If you were the supreme ruler of the world, what would you do to change the relationship between Mexico and the United States?

If I was supreme ruler, to be honest, the relationship between the United States and Mexico wouldn't be my top priority. BUT, if it came down to making a decision on what I could do, there's a lot. I mean if i was supreme ruler I'm sure people would listen to me. I'd call for world peace. I'd make it so there were no borders and that all countries would be able to thrive with the same amount of resources. I'd make sure every government was friendly with the next. Borders, in general, wouldn't literally have to exist. I'd make it so we are all one world instead of multiple countries and territories. That way there wouldn't be fear and everyone would be at peace. If world peace doesn't count then maybe lessening the strictness of the border and coming up with a reasonable way of letting people cross easily over the border and knowing they wont harm us.

What can High Tech High Chula Vista do to benefit the border region?

As teenagers we are put into a category as people that don't care about their surroundings. But if you talk to us, you will realize that we do care and we do want to help. I attend High Tech High Chula Vista and I think we need to find a way to benefit the border region. There are many ways we can contribute to our society, and to the border region. For one, we just finished with our debate tournaments and we became very knowledgeable on multiple topics. We could share the knowledge we learned with those across the border so they can be successful and prosperous in their own country. That way they don't have to feel like they must immigrate to the United States to do well in life. We could also open up the eyes of the Chula Vista residents by showing them the harms the United States and Mexico cause each other. There are many ways we could help but i think making people more knowledgeable might be the best way. We could also raise money and have toy drives for the orphans in Mexico. We could try and get more involved with what's going on and look up ways we could help Mexican residents. Sometimes all people need is some one to talk to. And we could give them that as well.

Stereotypes: What and where?

Dictionary.com's definition for stereotype is "A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image." Stereotypes are the way people group others. Often stereotypes are the assumptions we make about someone by the way they dress or look. We put people in these metaphorical boxes that separate them from everybody else. In simpler, more understandable words that dictionary definition means: "a way of using your opinions or those of others to form how you see somebody." Stereotypes are ancient human nature. The same way someones stomach growls and they know they are hungry, people group others by how they look. It's almost second nature when you meet someone. I know that on my first day of school I saw people and automatically started making assumptions by how they looked. I'm sure everyone stereotypes. It's something that has become common in our community. Your parents do it as well. If you have a friend who is not as modest with their clothing as other's they automatically assume that that person is loose or irresponsible with their own body. And within that comment I stereotyped a parent to be strict. Stereotypes aren't always good but they are how we describe people. I think stereotypes have existed ever since people were able to communicate. But stereotypes also come from the fear people have to be different. Stereotypes are put on people by the way they look, act, their race, their facial features, their body shape and even their religion. Stereotypes are everywhere and sometimes guide who we develop friendships with. They are part of everybody and every community.

Why does the world have borders?

Why does the world have borders? That's a good question. Personally, i have never pondered that myself. It's, in a sense, the same reason why we all have different houses to live in. The United States has been claimed the most prosperous country in the world, but what makes it different than the rest? Well, for one the way the United States is run. Our government is a lot more fair than many other countries. Also, we are NOT a poor country. But, if we are so great, then why don't we share our wealth with the rest of the world? Every single person has a right to their own opinion. And in my opinion i think it has to do with selfishness. Of course there are organizations that fund to help those in need but we could be doping a lot more. The world was created without borders, so why have them now? To separate opinions, to keep from one country messing up the next. Who really knows? Sometimes it seems borders are unnessacery but what if we didn't have them? How would we be able to know that we are safe? If we didn't have borders than we wouldn't have seperate countries and without separate countries we wouldnt have an orderly government system. So one person would be manning the whole world and that wouldn't nessacerly work out. In the end, borders are a good thing to have but we need to sort out our priorities and find out why we put them there in the first place.

How does the U.S harm Mexico? How does Mexico harm the U.S?

Mexico and the United States, both very different countries separated by a wall known as the border. Because these two countries are so close they both affect each other. Sadly, it's not always in a positive way. Mexico and the United States both harm each other in many different ways. For instance, illegal immigration. This affects the United States negatively because the illegal immigrants get jobs, free education and alot of things that U.S citizens would normally end up paying for. Also, Mexicans have smuggled illegal weapons, drugs and even people over the border. The United States has also caused Mexico harm. The United States has a tendency to discriminate those who have crossed the border, whether legal or illegal. There have been cases where Mexicans who were here legally were not able to get a job due to the racism of job owners. Also, the United States pollutes a lot. Because Mexico is so close, they get a lot of the pollution we make. Therefore making Mexico suffer from pollution of water and air. Not only that but the United States makes it hard for mexicans to cross the border legally. There's so much paperwork you need to get done and some people just don't have enough money.

ResearchResource

US policy on Immigration
This Research resource explains the current policy on immigration. It explains the issue and what's going on in the whole "US-Mexico Border Controversy".

Why do we immagrate?

Why do we immagrate? That's a very good question. There are many answers. For me the biggest reason would be to escape. If I ever immagrated i would only leave because i wanted to get away from something. My old life, pain, a crime or a political problem. I don't know nessacerly what it would be because i haven't been in that situation. But if so, it would be most likely to escape. Another reason would be that I lost something extremely important to me. My house, my family, my job. It would still, in a sense, be escaping. But more because i lost something and i want to start over. Another situation would be if the place i was in just contradicted my views to much or something along those lines. I don't think i'd ever immagrate. But if i did, I would go to Canada. There aren't many reasons except that Canada is close, peaceful and pretty rad. I think the immagrants from Mexico come to the United States because they have heard about how "nice" and "prosperous" it is here. Also they might leave where they were because of poverty. They might think if they move somewhere else they could start their not-so-great life over and mold it into something new and nice by moving somewhere new. I know there are lots of stories about how the United States is such a great place and so on and so forth and I am pretty positive that those stories could convince any person with a not so decent life to go where they are talking about.

Why are things different when you cross the U.S.-Mexico border?

To be honest, this question is a bit hard for me to answer. I have crossed the border, multiple times, but I'm usually asleep. The first thing I notice that is different in Mexico is the terrain. I usually notice hills and mountains that are mostly dirt and such instead of plants. I also notice the randomly scattered houses. They always make me laugh because they are so unusually colored and weirdly placed. I notice that there are not as many people so the roads are usually empty and the stores aren't as crowded. Also, there are no skyscrapers or huge industries equaling no buildings blocking the view of the sky. You can also see the poverty in certain cities. There are many homeless people and a lot of the shops and houses are not as fancy. Compared to the United States, Mexican citizens are a lot skinnier. You can see that they don't eat excess food like the U.S. does. There is also a difference in smells. In United States it smells clean and most of the time fresh, but in Mexico it smells like trash and sewage. I was told that it smells bad in Mexico because they burn their trash but I'm unsure if that is true.

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Gawsh this is so new to me
So yup just messing with codes and such. Eventually i'll adapt [i hope]