Post 2 - Due 1/14

Following up on our examination of polling data this week and the president's address to the nation on 1/8/2019 please answer the following prompt:

Do you think President Trump should declare a state of emergency to secure funding for a border wall?  

Your answer must include at least:

• 2 news sources
• refer to 1 recent poll
• refer to a specific part of the US Constitution

Due on Monday, January 14th.

Articles to consider using:
Why Trump can't simply build his wall.
National Emergency Powers and Trump's Border Wall, Explained

Marco Rubio warns against Trump declaring a national emergency over border security, arguing that one day a Democrat could declare one over climate change

Polling Data:
http://www.pollingreport.com/

Post 4: Travel Ban

There has been a lot of coverage of President Trump's executive order which tried to put in a travel ban on immigrants from 7 Muslim majority countries.  Last week the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Trump administration and has issued a stay on his order.  There is a lot of discussion of what this means for Trump's agenda and whether he will reissue the order with narrower wording to get around the courts.

Please pick one of the following prompts to answer:
-Assess the success of Trump's immigration policy so far.

-Write up your defense or attack of Trump's executive order.  Use language that would be persuasive to the main stream media.   

Use at least 3 sources in your post AND read the executive order itself.

Due Monday, February 20th.

Post 2 - Due by 9/28

During the presidential election many issues of public policy will be discussed.  One issue that has surfaced so far is immigration.  To better prepare you to evaluate the candidate's proposal please answer the following prompt:

To what degree do you think immigration is an important public policy issue that should be a priority for the 2016 presidential campaign?  Why?  If you think it should be a priority in the campaign, what type of policy would you support and why?  If not, what issue do you think should be more important and why?

Please cite your sources and use at least 2-3.  If you have trouble finding research see me for help.  This is due on Friday but you can have an extention until Monday, Sept 28th if you need more time.

Post 4: Due Friday 2/21

After the 2012 presidential election many people believed that Congress would take immigration reform more seriously because of the growing demographic and strategic importance of the Latino vote.  However, recently Speaker of the House Boehner said that despite his previous claims this year the House would not be considering any immigration bill.

Is immigration reform a significant public policy issue?  What is the fate of immigration reform?  If it's dead now, when will it be a viable issue?  Do you think Congress and the president should put immigration reform higher on their agenda for this year?  Why or why not?

There has been a lot of coverage on this issue but right now sometimes it is hard to find with all the Olympic coverage.  I recommend doing a Google search for "immigration reform".  There are a lot articles on this topic currently.  See me if you need help researching.  Your goal is to have somewhere between 3-5 sources please.

Due Friday, 2/21st