is mostly talk because we have not seen any action. More about what he says to fight back in the article.

Makin' Bank

Celebrity Couples: Who Earns More? Clare Mallen. Yahoo Finance. Bankrate, Inc. April 4,2011

I choose articles like this because I love Finance. This article is very interesting and I highly recommend reading it. I was able to find out that both Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt make the same, $20 million.

Lego Dress

Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. Kevork Djansezian. Getty Images. Yahoo Tv. April 4,2011.

I thought this was a cool dress that Fergie wore at the Kids' Choice Awards. It was made out of Legos. Last year, Will.i.am had a Lego hat and necklace. Who would have thought that legos would be a fashion statement?

San Diego Trade Fair

Today was an interesting day for the Business Academy. We had to be at school at 4:45AM this morning to get to San Diego for our competition. Once we got there, we started to set up our booth right away, we were almost done, when one guy came up to us and told us that we weren't allowed to cover a certain part of our booth. We then had to rearrange everything. After set up, we had an opening ceremony and then time to start selling. Unfortunately we were only able to buy 1 booth, so it was very crowded. We did great selling our product, but it seemed so unorganized because of how crowded it was. For awards we got 5th place on our billboard, which was good. There was over 50 companies there. It was a bummer that we didn't win anything else, but we tried the best we can and I am proud of our company. Glad to be home though and hopefully will get sleep!