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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy Daughter & the Stanford Law Session - WON the Scholarship!!!
Original Thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212045096
Judging from the name 20 Under 20...I'm guessing she is One of 20 students in the COUNTRY to be awarded this Scholarship!
I'm so proud I'm not gonna be able to sleep tonight!
https://ibb.co/715dNtc
voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)Great news, 🦉
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,583 posts)Biggo congrats, Dad!
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,583 posts)malaise
(268,918 posts)Celebrate
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)She's asking me if we can get her fave burgers tonight... "Do I deserrrrve it?" she asks with the big eyes
malaise
(268,918 posts)One of my nieces earned her JD from Stanford - it's a great university. She did her first degree at Rice. Education is a big thing in our family - I'm happy for you all.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)I want her to *have* a Senate to run for! right?
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)FirstLight
(13,360 posts)I'm stoked an so is she!!!!
canetoad
(17,150 posts)Congrats to you and especially your daughter, hoping she has the brightest of futures.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)thanks!
FM123
(10,053 posts)Karadeniz
(22,499 posts)FirstLight
(13,360 posts)Not bad for only having 500 words (she's very prolific, so it was a challenge to keep it small) But she plans to write her own speeches and loves to make a stand!
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(One of )The Fundamental Flaws of American Law; Scholarship Essay
The United States of America (USA) is a young country and one with many mistakes and successes coloring its short past. While the USA is undeniably a country founded on freedom, it falls short in protecting its most vulnerable citizens and residents. To begin to understand where the USAs legal system is lacking, we must first understand how it was formed -- starting with the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution covers the basic freedoms and rights that befall any and all residents of America, legal or not. One of the great failures of the justice system is the disregard for the rights of all immigrants from the moment they step foot on American soil.
The main weapon used against undocumented immigrants is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) program under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). I.C.E. was formed shortly after the terror attacks of 9/11 along with the movement of the DHS up to the cabinet level. The movement of immigration issues from the Department of Labor to the DHS is indicative of a massive shift among policymakers on how we, the citizens of America, view immigration as a whole. Before 9/11, immigration was considered a workforce and economic issue and handled as such. We considered immigration as a beneficiary for the economy and a way to grow Americas GDP. Unfortunately, after 9/11, the public opinion of immigrants massively swayed and we began to group all immigrants together as a threat, regardless of their country of origin, their ethnicity, and their backgrounds. I.C.E. was developed executively by President Bush and has since been used without the standards of due process and right to a trial, which are constitutional rights to every person in America, regardless of citizenship status.
This disregard for the human rights that befall every person in America is horrific and shameful and will reflect poorly on each and every policymaker who turns a blind eye to the abuse of power constantly and consistently shown by I.C.E. in their treatment of immigrants. I propose an abolishment of I.C.E. and the movement of their primary functions back to the Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce.
If we continue to treat immigrants as a threat, as terrorists, we will continue to justify the abuse of power exemplified by I.C.E. We have already let them get away with ripping children from parents. We have let them lock people fleeing corruption away in cages. How much more will we stand? Enough is enough. More often than not, people turn away from what makes them uncomfortable, what reflects back the worst of them. The start of revolution begins with the oppressed speaking up, voicing their pain, but revolution and change can only truly take hold and succeed when and if the oppressors open their eyes to the cruelty they support, be it consciously or not.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)I was pregnant w/her during 9/11
I worried about what kind of world I was bringing my child into.
And here she is trying to CHANGE it....
orleans
(34,049 posts)it has come full circle
dlk
(11,549 posts)FirstLight
(13,360 posts)now if I can get my other teen to do the same...or at least try...I'll be ok
dlk
(11,549 posts)iluvtennis
(19,846 posts)spanone
(135,819 posts)FirstLight
(13,360 posts)She works her ass off ...watching videos about the state of different countries, she wants to KNOW what is happening in the World so she can be a better leader... one of her platforms is to make those who serve be aware or understand the trials others go through
She's trying to learn Spanish so she can go to other countries and help...
I love my little activist, empath....she wants to save the World
oasis
(49,376 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)FirstLight
(13,360 posts)I was telling her: Right now - we are seeing the Rule of Law prevail...because that is what it's supposed to DO!
lunatica
(53,410 posts)This is just a test which will lead to corrective laws regarding those who are entrusted to lead us. We will become stronger, and your daughter will make it happen. Her generation might well go down as another great one.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)I am still worried...and she is ready to jump in! so greatfull for her type/generation...
Her drug is knowledge...she seeks out understanding..
ist's a personality trait that one seeks....curiousity
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)You should be proud. Thank you for an uplifting message.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)She's a firecracker...be forewarned lol
I'm stoked for more of this ...Kamala on Rachel tonight was a good prep for her this summer...IMO
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)but still stands. Your daughter has a number of role models if she decides to use her degree for a political career. Firecrackers can be dangerous, I will leave their care to those who have no fear.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)Let's put it this way...she's a proud Lesbian and uses the They pronoun. She has taught me more about being a human than anyone could. I admire her Heart AND her Brain... it's the passion that gets me. This has been her Ideal since she was Middle School age... She KNEW she had to speak out and make a difference
Then she excelled beyond her teachers...then she asked to do HomeSchool so she could graduate early by a full year. She is already ace=ing college classes.
I am amazed by her diligence, her resolve, her ability to meet a deadline and kill it!
As a Mom, I am beyond proud...Gonna Miss her...but wow...just wow
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)she amazes me in that she wants to dive in...and I have been too worried about survival, but she is gonna light the fire!
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)Her clarity of thought and expression, and her ability to get right to the point, are exceptional.
Well done, and congrats to her (and her mom too)!
renate
(13,776 posts)Big big big congratulations to her! Thats phenomenal!!!
akraven
(1,975 posts)Takes a great parent to make a great child!
Thanks! :hugs: