Monday, November 23, 2009
Older Americans and their Plans
Interaction between American Children and Adults
The interaction between American children and adults so much differs from that in my country. Based on my observation, Americans seem to give their children hugs more often than what parents do in Laos. Regardless of places and ages, parents and children can hug each other, whereas we consider weird in Laos. Moreover, children here are taught to be more independent. Parents allow them to do and play whatever their children like. In contrast, we are taught to be more family-oriented, and have to stick with the family most of the time. From that, I could say that I may have a different interaction with my parents compared to what Americans do.
Monday, November 16, 2009
"American Families"
Monday, October 26, 2009
what is your country's policy on immigration? Would you want to be an immigrant in your country? why or why not?
Nowadays, the policy on immigration is not so strict in Laos. There have been some loopholes in the government system. Many immigrants are coming each year. In a way, it is good, but in a way it creates more problems into the society such as robbery. However, several immigrants came and reboot our economy especially some Vietnamese and Chinese people doing business in Laos. I would not really want to be an immigrant in my country because a lot of immigrants in Laos don’t have civil rights. Other than that, there is little discrimination too. Many poor immigrants were looked down while the riches are considered respectful. Most people immigrating to Laos expect to have a better life. So those people are inspired to work harder by being victims of discrimination. Generally speaking, immigration in Laos is still an issue for the government to either abolish or allow.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Would you have a gun in your own home? Why or Why not?
Monday, September 28, 2009
Money or Something Else Makes a Person Important?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Should A Country Have Immigration Quotas Based On Country of Origin? Should Immigrants Become Citizens? Should Countries Allow "Guest Workers" ?
Every country has their own laws and regulations. Every person has their own perspectives. As for quotas based on a country of origin, in my opinion it would not be appropriate. In the case of the US., many people dream to come here to see a more civilized world. And so did I. Some people have their strong beliefs that one day they would come here and begin new lives.
Recently I think US government is very serious about this issue. Many people come to US and never come back or what they call "Immigrants". If the government create the law for immigrants for example a quotas based on country origin, this issue would become more serious. People would find the way to come to US more illegally and violently. For example, they may come to or live in Mexico and then cross to the US without any documents.
I think immigrants should become citizens. As we have studied so far, America is a diversity country. And as we can see now, many immigrants have their green cards in the US. By the way, immigration is either good or bad for the economy. There will be more unemployment rate. But if we look in the different ways, some immigrants bring reputation for the country for example, Tiger Wood and etc.
As for my perspective, "Guest Workers" should be allowed. According to my study in International management class, imagine the big company such as Microsoft, IBM. Many of their employees are from overseas such as India and China. If guest workers would not allow to work in the US, these big corporations would not be in a good shape.
All in all, immigration is basically unmanageable in many countries including US in my opinion. Should it be allowed or not is based on people's perspectives. But for the US, I think the government is strict enough but not based on quotas on country origin. By the way, Immigration is either good or bad.