The Observer Vol. 13, Issue No. 10, 11/16/1970

People, Get Ready… -- Debate Takes Second As Berrt Excels -- Zappa A Pictoral Review -- Deferments Can Be Dropped To Aid Individual\u27s Status -- Maine Stein -- Parietal Poll In Andrews -- Theatre Reaches Out In New Fields And Directions -- Stoneflute: One Big, Beautiful Musical Explosion -- House Gov\u27t. Worthless -- Costello Assumes UMPG Athletic Director Posthttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/observer/1101/thumbnail.jp

President Trump\u27s Big Beautiful Wall: Discrimination, Eminent Domain, and the Public Use Requirement

At a press conference held in Trump Tower New York City on June 16, 2015, Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States by promising to expand the border wall along the Southern United States. President Trump has insisted that his only reasons behind completely separating the United States from Mexico are to curtail illegal immigration and curb drug cartel activity, but many argue that his statements indicate a much more sinister motive based in racial discrimination. The public use requirement of the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause allows the federal government to take private land for the greater public benefit. While the public use requirement of the takings clause is incredibly broad, this note will argue that there can be no public use when the sole motivation behind a taking is racial discrimination. While there have been no direct cases involving the use of eminent domain for a solely discriminatory purpose, cases in other areas make it clear that such a purpose would run afoul of the public use requirement for failure to serve even a basic legitimate government interest. The Equal Protection Clause, specifically the lack of a legitimate government interest or the government’s bare desire to harm a particular group, are useful tools with which this note will analyze President Trump’s statements and opinions about the border wall and whether they are discriminatory in nature and therefore outside the realm of the public use requirement

COVID-19, Wall building, and the effects on Migrant Protection Protocols by the Trump administration: The spectacle of the worsening human rights disaster on the Mexico-U.S. border

The COVID-19 pandemic has repercussions well beyond the confines of borders. National border policies can thwart international efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases. These problems are especially relevant for the United States with the spectacle of President Trump’s “big, beautiful border wall” used as leverage to maintain political and economic power domestically and globally while confronting the coronavirus pandemic. The focus of this paper is the implementation of Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy, Migrant Protection Protocols, and the Asylum Cooperation Agreement, all aimed primarily at migrants and refugees from Central America to prevent entrance into the U.S. using the border security apparatus. These policies have adverse consequences for people dwelling throughout the Americas as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads

The Diamond, February 23, 2012

Front Page: Dordt and Sioux County Featured in The Des Moines Register; The Good, the Bad, and the Not-So-Ugly of the Kuyper Apartments News: Prayer Groups Sweep Across Dordt\u27s Campus; Cultural Fair Brings Diversity and Awareness; Nicole Baart Releases Fourth Novel: Far From Here; She Always Had a Big, Beautiful Smile on Her Face... ; Dordt Bids Farewell to a Number of Esteemed Professors Features: The True Story Behind The Gift Opinion: My Grandfather\u27s Country... ; You Do It! ; The Hendy Show; Senioritis Sports: Harmy\u27s Army; \u27Take Me Out to the Ballgame\u27; First Basketball GPAC Championship in Dordt History Arts and Entertainment: Emily Hageman: Senior Voice Recital; And the Winner Is... ; Theatre with a Purpose: In But Not Of Amusements: What If... ; Feature Photo; Top 10 Things to Do in Sioux Center After 10 P.M.https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/dordt_diamond/1017/thumbnail.jp

Contextualizing (Children’s) Immigration in Law, History, Theory, and Politics

Few topics currently inspire more acrimony and reveal more division than what is often termed “the immigration debate.”2 Indeed, under the Trump Administration, the country has endured the longest government shutdown in American history largely owing to the inability of Congress to pass comprehensive and effective immigration reform.3 The problem is, in part, a result of how immigration has been framed by the Trump Administration.4 In a break from the recent past when Presidents since Kennedy characterized immigration as a net positive for the economy and an integral part of the nation’s heritage, and immigrants themselves as actual people deserving of a chance to realize the American Dream,5 President Trump has framed immigration as a major threat to our shared national interests and identity, and immigrants as something other than human.6 He infamously launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexican immigrants, rapists and criminals,7 and repeatedly promised a “big, beautiful” wall along the southern border.8 President Trump also continuously linked immigration to terrorism and called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”

Spartan Daily, May 21, 1945

Volume 33, Issue 139https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/3619/thumbnail.jp

Not very many options for the people who are working here Rural Housing Challenges Through the Lens of Two New England Communities

In this brief, authors Jessica Carson and Marybeth Mattingly use interview and focus group data to describe some of the ways that restricted rural housing stock affects working families in two rural New England counties, and explore solutions proposed by rural residents and experts to make housing affordable. They report that many rural places are challenged by unaffordable and inadequate housing. In rural communities with scenic amenities, the draw of second-home owners and retirees restricts housing options for local working families. Land use regulations to preserve the scenery in these places limits options for developing affordable housing. The federal safety net provides good options for many rural residents struggling with housing costs, but the programs are often insufficiently funded to reach all residents in need. Policy makers and practitioners should consider innovative ways to improve and leverage existing housing stock in order to expand affordable, high-quality options for local working families

Trump, Populism, Fascism, and the Road Ahead

This review essay offers a discussion of some recent studies that help to explain the election of Donald Trump as president of the USA. The studies examine Trump as “media spectacle,” analyze his support among Tea Partiers, and discuss his backing by the white working class left behind by neoliberalism and global capitalism. Special attention is given to two questions: Is Trump a rightwing populist or closer to a fascist? Relatedly, is Trump a threat to liberal democracy? The essay concludes with some suggestions of how to move beyond Trump

Adjustment of fifth grade social studies material on Mexico for children reading below grade level

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