Americ A Second Class Citizenship

It aided to the problem America had when people lost their life’s savings because of an irresponsible choice their bank had made. The F.D.I.C insured savings accounts in banks approved by government. If one of those banks fails, the government would promise depositors that they would receive their money. Many other solutions similar to the F.D.I.C were created which was shown in document 6. But, some of the ones that solved the issue of unemployment were Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A), Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C), Works Progress Administration (W.P.A), Rural Electrification Administration (R.E.A), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (T.V.A). They all had different tactics at going towards the solution of the unemployment epidemic. For example, the Works Progress Administration would put the jobless to work by doing many things like building airports, playgrounds, parks, schools, and hospitals and also becoming photographers, artists, actors, writers, and composers. Another solution to one of the problems was “kitchens” being opened up by various individuals or groups. Many starving families would send out a member to bring the free food home from these kitchens. They would wait outside of the building in very long lines just to get a simple small meal, which was shown, in document 4. Although the problems weren’t completely gone, there were certainly numerous attempts at solving or reducing

Citizenship in Athens and Rome has similarities and differences. Being a citizen is being a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government. Being a citizen meant different things in each empire. The relationship between the citizen and their nation varied from their system of citizenship. Rome had a better system of citizenship because they were more open to who they allowed citizenship, they gave people they conquered citizenship, and personal grudges, judgements about others/topics would not affect the Empire.

for the different races. This allowed the states the rights to discriminate and segregate within their borders.

The Act regulated the entrance of free Negroes crossing into South Carolina. Later, in 1823, it was declared unconstitutional.

Citizenship can be defined as the position or status of being a citizen in a particular country (Oxford Dictionaries, 2016). This definition is not very broad, nor does it cover the many aspects of citizenship that exist in the 21st century. It is not only about being a legal citizen of a particular country, it is also about being a social citizen. You can be a citizen of Australia but choose to live elsewhere for the majority of your life. In terms of citizenship it is relevant on a political and social level. If you are actively contributing to the country in which you live in some ways you are fulfilling your duties as a citizen.

Over a century ago, the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution was implemented to grant citizenship to individuals born within the country. This was the first time that it was defined what it means to be a citizen in the U.S. While the amendment was created to address the citizenship of slaves, it is currently under speculation in regards to granting U.S. citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants (Gans, 2012). While there have been many arguments to place restrictions or eradicate granting children of undocumented immigrants U.S. citizenship, the constitutional right remains the same: if you are born on U.S. land, you are a citizen (Angelo, 2013). This paper argues that the birthright citizenship of U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants should continue to be granted based on the underlying principles of the 14th Amendment and the possible implications of ending birthright citizenship. First, this paper describes birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment, as well as its use in several Supreme Court cases that are significant to this issue. Then, various implications of eradicating birthright citizenship are discussed. Before discussing the possible consequences of eradicating birthright citizenship, it is imperative to discuss the history and principles underlying it.

Imagine living in a world where everyone was considered equal. Imagine living in a world where people were considerate of others. Imagine living in a world where everyone had the same rights and privileges. The Framers took a step at achieving this world with the passage of the 14th amendment. The intent of the 14th amendment was to prevent state governments from denying African Americans in the U.S. from their citizenship. At the time Africans were unable to attain citizenship because of their skin color. The Framer’s objective in formulating the 14th amendment was to grant citizenship to everyone born in the U.S., regardless of skin color. The 14th amendment expanded the protection of civil rights to all citizens in America.

The goal was to bring the south together while also protecting the African Americans. It was later in 1866 that the 14th amendment was passed recognizing everyone born or naturalized in the United States as a citizen. After this came the 15th amendment which allowed everyone to vote not just certain skin colors. Soon came about the Industrial era. At this point in history slaves were no longer used so the turn to the prisons. They were no labor laws when it came to convicts so of course the used the especially on jobs like coal mines and so on. Even through all that had gone on there was still a divide, segregation. Even though African Americans should have been treat like any other person was not the case. There were still many times that the African American easily punished or treated

Following the Civil War, former slave-holding states felt the need to restrict the rights of black people, creating black codes. Many of these laws required the free black person to obtain "special written permission of his employer" in order to do things such as requesting non-working days, coming near the local parish, or possessing a weapon. These codes really demonstrated the existent segregation and unequal rights between the whites and blacks after the war. Consequently, the Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, even with the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The Act stated that any person born in the United States of America was a legal American citizen, regardless of other factors such as race, and thus shall benefit from all laws equally. Furthermore, the drafting of the 14th and 15th Amendments surfaced. The 14th Amendment allowed for protection so that "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." This was a huge step in the political and social values in the country. Johnson believed that "to force the right of suffrage out of the hands of white people and into the hands of blacks [was] an arbitrary violation." The 15th Amendment gave all men, regardless of race or other factors, the right to vote. The appearance of injustice through the form of black codes helped to spur the idea equal rights for

Immigration to the United States has become a significant public and political debate, questions primarily surrounding inflow, roles in the labor market, admission policies, benefits, and costs. In 1952, Congress proposed and passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, also known as the McCarran-Walter Act, to revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality.

Americans, during the 1930s, clearly needed help. Too many were unemployed, struggling, starving, and/or homeless. One of the biggest legacies of the New Deal is that it combated unemployment with jobs in infrastructure. Many agencies and programs were set up to help increase America’s infrastructure and provide many needy people with jobs. One of those organizations was the Works Progress Administration. Incredibly, the WPA employed an average of 2.1 million people annually for a total of almost 8 million people. It had become largest New Deal program and required almost 11 billion dollars to fund it (Friedrich). The WPA was made with one goal in mind: to get people back to work so they can get money in their pockets to survive. The WPA built highways, airfields, public buildings, and did rural rehabilitation such as planting trees. In total, it had built around 110,000 public buildings, 600 airports, 500,000 miles of roads, and 100,000 bridges (“New Deal”). Like the WPA, the Civilian Conservation Corps, had been created to provide jobs, but it was mainly for younger Americans. This program had employed and put 3

Today the Society is split into three separately minded groups. In no specific ordering, the first is determined to believe that any one person born in the United States is a citizen and which means their parents should become citizens along with them. These are the ones whom obtain “birthright citizenship” (Raul). The second are firm believers in the only ones that should be citizens are the ones who go through the proper process of becoming a citizen and according to the article in “USA today,” it states that illegal immigrants are “having babies as a way to obtain citizenship,” which too many Americans “cheapens the whole idea of being American”. The last group is the “other” the ones whom are completely neutral or believe in the

*Immigration Act: Historically, the 1965 Immigration Act was considered as a result of the productive administration of President Lyndon Johnson, as he made it one of his important priorities and urgent issues just after the assassination of President Kennedy. The law established a selective system based on family unification. The act said that family unification was one of the top preferences; so many Hispanics were able at that time to find a way to gather with their ancestors. From a reasonable prospective, one may assume that this legislation was driven by the ideologies of the 60’s and Civil Rights struggles in addition to the foreign policy of the country specifically with the Baracero policy as an association to affiliate Mexican employees constitutionally. This law in fact paved for the foundation of modern America.

I’m often asked if I ‘feel more British or American?’. Before being granted my US citizenship, I was uncertain of my answer to this question. I felt far more American due to living here for 14 years and having a zealous and hardworking attitude, which I believe are two distinctly American attributes. However, it felt wrong for me to believe I was more American since I was only a citizen of the UK. Getting my US citizenship not only focused my identity but gave rise to a new interest.

It let the blacks and whites still are equal humans and people but still had them separated from each other like in schools, buses and stuff like that. It also did not violate the Constitution. This law happened in 1896 to 1897, mainly in the 1890’s. Separate but equal also was provided on railroads and stuff.