Americans Left or Right
Conservatives and liberals have many differences, one being their main political philosophies. The political philosophy of conservatives is one that favors tradition and gradual change. Tradition can include religion, culture and nationally defined traditions and customs. While the political philosophy of liberal’s makes individual liberty the most important political goal. These sides are what Americans call the “left” and “right”. They define the opposite ends of the political spectrum; liberals are defined as the “left” and conservatives as the “right”. As such, Americans are obligated to fall into one of these categories in order to contribute as Americans on a political level, defining whether the beliefs of these Americans coincide with either the liberal party or conservative party. Conservatives generally want more regulation while liberals generally want less because of their political philosophy.
The political philosophies of the conservative and liberal party in regards to immigration are defined as liberals support towards illegal immigration and conservatives support for legal immigration. Liberals support amnesty for those who enter the U.S. illegally. Liberals believe undocumented immigrants have the right to all educational and health benefits that citizens receive, regardless of legal status. Governor Jerry Brown stated, “In order to avoid dire consequences for our state, comprehensive immigration reform must occur this year and the resulting path to citizenship must be smooth and rapid," Brown said in a letter to Feinstein ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on an immigration bill, while conservatives are against illegal immigration. Conservatives are against amnesty for those who enter the U.S. illegally. They believe those who break the law by entering the U.S. illegally do not have the right as those who in the U.S. legally. They believe the border should be secured to the maximum extent as well as set an effective immigration law. Mitt Romney stated in an interview, “The idea of an amnesty-type provision is something I oppose and continue to oppose." The “left” and “right” of these two highly political individuals have affected the way Americans look at them, often resulting in unexpected results in regards to each party’s political goals, resulting in losing a political gain such as a presidential campaign or gaining thousands of angry, traditional legal Americans.
According to the principles of the “left and “right”, abortion is also controversial topic. Liberals opt for woman to decide what happens with their body. They believe a fetus is not a human life, so it does not have separate individual rights. The decision to have an abortion is a personal choice of a woman regarding her own body and the government must oblige. Women have the right to an affordable, safe and legal abortion, including partial birth abortion. According to Jocelyn Elders, American pediatrician and public health administrator "We really need to get over this love affair with the fetus and start worrying about children." Liberals believe that the government should provide taxpayer funded abortions for women who cannot afford them. They believe the decision to have an abortion is a personal choice of a woman regarding her own body and the government must protect this right. Conservatives will side for a complete stop of abortion because of their belief in human rights at conception. Conservatives believe abortion is the murder of a human being. An unborn baby as a living human being has separate rights from those of the mother and therefore allowed to live. Father Pacholczyk, PHD says this: “One example I use a lot when giving testimony before lawmakers involves a 1940 American law protecting the bald eagle. The law states that if you come across a bald eagle’s nest containing eggs and you decide to destroy one of those eggs, you suffer the very same sanctions and penalties as if you had