The current President of the United States of America (U.S.A.) is a man named Donald Trump. He was elected President in 2016. At the time, he promised the American people that he would build a wall between the U.S.A. and Mexico - the country immediately south of the United States. He made this promise because he wanted to stop people from crossing the American-Mexican border. Earlier this year, a migrant caravan (people moving in a large group) came through South and Central America on its way to the Mexican-American border. The people in the caravan were heading to America to find jobs and build a better life for themselves and their families. You can learn more about them in this video. Donald Trump’s plan to build the wall is very controversial (some people strongly agree with his idea and others strongly disagree).
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In my opinion, Donald Trump building the wall has some benefits and some disadvantages, and here's why I think that. In mid 2017 Donald Trump claimed that he is going to build a wall to keep Mexicans out. The reason I think this is a good idea is because some of the ‘Mexicans’ are doing things other than just coming in to work and have a better life, these so called Mexicans are going into America and ruining people's lives by doing stuff that I don't even want to talk about. But there are also some bad stuff about building this wall such as, some of the ‘Mexicans’ that are wanting to start a new life.
Mōrena Callum!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Mikey. I'm a member of the Summer Learning Journey team this year and I'll be commenting on some of your blog posts over the summer. It's so great to see that you've made a start on the teaser week activities - well done! :)
It sounds like you've put a lot of thought into this issue. I like that you've considered both the benefits and disadvantages of President Trump's plan. That's an important thing to do when making any big decision. Have you been to America or Mexico before?
Congratulations again on completing your first teaser week task! Remember that the programme officially begins next Monday (December 16th), so be sure to check out the Week 1 activities on the Summer Learning Journey website then. In the meantime, keep going with the teaser week activities - I can't wait to read more! :)
Bye for now,
Mikey