30 Days Immigration-Discussion/Reflection Questions

The narrative of the violent undocumented “alien” serves a dual purpose of instilling fear into Americans and to view undocumented immigrants as criminals. The opening scene of the documentary shows dark, shapeless figures running across the border. This gives the impression of a foreign “thing” crossing the border with bed intentions. During another opening shot, a white male congressman with power talks over a scene

Citizenship will always be a relevant concept because when you are a citizen of a particular country it comes with a sense of belonging. There is a feeling of pride when you become a citizen of a country. In particular, if your family is from that country it can help to gain a sense of community with those around you. It is important for people to feel that they are citizens of the same country as their children. Sometimes legal citizenship changes a person’s perspective and they feel that they belong but often there is still a chance people may be excluded based on external factors, for example, they have a different religion to the majority of a particular community. That’s why it is important for people to be social citizens as well so that they can

Citizenship is the legal status of an individual living within a particular country. Having citizenship gives people rights and responsibilities as well as a sense of belonging to a community. Citizenship can influence the lives of people as it gives people a sense of identity and how to live their life.

4. Give your review of this documentary. What did or didn’t you like? Are there issues, opinions, or voices that are left

Benefits of becoming a U.S. Citizen 1. Have the right to vote. 2. Be able to run for public office. 3. Be eligible for federal employment or benefits. 4. Be able to travel abroad for long periods of time. 5. Not be deported. 6. Be able to sponsor your family for green cards. 7. Benefit from US tax laws. 8. Become a US passport holder.

Drake points out that the struggle of cultural identity that caused by both external and internal factors happen to main characters as well as side characters in the films. And the temptation to cultural assimilation also leads to the struggle of maintaining family relationship, because protagonists in both films have to make choices between family and progress in cultural accommodation. Another important issue related to undocumented immigrants in both films, according to the author, is discrimination, specifically gender discrimination and discrimination towards undocumented

Immigrants are viewed as drug dealers and drug smugglers. Anyone crossing the border from Mexico to the United States is usually accused of bringing drugs into

This has been a fast and interesting 8 weeks. For your Final Exam, I want you to reflect on the topics we had discussed during the last 7 weeks. Your responses below should only reflect your thoughts, understanding, and critical thinking. Your responses to each question can be at least 2-3 well-written paragraphs.

From this situation it is clear to the audiences that the leader who can help Mexicans to cross

It showed him how rough they were living and even though he did not know how to speak spanish, he wanted to help the best he

What is American Citizenship? Some people would argue that our idea of citizenship is what separates our country from the rest and makes us better than any country before. The first ten amendments of The Constitution, also known as the bill of rights, lays out basic rights for the citizens of America. This includes the freedom of speech, and the right to a fair and speedy trial. However, these rights also come with some responsibilities. Some are voluntary like participating in the democratic process and some are mandatory like obeying federal, state, and local laws (Remy, 2006, p. 391). Whether mandatory or not, all the responsibilities of American citizens are necessary to create the working democratic process that is seen today. American

The video had some good points. To stand as one, against violence, poverty and injustice the 11/05/2015 Paris attacks. However, since my source was a video it made it harder to edit, I will use written articles for future assignments. The video was a good source for someone wanting to know when, where and how he or she would united against such injustices. However, not for someone looking for information about hackers hacking large corporations. The handout from class helped a lot.

The videos only made my opinion stronger… no change. The people on the “agreeing” side were very educated and knew what they were saying. They didn’t change my opinion though. While the “disagreeing” side made my opinion even stronger and kind of wanted to make me learn more about the topic. Still no change in my opinion… it’s only stronger.

So what does citizenship means to me? Is it just a piece of paper that says you are a citizen of a country or does it mean something more in a deeper level. When I was just a little boy my mother always talks about that when we move to the United States we should apply for citizenship immediately. As I was growing up here in the United States I slowly understand what citizenship means to me. Being a citizen for me is fulfilling my obligations toward my country, Living a lifestyle that benefits myself and my community and having good sense of patriotism.

The reason why I really liked the video was because it discussed about women equality. Being myself a woman, I believe it’s important to notice the issues that occur because of our gender. This video helped me get a perspective of what my future might look like due to the fact that I am a female. For example, the genders pay gap or not getting an equal representation in positions of power. Additionally, I don’t think the video relates much to my life at the moment, but I do know for a fact that