Immigration, Refuges and Education
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Immigration has been a hot topic in the united states for several decades even more so now than ever. In addition, for refugees, every year the number of admissions has been brought down. From our Christian standpoint we feel that we need to advocoate for these ongoing issues. Going off of this, another topic we looked into was the socioeconomic status and its connection to the achievment gap. Unfortunately, children in low income areas are not getting the same types of edcation advances as children in high income areas. This is something that needs to be improved upon to benefit children and their ability to recieve equal education.
Christian View on Ethical Problems
This blog will inform readers about immigration, refugees, and socio-economic status! Enjoy!
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A word from McKinney regarding preferiental option of the poor
People who opposed education and its importance would say that preferential option of the poor should not exist, and therefore, low socioeconomic status school districts, such as Manchester, New Hampshire should not gain more resources or extra funds for more teachers or supplies. To counter this, the Christian theologian Stephen McKinney believes that, “The document (Consecrated… Read more
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A Mexican immigrant is now the head of U.S. Catholic bishops
*Commentary on the original post by The Washington Post- https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/11/12/mexican-immigrant-is-expected-become-head-us-catholic-bishops/ The President of the new Americans bishop’s conference is a latino immigrant. Archbishop José Gomez is an immigrant from Mexico. In a world, specially a country, that has a big issue with immigration and xenophobia, this is an extraordinary and unique move of the Catholic… Read more
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Facts about Immigration/Asylum in the USA
Immigration and people seeking Asylum in the United States is a hot topic in today’s world. Here are some facts about the situation that you may or may not know: In 2018, total of 22,405 persons were admitted to the United States as refugees The leading countries of nationality for refugees admitted were the Democratic… Read more
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Great New York Times Article on How You Can Help Refugees
Great read that shows how you can get involved and help refugees! Highlights different ways like being a host, a volunteer, donating, advocating, and more!
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The US Needs to Stop Cutting Refugee Admissions (A Christian Perspective)
“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” – (Deuteronomy 27:19) Fast facts: A survey conducted in May 2018 showed that 51% of Americans believe that country is responsible for accepting refugees and the 43% believes they should not Since 2018, there are roughly 30 millions refugees world wide Over half… Read more
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Socioeconomic status and education
The American Psychological Association (APA) defines socioeconomic status (SES) as the social standing on an individual or group measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation. The research of SES reveals gross inequities in access to resources that result in loss of privilege, power, and control. As known, students generally perform better in school if… Read more
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Christian View on Ethical Problems
This blog will inform readers about immigration, refugees, and socio-economic status! Enjoy!
Countless studies and research articles show discrepancies between poor and non-poor students. Poorer schools and schools that host primarily minority students often receive less funding and employ less competent staff members ,which can prevent the school from providing more adequate instruction and engaging opportunities. This brings out average lower scores for standardized tests and lower graduation rates for these schools.
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