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 Every group made a good effort in this project. Elections are a seedbed of discussion for a wide array of political topics that they each had to discuss. Group 4’s presentation was about equal rights, Group 3’s was about the education system, and Group 2’s covered immigration. I’ll go from order of presentation, starting from Group 4. This group was all about equal rights, which mainly covered LGBT and women’s rights for legal abortions. I have my own reservations about the topic, but this is criticism of the presentation itself. This group actually presented two separate times. The first time they presented was frankly not good at all. I can understand people not giving their all for a class that is forced upon them, but a lot of people could tell that they did not make an effort in delivering a good speech. I do not think there was one instance where they did not read off their own slides. The slides themselves were also blocks of texts that disengaged any audience retention. T...

 Jose Martinez Election Matters Group 2 This presentation dives into the immigration policy proposals of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, highlighting the stark differences in their approaches. Kamala Harris, representing a Democratic stance focuses on reforming the system to address underlying issues within immigration. Her plan includes closing gaps in the law that allow for exploitation, increasing resources at the border and adding more patrol agents to enhance security while treating migrants humanely. She also advocates for a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients, opposes family separation, and pushes for expanded employment and family based visas.On the other hand, Donald Trump presents immigration primarily as a public safety issue. He links certain crimes to undocumented immigrants and attributes these incidents to the current administration’s policies. Trump often references cases involving women and girls allegedly harmed by undocumented immigrants, using these examp...