George BushGeorge Bush

George W. Bush

Born in Connecticut on July 6, 1946

Was a businessman Family of

politicians Governor of Texas

Bush’s Bush’s Foreign Foreign PoliciesPolicies

Bush’s Foreign PolicyBush’s Foreign Policy

War on TerrorWar on Terror– 9/11 terrorist attacks9/11 terrorist attacks– Formed the Formed the

Department of Department of Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

– USA PATRIOT ActUSA PATRIOT Act Iraq WarIraq War

– US invasion of IraqUS invasion of Iraq– United Nations United Nations

Security Council sent Security Council sent to Iraqto Iraq

Bush’s Foreign Policy War in AfghanistanWar in Afghanistan Worldwide Humanitarian

– U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

The Millennium Challenge AccountThe Millennium Challenge Account UN Democracy FundUN Democracy Fund

Bush’s Bush’s Immigration Immigration

PoliciesPolicies

Bush’s Immigration PolicyBush’s Immigration Policy

"We're a nation of laws, and we "We're a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws, but we're must enforce our laws, but we're also a nation of immigrants, and also a nation of immigrants, and we must uphold that tradition, we must uphold that tradition, which has strengthened our which has strengthened our country in so many ways."country in so many ways."

Bush’s Immigration PolicyBush’s Immigration Policy

Loved legal immigrants and hated illegal Loved legal immigrants and hated illegal immigrantsimmigrants

Guest worker programsGuest worker programs $500 million to cut immigration application $500 million to cut immigration application

timetime

Bush’s Immigration PolicyBush’s Immigration Policy

Increased border Increased border patrolpatrol

Sympathetic Sympathetic towards Latinostowards Latinos

  93% increase in 93% increase in border security border security and 90% increase and 90% increase in immigration in immigration enforcementenforcement

Bush’s Immigration Policy

Bush’s Bush’s Healthcare Healthcare

PoliciesPolicies

Bush’s Healthcare PolicyBush’s Healthcare Policy

Medicare Prescription Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, Drug, Improvement, and Modernization and Modernization Act/Medicare Part DAct/Medicare Part D– Lower prescription drug Lower prescription drug

pricesprices– Beneficiaries share Beneficiaries share

costs with deductibles costs with deductibles and co-paysand co-pays

– Expand health plan Expand health plan options = competition options = competition in drug marketin drug market

Bush’s Healthcare Policy

Against national healthcare plans Health Savings Account Increase in sending to find cures Stem Cell Research

Bush’s Bush’s Education Education PoliciesPolicies

Bush’s Education PolicyBush’s Education Policy

””Now is the time to teach all our Now is the time to teach all our children to read and renew the children to read and renew the promise of America’s public schools.“promise of America’s public schools.“

No Child Left BehindNo Child Left Behind– Set state test standardsSet state test standards– Teachers must be certifiedTeachers must be certified– Provided aid to low income schoolProvided aid to low income school

Institution of Education Sciences Institution of Education Sciences createdcreated

Bush’s Education PolicyBush’s Education Policy

More high school helpMore high school help $412 million for reading help$412 million for reading help ““Silver scholarships” Silver scholarships” Do not tolerate disruption and Do not tolerate disruption and

violenceviolence

Bush’s Bush’s Economic Economic PoliciesPolicies

Bush’s Economic PolicyBush’s Economic Policy

The Great RecessionThe Great Recession– TARP / Economic Stimulus ActTARP / Economic Stimulus Act

Tax codes that favored the richTax codes that favored the rich Large national debtLarge national debt

Bush’s Economic Policy

Hurricane Katrina– $105 billion in repair

George BushGeorge Bush

Barack Obama

Born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961

Middle class up-bringing

The “American Story”

Law school

Obama’s Obama’s Foreign Foreign PoliciesPolicies

Foreign Policy

National Security

Ending war in Iraq

Focusing on Al-Qaeda

Foreign Policy

Conflict in Libya Nuclear weapons Strengthening

alliances Sudan

Immigration

Obama has worked to reform immigration polices

1. Strengthening Border Security

Patrolmen have doubled

Working with cross-border partners

Tougher trafficking penalties

Aerial surveillance

2. Streamlining Legal Immigration

Making legal immigration more convenient

3. Earned Citizenship

Stricter process to becoming a citizen

Must pay taxes, fees, and penalties

Background checks

4. Cracking Down on Employers

More audits on companies

E-verify to check applicants

Obama’s Obama’s Healthcare Healthcare

PoliciesPolicies

Healthcare

Medicare Consumer rights Affordability

Healthcare

Young Adults Equal choices

Obama’s Obama’s Education Education PoliciesPolicies

Education

Making college affordable

Supporting teachers

Decreasing high school dropouts

Obama’s Obama’s Economic Economic PoliciesPolicies

Economy

Create jobs Reduce

government spending

Support small businesses