Marce Faisher Case Study

An all-consuming fear and uncertainty continues to spread among Latino communities nationwide, after hundreds of immigrants continue to get arrested during ICE raids across the U.S. Fear continues to grow among the Latino community in Morristown, N.J., as President Trump has made it clear that he would stick with his deportation force plan. According to the last Census, Hispanics make 34.1% of the population in Morristown, N.J., and it’s estimated that one-third of the 34.1% are illegal immigrants. Amid chaos and outcry, Morristown’s mayor, police chief, community faith leaders, among other city leaders gathered with community members on Feb. 25 in Morristown, N.J. at Millburn Town Hall to discuss the new immigration law and the potential challenges

Joe Arpaio was a sheriff of Maricopa County and a judge ordered him to stop going and investigating people based on whether they were undocumented immigrants or not. The judge did this because one, it’s a federal offence and has nothing to do with his job as a sheriff in Maricopa County. Second of all, in order for him to investigate people he needed to have probable cause and/or needed to think that there is some sort of crime being committed. Sheriff Arpaio basically told the judge that he wasn’t going to look for a crime and stated that he was just going to go into Latino neighborhoods and see if people were undocumented and then arrest them. The judge continued by telling Arpaio that he didn’t think he understood that he was not allowed

The lawsuit alleges that, in addition to questions based on immigration and nationality, the defendants asked questions pertaining to their own political activities. The plaintiffs’ attorney and organizer for BAMN Ronald Cruz said, “The only reason they interrogated her was because they had showed up at a school board meet and had spoken in defense of Ms. Felarca.” Similarly, Felarca believes that the interrogations of the students are directly related to her own affairs with BUSD.

Governor Paul LePage, has not only perpetuated these myths, but in many instances he created them. He once baselessly claimed that Somali’s were guilty of bringing diseases and drugs into Maine and he insists that Somalis are taking welfare away from the state’s natives, even when the numbers fail to back up these accusations (Galofaro). President Trump reinforced LePage’s xenophobic narrative while campaigning in Portland, claiming that the Somali community was responsible for the Lewiston’s “crime wave”. The Lewiston police chief later clarified that crime had actually decreased since the Somali’s arrival (Galofaro). But Maine citizens should have a vested interest in protecting these vulnerable immigrant communities. It is time that we stand by our immigrant communities, and my proposed policy does exactly that. The employment of Civil Rights Officers will shows Somalis that our community cares about their safety. But more importantly, it shows that we are willing to incorporate them in our justice system in order to ensure greater cooperation in crime prevention. The creation of Lewiston’s Office of Multicultural Affairs demonstrates the communities commitment to advancement of Somalis and native Maine citizens. The department can facilitate unified community involvement, dispel the

In 2009 after the retirement David Souter from the Supreme Court president Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor as the replacement judge. “The judge is the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants...She is a first Generation Americans.” According to multiple multiple American news outlets such as CNN, Fox News, Msnbc, etc. To these news outlets this was the info that was groundbreaking the daughter of immigrants was both groundbreaking to the media as well as inspiring. The true definition of what the American dream stands for.The media thought the info was important enough that they covered this story on the “top of the newshour”, and relayed this information to people of the the US as a matter of fact. Yet this claim was false and the truth being that her parents aren 't immigrants didn’t it wasn’t before 1917. Yes it is true that Judge Montemayor is born of people who came from Puerto Rico but according to US law established 1917 called Jones-Shafroth Act people born in Puerto Rico are US citizen as well as a person from any other state. So this doesn 't make her parents immigrants as multiple news outlets say. So all her parent’s did was move they didn’t imigrate to a new country they like a lot of Americans moved to a different place. Through this spread of false information the pride of puerto ricans were angered.An example of this angerement came from my father the person who is hardly takes offense anything. Was infuriated by the 60 Minutes news report that he made me watch

The world we live in today is surrounded by media. The media goes anywhere from the television set in your living room to the browser on your cellphone, and even the radio in your car. In short, we cannot escape the media since it has become a natural part of our everyday lives. This five letter word seems so insignificant, yet it is so powerful. Since we are in touch with media everywhere we go, we always seem to believe everything that is shown to us. Many things are shown in media but that does not necessarily mean that they are always true. There are times in which certain ethnic groups are falsely portrayed. An article from 1998 titled, “No Chicanos on Tv” by Cecilia Alvear, talks about the lack of diversity that one might find in the media. In this case, she mentions that Chicanos are hardly ever shown in the media and that when they are, it is not in a positive way. Alvear mentions that they are only shown when they are being arrested or when there are illegal aliens fleeing. The media as a whole is responsible for the stereotypes,discrimination, and violence minority groups may face due to their portrayal of these races.

In essay “A dubious “diversity” report” the author John Leo criticizes a CNN report on the uprise of minorities and how the Latino and Black communities are banding together to become the new America. Leo starts by organizing points made in the article such as how the “diversity” was based on bias erroneous assumptions with little to no supporting evidence. Leo points out the reporters focus on the perceived alliance between Blacks and Latinos and even uses a quote from a female student to support his heinous ideas. In paraphrasing the female student commented towards the fact that the war is no longer between the black and hispanic minority races but rather the white class. Leo then points out the negligent behavior of the correspondent when interviewing one black and one latino student. The focus was on racial politics instead of the achievements and perseverance of the students.

“Today, we learned of the first step in the Trump administration’s dangerous and misguided attack on immigrants in this country,” New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito told reporters during de Blasio's press conference. “We will not stand idly while the Trump administration begins to tear families apart. Our laws and policies fall squarely within the law and, therefore, we will do everything in our power to defend

While all of this is happening their friendship starts to fall apart due to the immigration status. In May of 2005, illegal immigrant, Raul Gomez Garcia shot and killed police officer, Donnie Young, who was working off-duty as a security guard at Salon Ocampo, a popular gathering place for Mexican families in Denver. A huge political debate on immigration is then discussed with the idea of deporting all illegal immigrants. Colorado then becomes the place where national arguments over immigration rage most fiercely. People then start to wonder if they should give immigrants a chance here. Tom Tancredo, Congressman, starts bashing the names of illegal immigrants and make laws that deport each and every one of them. Therefore, Helen Thorpe explains how they cope with these similarities and differences, from how they managed to get real or fake ID’s, driver liscenses, jobs, and college financial aid to dealing with deported parents, boyfriends, and peer pressure. Thorpe relates saying, “All of us found ourselves in new territory, far from our point of origin. I didn’t know what the rules were anymore.” The similarities about immigration back then and today are that

Throughout America’s history, the issue of immigration has been on the forefront major debates. Immigration is among one of the most stimulating topics of discussion. Often when discussing immigration the question of assimilation also arises and whether or not immigrants are truly doing so. Since the beginning of this country, immigrants and even natives of the land have been pressured to assimilate to “American” Culture and to commit to its standards. When a group of people fail to assimilate to these standards, they encounter critics. The Native Americans, who wanted to preserve their traditions and values, had their children taken from them and sent to boarding schools with the goal to assimilate Native tribes into “mainstream America’s way of life.” In the nineteenth century, the largest mass lynching, which involved Italians , occurred in New Orleans. Italians were discriminated against because they did not share the same traits as their Anglo-Saxon camarades. (Falco) Today, in the twenty-first century, Hispanic immigrants ,and others, are also criticized because they are believed to not be assimilating. In fact many like the Samuel P. Huntigton, chairman of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, have voiced that the most serious threat to America’s traditional identity is the immigration of Hispanic immigrants. However, the issue may not stem from these people themselves. The issue and controversies surrounding assimilation primarily stems from

Congratulations to Clevette!! She has accepted the director position as the CBC/Peds department. With stating that she is stepping out of the position of Chair the NQC. Marsha Helton as current Co-chair has accepted the position of the Chair position. Clevette received a couple of nominations for the open positions. Nominations were for Kris Dodson for Co-chair and Tracey Feltner as secretary. Kris graciously accepted the Co-Chair position fulfilling the NQC charter and guidelines of having a direct care nurse as either Chair or Co-chair position. Secretary position was not voted on at this time.

America is a country of immigrants, as a popular saying goes. But the history of America is also full of intolerance and hatred for immigrants who have otherwise constituted an integral part of the American society. When it comes to minority groups in America, different standards apply to public consciousness and the law. Many Americans sometimes see members of minority groups as less than human. The intolerance and hate crimes against minority groups increase in times of crises. Crises intensify the already existing feelings of resentment and hatred directed against immigrants and members of minority groups. The case of Vincent Chin and that of post-9/11 hate victims are good indications of this trend in American history. Vincent Chin and Middle Eastern "looking" people in America after 9/11 were victims of such intolerance and hatred. Chin and post-9/11 victims became not just victims of hate attack but also casualties of racist and unjust criminal system.

Day in and day out, immigrants work hard to achieve permanent residency or citizenship in the U.S. and live in constant fear. While some Americans understand that the immigration strengthens the American society by attracting the intellectual and entrepreneurs, others are taking it to social media to express their humor or anti-immigration feelings saying immigrants are a threat to Americans customs and values. A few are even attacking immigrant groups with foul language and violence. One such incident occurred just a few months ago in February, 2017. Patrons at a Kansas bar kicked Adam W. Purinton, a US citizen and a Kansas resident, out because he was questioning two Indian bar patrons’ immigration status and throwing racial slurs at them. Angry Purinton returned to the bar with a handgun that same night and shot at the two Indians, killing one and wounding the other. Later in court, the indictment accused Purinton of shooting the two men “because of their actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin.” Not even two weeks later, an Indian-born man was outside his house in Seattle when an attacker shouted, “Go back to your own country” before shooting him in the arm. Incidents like these are leaving many Indian immigrants worried for themselves and their families. As an Indian-born immigrant myself, I feel the need to address the laborious immigration process, and some underlying struggles the immigrants face.

s.Dennis Magnasco called the VA clinic in Bedford, Massachusetts for two days and tried to get an appointment. However, he was unsuccessful. He contacted his boss, Rep. Seth Moulton, and they came up with a great idea. A camera was set up, and Dennis called the clinic again. The video lasted five minutes. It shows the man being forced to go through several automated messages. He is never able to get to speak to an actual person.

In the article “Citizens as Foreigners”, reveals how dominant society views Mexican Americans in the United States as foreigners deserving of harsh treatment. An exposed case of this treatment was on April fool’s day 1996 when “a television crew videotaped the beating of a Mexican man and woman, suspected of being undocumented by law enforcement officers, after a high speed chase” (200). This defines discrimination and unjust treatment toward Mexicans. This continues to happen in today’s society. It is horrific that some people who witness this action thought the victims deserved the treatment. No one deserves to be humiliated and treated this way even if they are undocumented or not. As expected there were no actions taken for justice and