the United States Due to a 12-year civil war in El Salvador, which resulted in over 100,000 deaths and over a million refugees(www.ms13gang.com). The Salvadorian refugees and immigrants predominantly settled in southern California and Washington, D.C. Some of the refugees and immigrants had ties with La Mara, a violent street gang from El Salvador. Others had been members the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMNL) during the El Salvadorian civil war(Rimmer, 2009). FMNL was made up of Salvadorian
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Immigrants of the U.S. As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of an immigrant is “a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence”. Therefore, immigration in Unites States’ history dates all the way back to 1565 and the first European settlement in America or what they deemed as the ‘New World’ at the time. People choose to immigrate to other countries for various reasons, whether it is for safety, a chance at a new life, to experience another culture, or even
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Melissa Pineda Perm#4962940 Study Guide Documentary He crossed three times, but hasn’t been able to cross, doesn't have money to call his family. They were waiting to for the next train when they got caught. The cop hit him in the sides. They would get them and they would rob and take everything good that they had. They can report el maltrato del los policias. They would mostly see rob between the Immigrants. They would cross during the night because there would be less reten. Group of families
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Table of Contents 1. Crime Data Sources 2. Comparative Criminology in a Globalized World 3. Crime Rates in Different Countries 4. References Crime Data Sources As is the case with all factually based studies, the source of the data utilized in the study must be reliable and accurate. The same is true for comparative criminology. How are law enforcement professionals to believe
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ETH/125 Denise Langdon Final Project Throughout the class I have learned many new things about different racial groups, sexual orientation, religious groups, and gender. The media has a strong role in promoting diversity and creating prejudices and stereotypes. In school I was taught that Blacks were separated from Whites in the south, but I did not realize this was until 1964. That is not that long ago. Living in California I do not see racial separation still today, but in a visit to
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Disadvantages are, again, welfare depending on how you view the topic, as well as drug and medication regulation due to the fact that horses are not raised specifically for their meat products. Introduction Horses have been used for numerous activities, duties, and jobs over thousands of years. These uses in early years range from field work like plowing, to transportation, as well as aiding and assisting during war. As civilization became more advanced, horses were needed less and less for utility
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Honduras). This is an important conflict dynamic because there are many reasons to leave Central America, which include the high poverty level and horrible economic conditions. There is also a history of organized crime that enables civil wars, gang violence, and drug wars. The rate of homicides and other violent actions are ridiculously high. This particularly violent dynamic of the conflict seems to justify why immigrants want to migrate to gain a sense of security. On the other hand, the source of
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looking at how we understood it yesterday. Starting from the first piece of legislation in 1906 and coming to present day medicinal approval in a small portion of US states. This will hopefully address the questions of “Why the war on drugs?”, “Why this particular commodity a drug
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Marijuana is a recreational drug that has been around the United States for quite some time now. This drug is popular amongst people of all ages and is often sold illegally to the masses of the people of the United States. As of now, marijuana is illegal in almost every state in the United States. Some states such as Alaska, Colorado, California, and Nevada have taken a proactive step by legalizing marijuana (Goggin). While other states aren’t as proactive and still upholds certain laws that makes
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were first created in the late 1930’s by the Germans, and were tested on dogs and later on soldiers. The Germans used them to keep prisoners alive who were dying due to malnutrition and to make their soldiers more aggressive during battle. After the war, doctors in Europe and the U.S. used steroids to treat anemia, malnutrition, and to help patients recover faster from surgery. Two decades later, Dr. Zeigler found that testosterone was the key ingredient in these steroids and soon they were out on
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