House Passed the Dream Act

Late Wednesday night the house came to to a decision of passing the Dream Act. "The bill gives young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they enroll in college or enlist in the military. Supporters call its passage historic — but Democrats probably don't have enough votes to get it through the Senate."

Obama says this is a good thing for the youth. It gives them a chance to show their talent and what they are made of. While a handful of republicans are worried that it will create competition for jobs for the American people while we are in a recession. The also said that it puts the illegal immigrants ahead of those law-abiding American citizens.

The republicans shouldn't worry about them taking jobs from American citizens. These young people were brought to this country when they were young. This act is giving them an opportunity to make a difference in their lives or their families lives. We should be promoting going college and getting an education.You have so many of America's youth today that don't want to do nothing with their lives. So if these immigrants want to go to college and serve our country then let them do that. People are so backwards these days. Why are you going to knock a youth down when he or she is trying to go to school or serve your country. We should be happy and proud.

I say GO DREAM ACT!

Dual-Lanuage Education

In this article Dr. Lisa Doggett is saying that Austin should have more dual language classes for the kids. She thinks it should start in elementary school because the kids learn a different language quicker when they are young. Instead normally you have to take a second language in high school. She doesn't see why you have to wait til you get to high school to start learning another language. She also complains about how their are very few bilingual health care workers in the hospital.

I'm all for learning another language and having dual language education for the youth in school today. I don't think that it should be a priority though. You have these Spanish people coming from there homeland to a English speaking country. They should have to learn our language not us learning their language. Why should we have to accommodate to them and learn to speak their language They are going to school just like us. They need to be in a English class learning English. I'm so tired of us having to learn Spanish for them to help them out. NO how about you learn english and help us out. Say we moved to their country and we didn't know spanish. Would they teach english so that people will understand us and help us out? I say no to that question. I don't think that Dual-Language Eduacation should be a priority in school unless they are teaching the spanish speaking kids how to speak english also.

US government take control of childrens nutrition? Yes

I agree with what you are saying in this article. I myself have a problem with eating junk food and drinking sodas. I can count on one hand how much water i drink in a week. If my mother would have instilled eating healthy to me a long time ago I wouldn't have a tough time trying to start now. Ive had this recent pain that is connected to drinking a lot of caffeine and now that I'm forced to stop it hard for me to do. So the government should take control and help people move in the right direction to get their kids healthy. If it was forced more people would do it. You wonder why we have so many obese kids in the world and its because the parents don't take the time to make sure their child has nutrition in their dinner. School districts now are having healthier chooses in the school lunches. That is a start to our kids having  healthier lives.

Blog 7 Obama Signs Law for Indian Tribes

  On Wednesday Barack Obama signed a law stating that the American Indians and black farmers will be paid $4.6 billion to address the claims of government mistreatment for over many decades. By Obama signing it was able to close a long and unfortunate chapter that has happened. While the president was talking he was focused on the principles of fairness and equality and opportunity. The signing of this law was able to settle a pair of long standing class action lawsuits along with four long standing disputed over Native American water rights. An elder named Elouise Cobell who is a member of the Blackfeet Tribe from Browning, Mont., and was the lead plaintiff in the Indian royalties case said that the ceremony was breath taking. She did not expect it to happen in her life time. Elouise was fighting nearly fifteen years.  There was 300,000 Native Americans that say they were swindled for oil, gas, grazing, and timber rights. The plaintiffs will share the settlements. While Cobell was in Montana she learned that the Senate had approved the measures and she had to pull over and cry. But it was not over yet. Even with the President gave his signature it would still have to go through a gauntlet of court hearings. Many of the elders who thought they would not get to see the day they believe that the United States gave them justice.

I think that it is great that Obama is holding on to his word and doing what he said he was going to do. He said he wanted to end all disputes or injustice that the government has done in the past and I think that this is a wonderful start by giving back to the Indian tribes.