5A - Identifying Local Opportunities
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Wrenching dilemma: Stay or leave? - Some immigrants face momentous decision - hide, try for green card or go back home
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The issue: Many immigrants have been allowed to stay in the United States due to having temporary protected status, or TPS, counts as a “legal entry”, which is a first step toward applying for legal status. TPS is a special protection from deportation granted under immigration law for people from countries impacted by natural disasters and civil wars. Trump administration is cracking down on the immigration policies that allow them to live in the U.S. legally and has announced plans to terminate these federal protections.
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The problem: Immigrants who have entered the country illegally but have obtained temporary protected status due to the nature of their home country are faced with a difficult situation. They must decide between uprooting their family and relocating to a state covered by the 9th or 6th circuit, or moving back to their home country and apply for a green card. However, going back to their country does not guarantee a green card for everyone, and it can also hurt the family’s financial stability as well.
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The people: almost 1 million protected immigrants who are affected by TPS and other programs like the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program
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Opioid bill advances in House despite some doctors' worries
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http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/1699C76A56940780?p=WORLDNEWS
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The issue: A bill was just passed that will prevent doctors from over prescribing opioids to patients. The bill, passed Monday by a House committee, increases more reporting requirements to state prescription databases and pain management clinics to state health agencies.
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The problem: Opposers of the bill, mainly doctors and other medical professionals, argue that the stricter policies on opioid distribution will negatively affect patients dealing with chronic pain issues or traveling from out of town to see specialists.
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The people: Opioid prescribers and patients who depend on opioids for genuine, medical reasons.
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Citrus crops, homeless shelters - shiver under freezing conditions - Coldest temperatures since 2010
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http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/1698748C9B376C28?p=WORLDNEWS
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The issue: Florida has received unusually cold weather over the past two weeks, with temperatures getting as low as 24 degrees in the middle of the night.
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The problem: Farmers and citrus grove owners are fighting the cold weather by constantly running water over their crops to create an ice layer barrier to protect the trees from the cold weather. It doesn’t prevent the fruit from freezing, but rather protects the trees from dying from the extreme weather. In addition, many homeless shelters and churches have made special arrangements to prepare for an increase in more people seeking refuge
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The people: Homeless people and local farmers in Florida.
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As attacks on science education intensify: Push back, Florida
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http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/1698C9E504EAFCC8?p=WORLDNEWS
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The issue: Since last year, science education at Florida’s public schools has faced attacks from concerned parents who wish to counter evolution and climate change lessons with creationism.
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The problem: Last year, Governor Scott passed a bill that allows citizens to criticize public school education and instructional materials they don’t approve. This has led to an increase in attacks on science education, mainly through the lense of evolution and climate change. Although public school have historically been secular and free of religious connotations, citizens are challenging this by attacking school boards and demanding lessons to be changed.
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The people: Anyone involved in public school education - school faculty, students, school board members - and the future citizens of the state of Florida. Learning basic scientific knowledge of how our footprint leaves an extremely important mark on the earth is imperative in the success of our future.
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New home builders keep moving outward
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The issue: Although the greater Orlando area has seen a tremendous increase in home-building and expansion over the last ten years, it is slowly coming to a stop as the availability of read-to-build land is decreasing.
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The problem: Metro Orlando area grew by some 47,000 residents through migration, according to 2016 U.S. Census figures. That number is continuing to grow, and most of those moving need a place to live. Market experts and construction workers are having a difficult time finding new areas to build homes in Seminole and Orange County. Expansion in other counties, such as Lake and Osceola, are not as ideal to newcomers because of the distance and commute to the city.
The people: Anyone trying to move and/or relocate in the Metro Orlando area.
Wrenching dilemma: Stay or leave? - Some immigrants face momentous decision - hide, try for green card or go back home
- The issue: Many immigrants have been allowed to stay in the United States due to having temporary protected status, or TPS, counts as a “legal entry”, which is a first step toward applying for legal status. TPS is a special protection from deportation granted under immigration law for people from countries impacted by natural disasters and civil wars. Trump administration is cracking down on the immigration policies that allow them to live in the U.S. legally and has announced plans to terminate these federal protections.
- The problem: Immigrants who have entered the country illegally but have obtained temporary protected status due to the nature of their home country are faced with a difficult situation. They must decide between uprooting their family and relocating to a state covered by the 9th or 6th circuit, or moving back to their home country and apply for a green card. However, going back to their country does not guarantee a green card for everyone, and it can also hurt the family’s financial stability as well.
- The people: almost 1 million protected immigrants who are affected by TPS and other programs like the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program
Opioid bill advances in House despite some doctors' worries
- http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/1699C76A56940780?p=WORLDNEWS
- The issue: A bill was just passed that will prevent doctors from over prescribing opioids to patients. The bill, passed Monday by a House committee, increases more reporting requirements to state prescription databases and pain management clinics to state health agencies.
- The problem: Opposers of the bill, mainly doctors and other medical professionals, argue that the stricter policies on opioid distribution will negatively affect patients dealing with chronic pain issues or traveling from out of town to see specialists.
- The people: Opioid prescribers and patients who depend on opioids for genuine, medical reasons.
Citrus crops, homeless shelters - shiver under freezing conditions - Coldest temperatures since 2010
- http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/1698748C9B376C28?p=WORLDNEWS
- The issue: Florida has received unusually cold weather over the past two weeks, with temperatures getting as low as 24 degrees in the middle of the night.
- The problem: Farmers and citrus grove owners are fighting the cold weather by constantly running water over their crops to create an ice layer barrier to protect the trees from the cold weather. It doesn’t prevent the fruit from freezing, but rather protects the trees from dying from the extreme weather. In addition, many homeless shelters and churches have made special arrangements to prepare for an increase in more people seeking refuge
- The people: Homeless people and local farmers in Florida.
As attacks on science education intensify: Push back, Florida
- http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/1698C9E504EAFCC8?p=WORLDNEWS
- The issue: Since last year, science education at Florida’s public schools has faced attacks from concerned parents who wish to counter evolution and climate change lessons with creationism.
- The problem: Last year, Governor Scott passed a bill that allows citizens to criticize public school education and instructional materials they don’t approve. This has led to an increase in attacks on science education, mainly through the lense of evolution and climate change. Although public school have historically been secular and free of religious connotations, citizens are challenging this by attacking school boards and demanding lessons to be changed.
- The people: Anyone involved in public school education - school faculty, students, school board members - and the future citizens of the state of Florida. Learning basic scientific knowledge of how our footprint leaves an extremely important mark on the earth is imperative in the success of our future.
New home builders keep moving outward
- The issue: Although the greater Orlando area has seen a tremendous increase in home-building and expansion over the last ten years, it is slowly coming to a stop as the availability of read-to-build land is decreasing.
- The problem: Metro Orlando area grew by some 47,000 residents through migration, according to 2016 U.S. Census figures. That number is continuing to grow, and most of those moving need a place to live. Market experts and construction workers are having a difficult time finding new areas to build homes in Seminole and Orange County. Expansion in other counties, such as Lake and Osceola, are not as ideal to newcomers because of the distance and commute to the city.
Meredith, the problem discussed in your first article is a popular one recently. Immigration policy was widely discussed during the presidential campaign and is still a hot topic today. Trump recently proposed a new amnesty plan that would extend DACA to many more illegal immigrants. I don't think this proposal will be passed in a republican majority house and senate though, so we will likely hear discussion about immigration reform for a bit longer.
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