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An article from ABC News about chaos and protests erupting in the wake of President Trump's Immigration order, which some are calling the Muslim ban. People have been held at airports across several countries. Some people are facing deportations, while others are returned to their families after considerable delays.

This pipeline being built and the effects it will have left on the environment is what I do not dare to imagine. While global warming and climate change is such a crucial thing to focus on right now, Donal Trump continues to push everything worse.

While President Trump was being inaugurated, at least 217 people were being arrested. Activists were throwing rocks at buildings and policemen. Officers were injured because of this outburst.

Do you agree that the people who are causing this ruckus is right? That they are making a point?

Fact sheets from Child Welfare Information Gateway. The site breaks down the different types of child abuse and neglect. How to recognize signs of abuse. Offers multiple sources on the topic.

Many people over look this topic. It is important to watch out for children and recognize child abuse.

This is a major issue and would be a great subject for a research project. Our children are our future and need to be taken care of.

A clear look into what it takes to be considered a refugee, and educating on what it takes to apply for refugee status. Opens a platform of discussion into refugee reform.

I know we should be helping each other out but accepting a lot of refugees all at a time will cause a lot of potential problems. Not that I do not think humanity plays a big role in this but social and educational issues are what we should be also considering. Can we promise to afford them their living standard? Can we provide each of them with a decent job while the people in the country itself are still unemployed?

I think that is a great question. Studies show that children or youth refugees are woefully unsuccessful unless their parents are gainfully employed, educated, and many other incredulous factors. Allowing refugees into the country is a completely separate topic than building an entire social infrastructure funded by American taxpayer funds. In order for these refugees to be successful the government is spending millions of dollars per family, and tens of millions per family unit after five years of residence. I am of the opinion we need a complete overhaul of the existing system. I can simply not encourage immigrants to come to my homeland when my kinsmen are dying at astonishing rates at the hands of mental disorders, suicide, poverty, and a host of other contributors. We could be investing those funds into saving Americans, not providing for foreigners.

To travel the highways and roads is a right but only if done safe and correctly while following all laws. This article will explain why and how a person can have those rights taken away if abused but how they are their rights as well.

A police officer is given the rights to do their job which can include the detainment of an individual. This is a largely debated topic though easily explained. This article explains how they are given authority and in which manner while still maintaining legal actions.

This article talks about how standardized testing in the U.S. isn't getting the outcomes like they should be. It states that there are way too many required standardized testing while other countries require way less and outperform us in many years.

In this report it talks about foster kids and what happens to them after they turn 18. While some states, a small handful, have programs for the kids others do not. It spoke about kids turning 18 then getting dropped off at homeless shelters. I hope in the near future there will be a change for these kids. They crime rate, young parent rate and homeless rates are just not acceptable. Please read and see how you can help in you community.

There was a group home next door to my home for years. These kids had no support even when they were in the system. They were often locked out of the home when the state workers needed to go somewhere. My family and I ended up being family for many of these children. One afternoon, Charles who lived in the group home, rang our doorbell. I came out and he was yellow and falling over. I asked him where are the workers. He let me know they had locked them out again. I put him in my car and rushed him to the hospital. I knew it was bad when the emergency room nurses took him immediately. The staff at the group home had been giving him the wrong medication and he lost most of his liver. Charles calls me mom. His children call me Grandma. A lot of the kids that were living in the home, call me mom. I refer to them as one of my kids. The best way to take care of these children is to invite them into your heart, lives and family before and after they turn 18. Demonstrate the way to success by showing them love.

This website goes into great detail about all of the side effects of chemotherapy. It talks about all the good and bad things that can happen while using chemotherapy.

The Common Core standards were brought about by the Obama Administration. The purpose of Common Core is to clearly define what student should be knowing in each grade level and eliminate the unevenness of former state standards. A majority of states have adopted the standard while there are few states who have decided that their current state standards are preferable. The article also goes over the reasons why we have come to this point, and how to move forward.

There has been much controversy recently over college athletes on whether they should or shouldn't be paid while they are in school. The people that are against it say, "They're already getting a scholarship! That's more than anybody else! On the flip side of it that scholarship money is going towards their tuition and board. There is not extra money for anything else. These athletes are not able to hold jobs because being an athlete is a full time job.

The Department is focused on smart and effective enforcement of U.S. immigration laws while streamlining and facilitating the legal immigration process.

In New York City a new law was passed that mandated using breast milk while in the hospital. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is attempting to raise awareness and promote feeding with breast milk as opposed to formula. Breastfeeding has numerous benefits that formula does not offer which is why they are pushing for it to be mandated as the primary form of nutrition for infants.

This Article is about a women that flew on an American Airlines flight. During the flight she attempted to breast feed her child, while doing so she was asked by the flight attendant to cover up. The women wrote a letter to AA customer service to report what happen, in response they outlined their rules for breast feeding state women must stay "covered up".

This article speaks of natural gas industries drilling in urban areas of Texas and some of the issues its brings up coming to property rights. Those who own mineral rights will get a monthly check from the gas companies who are drilling under their homes, while those who only own land rights won't receive any compensation.

85 percent of college athletes are below the poverty line who are on scholarship. While, the athletic directors and coaches are enduring great wealth. The sharing of revenues with the college athletes is still being voted down by the NCAA.

Described in the article most corporations have proved to be content with the matter of tattoos and piercings. While other employers have made stricter rules. They are planning on updating there protocols on body art.

This website discusses the exact gun rights Arizona residents have. Some guns require a permit, while most do not.

Recently the Albany County Legislature passed a law banning the sale of cigarettes at pharmacies. Keep in mind that this law does not ban the sale of cigarettes throughout Albany County, but instead takes aim at a specific retailers. The sponsors of the bill feel that it is hypocritical for pharmacies, and markets that have pharmacies like Price Chopper, ShopRite and Hannaford, to sell these products. Many pharmacies have already made the decision to not sell cigarettes. Many grocery stores with pharmacies have already eliminated cigarette displays. If a smoker wants to buy cigarettes and is unable to do so while shopping at a supermarket or pharmacy, he or she will simply go to a convenience store where selling of tobacco products is legal. Legislators once again believe they can make better choices than you, by restricting the sale of legal products.