Current Events #6.2

1. What are the new income tax brackets proposed by the Trump administration (hint there are three)?
The new income tax brackets contain new rates of 10, 25, ad 35 percent based on income. (I don't know what that means though.)

2. What are the three biggest challenges facing the AISD school board according to outgoing Region 6 member Paul Saldana?
According to Paul Saldana, the three biggest challenges facing the AISD school board are budgetary, enrollment, and equity.

3. What are the five Austin-based apps to make your life easier?
The five Austin based apps to make life easier are LawnStarter, Favor, SnapSitter, TipCow, and Burro.

4. Which teams have the top-3 picks in the NFL draft tonight?
The teams that have the top 3 picks in the NFL draft are the Cleveland Browns, San Fran 49ers, and Chicago Bears

5. What is a ramada?
A ramada is a "rustic shelter [that offers] shade to Native Americans and to colonizing Spaniards and California grape growers."

6. Long Response
A sanctuary city is a town in which the law officials and people of the down don't really cooperate with the national laws regarding illegal immigration. The law officials protect their undocumented citizens rather than prosecute them. They are nicknamed sanctuary cities because they provide a safe place for people at risk of deportation. I think they can be good, but only up to a certain point. The idea behind them is good because it allows people to take refuge in a relatively safe place until they can get their legal documents. However, they are basically making it ok for law enforcers to break the law. If these cities become too common and large, that would definitely cause bigger negative effects and conflicts within our government. The passing of Senate Bill 4 will ban these sanctuary cities. It was passed by a 90-52 vote. One of the democrats from the meeting, Rep. Ana Hernandez, originally came into the U.S. illegally before she got citizenship. At the debate, she said she "knows firsthand the impact that Senate Bill 4 will have on many families... Mothers that will be afraid to go to the grocery store. I know how this bill will punish immigrants and push them into the shadows." I don't know of any sanctuary cities near here, I have never even heard of them, but I know the banning of them will ruin many families.