Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden said rejoining the WHO would be one of his first steps as president. Trump accused the WHO of helping China cover up its role in the Covid-19 pandemic. would withdraw all funding within 12 months. In July 2020 President Donald Trump notified the World Health Organization that the U.S. In 20 the WHO had a $5 billion budget and the leading contributors were the United States (15%), the EU (11%) and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation (9%). It is funded by voluntary contributions from member countries and private donors.

The organization is run by a decision-making body composed of representatives from 194 countries. The WHO has led global public health efforts including the development of an Ebola Vaccine and the near-eradication of polio and smallpox. The World Health Organization was founded in 1948 and is a specialized agency of the United Nations whose main objective is “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.” The organization provides technical assistance to countries, sets international health standards and guidelines, and collects data on global health issues through the World Health Survey. Should the government fund the World Health Organization? Proponents argue that the jobs and tax revenue created by the companies eventually offset the cost of any awarded incentives. The European Union has strict laws which prevent member cities from bidding against each other with state aid (tax incentives) in an effort to lure private companies. Opponents argue that governments should spend the tax revenue on public projects instead and that the federal government should pass laws banning tax incentives. For the Arlington, VA headquarters the city and state governments gave Amazon $500 million in tax breaks. For the New York City headquarters the city and state governments gave Amazon $2.8 billion in tax credits and construction grants. More than 200 cities applied and offered Amazon millions of dollars in economic incentives and tax breaks. Amazon said the company could invest over $5 billion and the offices would create up to 50,000 high paying jobs. The announcement came a year after the company announced it would accept proposals from any North American city who wanted to host the headquarters. In November 2018 the online e-commerce company Amazon announced it would be building a second headquarters in New York City and Arlington, VA. Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate? Opponents argue that sanctuary city laws provide encourage illegal immigration and prevent law enforcement authorities from detaining and deporting criminals. Proponents of sanctuary city laws argue that they enable illegal immigrants to report crimes without the fear of being reported. Although Lopez-Sanchez had several outstanding warrants in 2015 authorities were unable to deport him due to San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy which prevents law enforcement officials from questioning a resident’s immigration status. Since 1991 Lopez-Sanchez had been charged with seven felony convictions and deported five times by the U.S. Lopez-Sanchez was an illegal immigrant from Mexico who had been deported on five separate occasions since 1991 and been charged with seven felony convictions. House of Representatives introduced the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015 (Kate’s Law.) The law was introduced after San Francisco 32 year old San Francisco resident Kathryn Steinle was shot and killed by Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez on July 1, 2015.

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