Week 4 – Discussion 1
Domestic Climate Policy
Discuss how policy makers can incorporate the Domestic
Climate Policy Framework into a widely accepted environmental policy. Provide
examples. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings.
Week 4 – Discussion 2
Immigration Policy
The American public has become increasingly accepting of
immigration reform. In addition to using
social, legal, and political perspectives to argue for immigration reform,
advocates for this policy assert that there are economic reasons for
encouraging changes in America’s immigration policy. Read the following articles, and watch the
following video, and explain if promoting growth within certain sectors of the
American economy is a good reason for the federal government to engage in
immigration reform.
• Kramer,
H. (2014, February 11). How immigration reform – or lack thereof – is hurting
our economic competiveness (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/hilarykramer/2014/02/11/how-immigration-reform-or-lack-thereof-is-hurting-our-economic-competitiveness/
• Flannery,
N.P. (2014, March 24). Can corporate leaders push through immigration reform in
2014? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Forbes. Retrieved
from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanielparishflannery/2014/03/24/can-corporate-leaders-push-through-immigration-reform-in-2014/
• Forbes.
(2013, March 10). Steve Case crowdfunds America: SXSW Forbes exclusive (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SxKRfVjTP8
Week 4 – Assignment
Civil Rights
Develop a three to five page APA style paper (not including
cover and reference pages) in which you research and discuss one of the major
civil rights initiatives of the last century. The focus of your paper should be
on the initiative’s impact on current and future public policies. How have these initiatives and policies
affected the average American citizen?
You are required to use at least two outside resources to
support your analysis.
