I have three assignment due in the next three days

Thomas Dye offers a simple definition of public policy: “Whatever governments choose to do or not to do.” Thus public policy reflects actions governments undertake in order to achieve their goals.

This definition of public policy offers no judgment on whether the policy is fashioned carefully or whimsically. It simply states that governments take action to achieve results and this constitutes their public policy.

Clearly, effective governments desire to carry out policies in a deliberative, non-haphazard fashion. Before they take action, they need to understand the underlying facts. They need to grasp fully environmental forces that will color the actions they take, as well as environmental players that will be affected by the actions. Finally, they need to enumerate alternative courses of action available to them and to single out those that would best serve their interests.

Public policy decisions can be contentious, because they may create winners and losers, or they may go against the cherished values of a portion of the population. In 2019, one of the most contentious public policy issues Americans have faced in years was the Executive Branch policy on immigration, which included demands that a wall be built to restrict illegal immigration from Mexico, as well as to deport illegal immigrants, and to hold illegal immigrants in detention (including children) as their cases are being processed.

• At its heart, what were the basic public policy issues the Executive Branch faced in regard to the matter of deporting illegal aliens?

• What specifically is the content of the Executive Branch decision regarding the handling of illegal immigration from Mexico?

• What rationale did the Executive Branch use to justify its decision?

• What were the principal points made by opponents of this decision?

• Critics of the Executive Branch efforts to stop illegal immigration believe that the decision and actions undertaken were politically motivated. What is the basis of their argument?
• Identify three ways this issue might be resolved in the long-run.