User:Jessbarajas/sandbox

= Article evaluation = Some things I noticed while evaluating the article is that it has a great deal of content, I was surprised to see that it has a section called 'History of child migration by country' because I would've guessed that it obviously has information on child migration but I wasn't expecting to see some history. The article also has a lot of references, 65, plus the external links so you could easily check that the information is correct and is based on facts not just others bias opinions. In my opinion the only thing that distracted me and I think could be changed to improve this article are the dates of the references; the dates are early 2000's which isn't bad, but by now that information could've changed and could be considered out of date. Another thing I noticed while reading this article is that it didn't seem to be excessively biased. It was also rated a C-class quality article and has a strong revision history which I believe is a good thing.

Immigration reform
Some things I noticed while evaluating this article was how short it was, literally three sentences, It was basically just a brief definition of the subject and lacked details. It only had 3 options under the 'see also' section, very little meaningful content, in general it was just missing a lot of things a good, even decent, article has. here's a list of things I would improve or add to this article:


 * Make it longer
 * Add more to the 'see also' section
 * Add an 'external links' section
 * Compare the definition of immigration reform to the definition of other words involved around immigration
 * Add a table of contents
 * Have more sources
 * Add orgins
 * Add pros and cons of immigration reform
 * Pictures
 * 'by country' section
 * History of how immigration reform came about
 * how if has changed since
 * how this affects the families of immigrants and the world

As I did my research on this topic I found some resources that could help me find some information. My first two resources were from Google, and the other one was from the library database search work. The first one I found on Google was https://www.vox.com/cards/immigration-immigrants-reform-us/what this one will help me add information on immigration like, how many immigrants enter the country each year, how U.S patrols its borders, how Obama Administration changed deportation policy, what individual states are doing on immigration, and what the 1986 immigration reform bill did plus more. I did the CRAP test on this source and I'd say it passed. The currency is 2015 so about three years ago, which isn't bad so the information is still good. Reliability is good, the information is balanced, provides data, sources with links to verify the information is correct. I couldn't get much on the author besides that her name is Dar Lind, she's a senior reporter for Vox, and that she has covered other subjects. I'd say the purpose is good as well, the information provided is factual, with links, she's not trying to sell the reader anything or push any agenda so it's not biased. The second Google source I found was https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/immigration/ which will help me add interviews people have done with president Donald Trump on immigration, but also interviews with other members of the white house, and more updated information since they're from this year, 2018. Something I noticed with this source is that there's no links, but then again they're interviews. CRAP test:


 * Currency: From this year, so up to date.
 * Reliability: Some information this link included were interviews with the president, votes on whether people want ICE to be abolished or kept. The information seems factual if it's what the person, like the president, is actually saying or answering to the question but one can never know if what is being edited is really what came out of that persons mouth, there's no way to prove it.
 * Authority: In each interview it doesn't say who the author/editor is, just who is being interviewed and put into categories like News clips, Remarks, Fact sheets, and so on.
 * Purpose: I can't really say if it's biased or not because they're answers to questions which would seem like a persons opinion and people say Trump is racist so his answers could be biased and opinionated against immigration, but the again he's the president so he knows the statistics and facts so his answers could be based just on facts; we can't say for sure if this is biased or not.

My source on the library database search work was https://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_gvrl_refCX3662200089&context=U&vid=CCC&lang=en_US this one will help me add a definition, historical background, comparison to other definitions of words involved with immigration, like the Bacero program, foreign national, immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), immigration reform under our current U.S president, and pictures. Crap test:


 * Currency: This year, so up to date
 * Reliability: Contains information on immigration laws, historical background, other immigration terms, like ICE. The information is balanced, not based on opinion, includes sources, and it's well-edited.
 * Authority: I couldn't find any information on his background, but his name is Cody Copeland.
 * Purpose: It's based on facts, not trying to sell the reader anything or push any agenda, so it's not biased.

Vegaphobia
While evaluating this second article I noticed that it's a little longer than the Immigration Reform article, it has a brief definition but in the definition is also has other information, but that part of the article seems irrelevant or just doesn't seem to go with the definition. Has very little meaningful content but it does have references and a bibliography. Here's a list of what I would add or improve on this article:


 * Make it longer
 * 'See also' section
 * Compare to other vegan word definitions
 * Improve the definition
 * Pictures
 * More resources
 * Background history
 * Point of view for both sides

Doing research on this topic was pretty difficult, there aren't many and the ones I did find basically said the same thing. I found one source on Google and the other on the library database search work. The first one I found was https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=vegaphobia and it literally didn't have that much information; all it will help me add is a basic definition of the word. Crap test:


 * Currency: 2013, about 5 years which isn't bad because I doubt the definition has chanced since then
 * Reliability: The resource only includes a definition, a quote using the word, and hashtags, which basically tells me nothing new.
 * Author: Her name is Mrs. Omnibol but that's all I was able to find out about her.
 * Purpose: I mean it's just the definition so I'm guessing it's based on facts and it isn't biased.

My source from the library database search work was https://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=CP71252866100001451&context=U&vid=CCC&lang=en_US this one will help me get information on studies like infant mortality to the supposed vegan status of childs mother, and women's adoption of vegetarian/vegan diets as linked to anorexia, and so on. Crap test:


 * Currency: 2015, not too out of date, about three years ago.
 * Reliability: Some of the information provided included death by veganism, veganorexia, vegaphobia, celebrity vegans, and men meat and masculinity
 * Author: The two authors were Laura Wright, and Carol J. Adams. Laura is an actress and Carol is a writer, animal activist, and a feminist.
 * Purpose: It seemed kind of biased against veganism but I mean the subject is Vegaphobia. It had some fictional stuff in as well like vampires or something, so honestly I have no idea what the purpose was.

Some observations I made while doing research on this article is that finding good sources on this was a struggle; the library only had eight results, I could only find a brief definition on Google, and the sources I did find basically said the same thing.

La Nuestra Familia
This article has a good definition with some details, a little bit of background and it's way better than the Vegaphobia article. Here's a list of what I would add or improve:


 * More detailed definition
 * Make it longer
 * More details in general
 * Add to the history of how it came along
 * Add other locations of the gang besides california
 * More sources
 * Pictures
 * More about the illegal activities the gang does
 * Why people decide to join the gang
 * Why is it enemies with the gangs that it's enemies with
 * What happens to the people that do join
 * How they join
 * What happens when a person decides they want to get out
 * How it affects the lives of the members, their families, and others in the community
 * Differences and similarities from other gangs and this one

I found one resource on Google and one on the library database search work. The one on Google was https://americansecuritytoday.com/4-nuestra-familia-gang-members-sentenced-murder-learn/ and it will help me add members names, what type of things they did/ why they were arrested, and it has a link to a YouTube documentary video on the gang. Crap test:


 * Currency: 2016 so about two years ago which is not out of date it still works
 * Reliability: It includes links to documentary/ videos, type of illegal activities they do, more about the investigation, names of gang members, and it's well-edited
 * Authority: The editor is Tammy Waitt, she's the editorial director of American Security Today
 * Purpose: It's not selling anything or pushing an agenda it just has facts on the arrest of the gang members, factual balances information; not biased.

My source from the library database was https://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_gale_ofa440822182&context=U&vid=CCC&lang=en_US and it will help me add the rise and transformation of the gang, how anti-gang strategies are ineffective and may make the problem worse, street gangs around the world, motivations for and effects of US-prompted drug war in Latin America. CRAP Test:


 * Currency: 2014 about four years ago which isn't too bad
 * Reliability: Has information on gang, provides resources, different book names, and it's well-edited
 * Authority: It has many authors because its based on reviews of different books, but the one who wrote the reviews is Sonja Wolf and she does other book reviews
 * Purpose: factual balanced information because she has resources which are the books and she includes the titles with the authors name, not trying to sell anything so it's not biased

Some questions I had while reviewing these articles were: does adding pictures catch a persons attention or improve the article? What exactly is the V.T.E section and does having it or not having it make a difference on the article? Is more better does it just confuse the readers by having too much?

After evaluating everything and doing some research on my three topic choices, I've decided the best one for me to focus on improving would be the Immigration reform article. The immigration reform and La Nuestra Familia articles got my attention and interest the most, but the Immigration reform one has less details so I can add more to that article to make it better plus it has more reliable resources and it's easier to find information on that subject, unlike the Vegaphobia one.

= Immigration Reform Rough Draft =

Related words

 * Immigration reform: an act to change the laws on immigration which can either tighten or loosen the limitation on immigration (nbcnews.com and Library search database article by Copeland, Cody)
 * Immigration: When someone moves and lives in a foreign country for good
 * Refugees: A person that have to move from their country into a foreign county for safety (myenglishteacher.com)

Pros

 * protects those who are in need of safeguard (visionlaunch.com)
 * stops the occurring cost of deportation (visionlaunch.com)
 * lowers cultural tensions (visionlaunch.com)

Cons

 * May lower direct safety (visionlaunch.com)
 * benefits those who might break the law (visionlaunch.com)
 * may lower wages (visionlaunch.com)
 * it takes time and money that could be spent on other issues going on (visionlaunch.com)

Related Bills

 * DREAM Act- development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors- shields people between the ages of 15 and 29 who entered the U.S as children and have gone to college or served in the military. It gives DREAMers legal status, and makes it possible for them to apply for citizenship eventually.
 * E-Verify: an electronic method that lets employers to check the immigration status of an employee before hiring them; the senate immigration reform bill will necessitate all employers to use this method within the next few years
 * Immigration reform bill passed by Senate in 2013 in the U.S-The Border security, Economic, Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - which, passed the Senate but was never introduced to the House. The bill will issue a path towards citizenship for most illegal immigrants, it'll expand border enforcement by making the E-Verify method essential for all employers, and it will also initiate an entry-exit visa-tracking system to stop people from overstaying their visas.
 * Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: It permitted many illegal immigrants to appeal for legal status, and made it illegal for an employer to intentionally hire an unauthorized immigrant.     (vox.com)

How today's immigration enforcement policies impact children and families

 * first 6 months of 2011,more than 46,000 parents of citizen children were deported in the U.S
 * A lot of children could end up in the foster care system
 * the supervision of the children that end up in foster care system is placed on the state and federal governments
 * the total cost to nurture and raise each kid, administrative and maintenance, is about $26,000/year
 * It generates a substantial amount of single mothers who then struggle to make ends meet                                            (americanprogress.org)
 * the kids grow up being afraid of the police
 * people in the community live in fear that their family may be torn apart next
 * kids start to dissociate themselves with their heritage
 * cutting down legal immigration rates could slow down the date that white Americans become a minority of the population by years

How other countries handle immigration

 * Canada: On April 1st the country commenced a Start-up Visa program to lure highly skilled foreign entrepreneurs and immigrants with funding from Canadian firms or investment groups for a start-up business will be qualified for immediate permanent residency, but if the business fails that person isn't subject to deportation.
 * Japan: Because of their quickly decreased population the country is forced to embrace more open policies so they came up with a point-based system to rate their immigrants based on their academic background and business experience, and the ones with the highest points would be given special treatment.               (nationalgeographic.com)