I. Public opinion John Zaller states that mass opinion is made up of values (core‚ unchanging beliefs)‚ attitudes (beliefs on broad policy issues)‚ and opinions (more flexible views on specific policy issues). II. Four characteristics of public opinion The characteristics of public opinion are direction (beliefs of the majority)‚ stability (consistency over time)‚ salience (importance)‚ and strength (intensity of belief). III. The public The public may be categorized as the mass public (70–80%)
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Saffin Manasiya Government 2305 John M. Osterman Problems of Immigration Immigration is a major problem facing in the United States today. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants come to this country every year. Some legally and others illegally. Some come due to their countries economic situation and try to enhance their family’s style of living. Others come to seek out the “American Dream”. Either way they are hurting the economy of the country and causing nationwide problems. Non-English speaking
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would be enough cause for anyone to search for a better life; a life in which there is a belief that all of your biggest dreams can come true. This is the belief that many immigrants have about the United States. They naively believe for it to be the “land of opportunity”. Originally the United States was founded and settled by immigrants. Many immigrants‚ such as Mexicans‚ Eastern Europeans‚ Jews‚ and others from countries around the world came to America to escape war‚ poverty‚ famine‚ and/or religious
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someone else do it for you. This is exactly what the U.S did to the Chinese immigrating to their country. They used the Chinese for their own needs‚ treating them with no respect at all. But‚ despite the fact that they were discriminated against‚ the Chinese continued to work for the U.S. In the beginning‚ Chinese had very low numbers‚ with few immigrants. It was the discovery of gold of 1848 in California that brought Chinese immigrants to the United States.(Archuleta) Between 1850 and 1880‚ their
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resulted in ‘’serious social and economic costs’’ (Faupel‚ Weaver & Corzine‚ pg. 444). Besides the costs in increased crime‚ nearly $20 billion in taxpayers’ money have been spent on DEA programs and others. Not only that‚ prohibitionist policies is the primary reason that drugs have become more concentrated‚ since they would take up less space and reduce the visibility of their trafficking (Faupel‚ Weaver & Corzine‚ pg. 447). While the costs seems to outweigh the advantages when it comes to prohibitionist
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Immigration is the relocation of the non-native people in order to settle in a different place or country. People from all over tend to move to the United States where they can obtain a better life with greater opportunities. Such as; for a better education‚ a better job‚ economic difference‚ political difference‚ and simply as family re-unification. Immigrations seek a change to start over and live free and rebuild. A big part of America’s growth and development is immigration that makes our country
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. Is current immigration policy seriously treated as a national security issue? How was it treated prior to 9/11? The majority of the current U.S. immigration policy is not seriously treated as a national security issue. Prior to 9/11‚ immigration policy focused primarily on numerical limits and categories of immigrants and the main reasons for lawful admissions of immigrants. There is only slight mention of “unauthorized aliens”‚ and no reference to national security. According to the
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people who came from China were poor and living in unlivable conditions; therefore‚ if they could find a way into America they could create a healthy life and make enough money to send for the rest of their family to come. People from China did not just come to America to work in the the mines‚ they came to the United States to sell and create textiles‚ run hotels and complete tasks other men thought they should not have to do. The news of the Gold Rush pulled the Chinese to America‚ but it wouldn’t
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IMMIGRATION Slovak immigration to the United States began in the late 1870s‚ when Slovakia was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire administered by Hungary. Because U.S. immigration officials did not keep separate records for each ethnic group within the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ it is impossible to determine the exact number of Slovak immigrants who entered the United States. Between 1880 and the mid-1920s‚ approximately 500‚000 Slovaks‚ mostly men immigrated to the United States. Before 1899
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and other member’s in society. Immigration has always been a part history. People from other countries come to United States under several circumstances: as slave workers to receive better opportunities and a better life. Other for persecution or current problems that are happening in their native countries‚ and others for the search of wealth and profit. Each individual has its own reason‚ but many of the times economy‚ and poverty has been a big factor of Immigration. Immigrants have adopted to work
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