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Blog Stage 6

    In response to one of the colleagues blog post, I would like to disagree with the bottom line saying "Trump's policy will make it more difficult for criminals to obtain access to any sorts of visas" for a few reasons. First, while I agree with the fact that not every foreign national is criminal, I think there are far more criminals who are already American citizens. The vast majority of illegal immigrants in this country have always been hard-working people who devote their skills in many undesirable, physically-demanding jobs such as food processing facilities. My opinion is that there should be no reason to ward off people crossing the border illegally for that reason.

Should the Next Mayor Be Black?

While perusing this article from New York Times, which leaves a good food for thought about the importance of the African-American mayoralty of Atlanta, GA, it got me thinking how the Atlanta's African-American mayoralty has contributed to the city with their sophisticated urban development plans as the city has become whiter due to its long-term gentrification for the past decades and that the city has had it for a long period of time. However, we all know every federal official has its term limits, which allegedly would bar the current Atlanta mayor from seeking a fourth year of term, and it increases the possibility of the next white mayor, Mary Norwood, to be elected. According to the article, the current polls predict that Ms. Norwood is extremely likely to be elected as the next Atlanta mayor, but experts say that Ms. Norwood is never the kind of person who judges people solely based on race, but on the content of their character, and personality. The article also argues th