Wednesday, April 26, 2017

What Hill Republicans think of Trump's tax plan: 'Not even close' to reform

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/26/politics/congress-tax-reform-analysis/index.html

The article talks about how Republicans and others are getting frustrated by Trump's tax plan. His big tax announcement on Wednesday they said lacked crucial components necessary in the push to secure the first major tax reform in more than 30 years. It will be known as "the biggest tax cut and largest tax reform in history of this country," the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday talking about the proposal to the Hill. The GOP lawmakers and aides said they were not really expecting this and that it came as a shock. The White House defended the plan which was presented on a sheet Wednesday. Gary Cohn said it will be a very difficult process and they will be attacked left and right but he will never doubt our president Donald Trump to let this country down.

This article relates to the content we are discussing in class because we have been talking about presidency and bureaucracy and presidency and this is what this is. The government is trying to work with President Trump and figure out this whole idea and approving and announcing it. This shows the president's power in the government. It also shows the government and the White House and other agencies working with the president on these subjects and announcements. There were also a lot of discussions between House and Senate which is a big subject in bureaucracy.

I think that this whole tax plan is causing a lot of disruption in the economy and society today. It's a big deal and a huge and difficult step to take in our government and a change in the government function. I think that it is great that Trump is actually pursuing what he said he would do when he was running for president. I think this could be a good change in our tax methods and could possibly bring a very positive impact on our union today.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Man Gets Deported But Government Denies

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/19/the-trump-administration-has-deported-a-dreamer-for-first-time-advocates-say/?utm_term=.435999816042

A man by the name of Juan Manuel Montes Bojorquez was the first "dreamer" deported by President Trump. Lawyers and immigration advocates argued that he didn't have the protected rights any immigrant should have when they are brought to the United States. He now lives in Mexico with his family said by his lawyers. The Trump administration is really ramping up their deportations but haven't done anything about the DACA and Trump seems to show sympathy for the people in DACA. Monte was said to be walking to a taxi station in California and a border patrol agent stopped him. Montes was brought into custody and just hours later he was walked to the Mexican border. The Department of Homeland Security said there was no record of deporting him and said it never happened. Officials later confirmed that Montes was definitely deported. Montes wanted to know why the government that said they wouldn't deport him for two years just deported him. Montes was actually scared for his life and tried to get back to the U.S. Pelosi told the post  “President Trump has unleashed an indiscriminate deportation dragnet of appalling inhumanity.”

This article and news situation relates to what we have been discussing in class because we have been talking about bureaucracy and bureaucracy is government. There were a lot of issues going into this case because the government was denying his deportation and stating their reasons for doing the deportation but it was indeed a mistake by them. The government needs to put more effort in making sure they are actually illegal immigrants before deporting them in just hours.

I feel that this case is a terrible situation. I feel that this comes back to racial profiling and why would he be just decided to get sent to be deported just by a man seeing him and saying he needs to leave. It was the government's mistake that he is out of the country now. They need to do more background research on any person just accused of being illegal and not come to assumptions. They shouldn't just choose someone and not even look into anything that would prove they need to stay in the country because they are simply innocent and sent out for no reason. Montes did nothing wrong and wasn't illegal but yet he was sent out of the country without being able to say anything in just hours. I think the government needs to put more effort and background checks before just sending someone out of here.