Tag: United States of America

Is This The Right Time To Talk About Elections In The United States Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic?

August 12, 2020 Roxane Kerr

It is probably not the right time to talk about politics in the United States of America, considering that the nation is facing its darkest moment yet since the Second World War. The novel coronavirus, which found its way from Wuhan, China to the rest of the world, has crippled the Western superpower. As of writing, the United States still leads as the country with the most number of reported COVID-19 cases, as well as the number of coronavirus-related deaths. Indeed, what this country needs right now is the cooperation of everyone in order to beat this modern-day plague.

On the other hand, it is quite baffling to imagine how this proud nation, which was known to resolve every conflict far from its homeland, was badly struck by the COVID-19 pandemic this year. As for some critics, the pandemic was able to finally reveal to the world what is wrong internally in the US government.

These “weaknesses” that the pandemic situation exposed is why the American people should start talking about their future. Right on cue, by November this year, the United States is set to elect its next president.

Why Holding The Presidential Election This Year Could Be A Good Decision For The United States

In spite of the troubles that the country face everyday due to COVID-19, US President Donald Trump remains positive that the government is doing a terrific job so far in addressing the pandemic crisis. However, this is the total opposite of what the ordinary American people are thinking right now, with the healthcare system crumbling and the economy takig a nosedive.

The COVID-19 pandemic serves like a beacon for the Americans to start acting to save their future, and the timing of the 2020 presidential election could not come any better. Holding the election this year will give the nation a chance to fix what’s wrong in the government, and perhaps veer the COVID-19 relief efforts of the US towards the right direction. This is the moment of the people to be heard. 

As for Trump, the result of the election this November will be his own personal score card of his performance as president of the United States. Based on the result of the Trump administration’s COVID-19 aid program, his chances of being re-elected are getting slim. Nonetheless, Trump believes that holding the election this year is risky, considering the state of the country amid this pandemic.

Whether Trump’s opinion about delaying the election is for his personal gain or not is uncertain. We might need to put him under a lie detector to know what’s really on his mind, but for the people of the United States, the election is their way of voicing out their own grievances towards Trump’s leadership.

 

Trump Administration Remains Unfazed By Criticisms Against Immigration Policies, With More Arrests Expected This Coming Week

July 14, 2019 Roxane Kerr

In spite of all the criticisms that came his way following the recent implementation of his stricter immigration policies, US President Donald Trump is determined to send all the remaining undocumented immigrants back to their home countries. In a recent report, President Trump announced that a new wave of arrests can be expected starting this Sunday, which is confirmed by the acting chief of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It is likely that the illegal migrants to be captured this coming week will be subjected to imprisonment inside the infamous detention camps in some states, which are being compared to torture chambers during the World War.

Authorities Target To Send More Illegal Immigrants Back To Their Countries Of Origin

Matthew Albence, acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed President’ Trump’s statement about the upcoming crackdown on illegal migrants this week. It was reported that there are still dozens of pending immigration court cases that would only be resolved once the target illegal aliens are captured. Albence said that the targets to be hunted down starting on Sunday are mostly Central Americans, and these migrants have recently crossed the US border illegally in large groups.

Albence also addressed the possible criticisms on this nationwide sweep, claiming that this is nothing new with similar cases of Central American migrants entering the country in flocks in the past few years, one back in 2016 under former President Barrack Obama, and one in 2017 under the current Trump administration.

The nationwide hunt will focus on the arrest of illegal immigrants with final deportation orders on 10 major court dockets, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York. However, it is possible that the operation will not be limited to these areas as the authorities will go wherever their investigations will lead them.

President Trump has blamed the growing number of immigrants illegally entering the United States of America for the rise of criminality and public disorder. Among the criminal cases reported inside the country are cyberattacks, which can affect anyone with online activities. There are hackers who can easily use their knowledge to do whatever they want, although there are others who use their skills to help the public.