Immigration And Minuteman Project

Why do people associate wealth with good leadership abilities? That is the main question that was lingering in my mind while I was read “The Minutemen and their World,” book by Robert Gross. The book is about a town called Concord (which is in Massachusetts). The books tells about how the city of Concord was before the Revolutionary war, during the Revolutionary war and after the revolutionary war. In this book, it shows how leaders come about and how they impact their society around them. After reading this book, it made me think about how wealthy people are always seen as leaders? Becoming wealthy in American can be a daunting task to complete. It requires a variety of different skills to make a profitable business. But does creating a lucrative business for personal gain, merits you to being a leader over the masses of common people? We currently have this exact situation playing out before our eyes with GOP candidate Donald Trump. Donald Trump doesn’t have any previous experience in political affairs, but he is currently leading

Robert A. Gross the author of “The Minutemen and their World” gives a very detailed nonfictional narrative of the small town of Concord, Massauchessets. Gross describes the American Revelotion through the eyes of this community which paints a more vivid picture of the events taking place up to the war which seperated the Unite States for Great Britian through a perspective that I have never seen before.

A common misconception is that legalizing illegal immigrants would just result in “criminals” running around the streets causing disturbances. Who is ignored is the benefit of a very specific population of Americans, the sons and daughters of illegal immigrants. American children are harmed every time one or both of their parents is deported as a result of the lack of an immigration reform. In the article, “Children of Illegal Immigrants Struggle When Parents Are Deported” Valbrun states that “the government deported more than 46,000 parents of children with U.S. citizenship in the first half of 2011, according to the ARC report.” In these conditions, jailed parents cannot fight for their children’s custody and at times lose it to the government who then puts the children out for adoption or in foster care when they already have loving parents. Properly legalizing immigrants would improve the lives of many American children and improve the American social aspects with more

The Movement from Mexico to the USA was a great change for a child. There were many new things there that would make a nine year olds mind confused, but people get over it. The recklessness inside the mind of the child didn’t let them think of a new thing as exciting.

An immigrant that is coming to the United States has the emotion and perception that draws to a country of opportunities; that will live in a country that will be friendly. However, most of the time, immigrant do not know that they are coming to live in a different culture, and because of that, they need to experience and adjustment in many ways, and an adjustment that will help them to do many things with confidence.

Joe Fitzhugh 11/5/16 History Book Review The Minutemen and Their World In this book by Robert Gross he tells an abnormal story of the American Revolution by looking at the ordinary city of Concord, Massachusetts as a part of colonial America. Gross says that the fight for independence from Great Britain was not simply just revolution that needed soldiers to fight in a war but it was a social war - a war with patriarchal control, religious jealousy, individualism, and control of government.

FFF is an organization that fights for more comprehensive immigration laws in the U.S. According to the FFF’s website, FFF started in the aftermath of 9/11 when Arab and Muslim men were forced to report to the government on the sole basis of their nationality (“History of FFF”). So ten years ago, three families came together to confront their order of deportation. Together they broke the silence and created an informal network focused on providing mutual support and education. Now, this organization has evolved into a network of families fighting on the frontlines of the United States’ immigration debate (“History of FFF”). FFF advocates for the creation of new laws that will grant families with mixed legal statuses the right to stay together

There are times when people avoid doing what they should simply because they do not want to. Other times, they do not do what they should because they do not realize that something needs to be done. In Robert A. Gross’ book, The Minutemen and Their World, the members of Concord seem to have an outward reluctance for any members of the community to become involved in any risky behaviour that could alter their way of life if the threat was not directly affecting them. This phenomenon is called the ‘bystander effect,’ and it is used to diffuse responsibility off oneself and onto someone they deem more capable or willing of dealing with the issue. This, while not being an entirely colonial American issue, is most certainly found throughout colonial America during this time. The citizens in Concord, Massachusetts, were anything but willing to revolt against Britain and their policies. Nay, they were far too immersed in social issues surrounding their own community to be concerned with the events affecting communities outside their own; even if this meant ignoring important Acts and events that took place in important places such as Boston – a city that Concord was not far from. Whether it be their immersion in their own

Immigration and deportation reformation has been one of the hot topics in the 2016 election. Many have chosen which candidate to vote for based on their point of view on immigration and deportation matters. Some supported Donald Trump because he promised to deport all illegal immigrants if he becomes president while others supported Hillary Clinton because she was against mass deportation. In most cases, mass deportation threat has been focused on illegal Mexican immigrants; being the largest group of illegal immigrants and the proximity of Mexico to the U.S. They have been labelled as criminals, rapists, and drug dealers and some have suggested that they should all the deported first. In a population of about 11.3 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., and a population of over 6 million Mexicans, it is evident that a mass deportation scheme will affect them most. However, it can also be proven that illegal Mexican immigrants contribute to the economy more than any other illegal immigrants. Providing a pathway to citizenship for law abiding illegal Mexican immigrants and deporting only treacherous ones will not only improve the U.S.’s international relationship, it will also help keep families together and keep hardworking immigrants who contribute to the country’s economy.

To conclude, Figure 1 and Figure 2 promote FFF’s purpose of keeping families together by using visual and rhetorical appeals such as Logos, Kairos and Pathos to convey that immigration laws in America must be changed in order to eliminate the disintegration of the family unity among immigrants. Both images illustrate the different groups in society and immigrants themselves uniting to fight for more comprehensive immigration policies in America. In this way, this issue is particularly important because America is a country made up of immigrants. Thus, as both images explicitly denote, new immigration policies are needed in order to keep the core of society together: the family.

The first reading by Chavez was the Introduction chapter from a book focusing on the different mechanisms used to paint Latinos as a threat by labeling them “illegal aliens”. As we have previously discussed in class, the white race does not make up the majority of the population which threatens their privilege and they turn to ways of dehumanizing other races to maintain their status. This dehumanization was illustrated as the war on crime/drugs, as an effort to dehumanize blacks and the war on immigration to dehumanize Latinos. To create an us versus them mortality strict immigration laws were passed and the media was used to perpetuate Latinos as “illegal aliens” that threaten America’s wellbeing because they will come to regain their land.

Immigrants are part of the minority pool of races in the U.S. Nevertheless, in this country a loud voice is required to make movement on issues that may not be popular to the ruling establishment. It is important to have avenues to share information amongst vast amounts of people globally. Immigration has always been a very popular and contentious issue in the United States. The current political environment has brought immigration rights to the forefront in the current Presidential race, which is being fought by the candidates of the republican and democratic parties. There has been discussion of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants in America, that would be catastrophic to families where children have been born in the country and are naturalized citizens. Organizations such as the National Network of Immigration and Refugee rights, are necessary to ensure that the rights of immigrants are protected and contentious situations are bought to the

I do not see a major issue with the legal immigration process. I think the main issues, as presented, are securing the border and the handling illegal immigrants.

Being an American citizen is not something you can say that you just are. In addition, you have to fulfill your duties as an American citizen. For instance, jury duty, voting and following the laws are all considering American duties. Before watching the documentary “30 Days: Immigration” I thought Minute Men would never change their mind about illegal immigration. Considering this, minute men do not work for the government. They are only volunteering to protect the border and stop undocumented immigrations from entering the United States. Minute men can only report suspicious activity to border patrol, they cannot apprehend illegal immigrants. In my judgment, I believe Minute Man can change their point of view based on illegal immigration.

My educational experiences at MInuteman have been marked by crucial interactions that have led me to become the person that I am today. These dialogues have been been with teachers, peers, and coaches, all of whom have helped guide me to success. However, there is one that stands out above all others in both intention and impact. A single conversation altered the course of my studies and has brought me closer to fulfilling my potential. The interaction I am referencing is one that took place during the second half of my junior year with a man named John Chavier, better known simply as Chavier. Our interactions were plentiful during the year, but each was individually insightful. We talked of many introspective topics, but what made this one