https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu Border Crisis in the United States en-us 2020-12-05 00:05:39 UTC 2026-01-05 12:20:06 UTC hello@padlet.com kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989557367 Michelle Brane discusses the crisis at the border of the United States. People are being turned away from the United States when they are seeking asylum from violence. Refugees are also being turned away. This causes undue harm to these people because they could easily be granted asylum or access to the country so that they are free from the dangerous conditions that they are fleeing.]]> 2020-12-05 00:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989557367 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989561973 This article looks deeper into the border issues that we face in the United States and how the perceptions of citizens within the country are manipulated against asylum seekers and refugees. Nationalism is an issue that causes people to coalesce against foreign people entering the country because they see themselves as superior and that others who enter are at a lower status promoting more harsh laws and rhetoric toward migrants.]]> 2020-12-05 00:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989561973 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989564259 This article dives into the catastrophic results of harsh border laws and lack of ease-of-access into the United States. Migrants are dying in the desert at the southern border and also are dying as a result of harsh treatment in detention centers. The unwelcoming attitudes and prosecution of apprehended migrants in the United States causes fear and a whole host of humanitarian issues that deserve attention.]]> 2020-12-05 00:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989564259 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989566705 Looking deeper into the crisis at the United States border, we see children taking some of the consequence of harsh border laws and nationalism. Many children are at the border being separated from their families or have no family to accompany them as a result of migrants trying to seek a better life for themselves and their children, or just their children. This is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately because it is damaging to mental health to be separated from their families.]]> 2020-12-05 00:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989566705 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989570940 Children must have parental interaction and nurturing during their developmental years. Separation of children from their families is damaging to their future development and mental health. This article discusses the damage of having families separated and the possible future effects on children. The crisis at the border needs to be remedied to stop this.]]> 2020-12-05 00:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989570940 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989574095 As of right now the parents of over 500 migrant children are unable to be located. This could be due to the fact that they have been left at the border or have been separated by border control and are unable to identify who is related to who. The ACLU is looking into this and for good reason because this is a violation of human rights or could be categorized as abuse due to the damage to these children and parents.]]> 2020-12-05 00:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989574095 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989577804 We hear the acronym used all the time by politicians and talking heads of news stations, but what is it? NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, The United States, and Mexico. It allows for free trade, easier mobility between nations and lifts tariffs on goods between them. This is a good thing, but has since been replaced by the "New Nafta" the USMCA.]]> 2020-12-05 00:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989577804 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989581459 The USMCA is the replacement for NAFTA. It provides stronger positive negotiations benefiting the United States. It attempts to create "a more level playing field" for American workers and strengthening food and agriculture in America to benefit farmers. It also includes clauses for United States intellectual property law, digital laws and focuses on benefiting smaller business by ending corruption and more positive regulation.]]> 2020-12-05 00:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989581459 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989590985 With the election of president Donald Trump, came the widely contested policy and promise of a border wall. It is a very nationalistic goal and may even further escalate the crisis at the Mexico border with relation to deaths and family separation at the United States border. This article discusses the desire for sovereignty and security within the United States.]]> 2020-12-05 00:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989590985 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989593563 Not only does the border wall effect human mobility, but the mobility of animals and other life as well. This could potentially cause harm to the ecosystems and biodiversity in the areas surrounding the border. This article dives deeper into the negative consequences of a border wall and the damage to the environment as a whole with regard to construction and restriction.]]> 2020-12-05 00:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989593563 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989596480 In this TIME video, Sergio Avila, a conservation research scientist discusses the negative impacts on plants and animals as a result of a border wall. Barriers to population expansion for animals, survivability during seasonal changes, and ability to interact in a natural way will be obstructed by the wall, the roads it creates and surveillance technology that is put in place.]]> 2020-12-05 00:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989596480 kristianosterhoudt https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989599907 Mass deportation is another negative policy that is being pushed by the rise of nationalism and immigrant fear in the United States. This video depicts the lives of deportees and the harsh conditions they face that they were originally trying to escape by coming to the United States. It only continues to amplify as ICE hunts down and deports immigrants with no chance of legal immigration.]]> 2020-12-05 00:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kristianosterhoudt/f9v8x9hzqbugp3nu/wish/989599907