Mexican Migration

This film goes in different directions from the setting to iconography. This is an interesting film that is intense and makes the viewer want to know what is going to happen

Fricke launches his film with continuity editing of different scenic views to argue that nature is an essential part to life in a society which makes a logical appeal. This particular scene includes a montage of mountains, waterfalls, and land. These were all during different seasons, which also demonstrates the changes society encounters. The music being playing is sooth and calming, but then gets suspenseful to lead into the film (Baraka). By beginning the entire film with a montage of scenic images, Fricke suggests that nature is a main contribute to society. Michael Stearns, the musical director, plays suspenseful music in hopes to get the audience engaged in the film and

The Great Migration was a massive movement of African Americans from the South to the North from 1863 to 1960. The largest spike in this migration occurred from about 1910 to 1920.

Mexican Americans are americans that are partial or full mexican descent. In the 1920’s Mexican Americans legally and illegally immigrated to the United States, even to other countries.

The Great Migration brought about a massive redistribution of the African American population throughout the United States. It transformed black ways of life, art, and institutions, as well as the demographics and cultures of many American cities.

In the 1930s, the start of the Great Depression greatly affected the migration of Mexican to the U.S. because of the lack of jobs, discrimination, and fear of deportation.

African American’s somewhat silent non war revolution of migration to the North and Midwest of the United States which started roughly in 1915. The Great Migration of African American’s was sparked by work labor shortages during World War I. Until this point of mass relocation to the north and west, the majority of African Americans have primarily resided in rural areas of the south. Thousands of opportunities arose in large urban cities and towns across the Northern and Western United States. This migration is also said to have sparked the civil rights movements as well as shaped sports and music. These opportunities and the

In terms of accessibility, elderly Latinos forgo doctor visits even though they are Medicare insured because they cannot cover out-of-pocket costs. Similarly, low finances make impose difficulties in paying for transportation. Like other minority groups, elderly Latinos have to rely solely on Social Security, with only 20% of them having private pension and 27% having income from assets, compared to a higher 43% and 67%, respectively, in non-Latino groups (Wallace). The low finance elderly Latinos experience results from overrepresentation in low-wage jobs that don’t offer retirement benefits (Wallace)..

The first immigrants to set foot on American soil where the Europeans, and after the discovery, many other people from around the world began to settle here and make this country their forever home. Since afterward the population of immigrants has increased over the decades because several perceive this country has a place of opportunity to express who they are individually or has a group. several of these groups are more outstanding than other like the Hispanic community, many of these people come from the south travelling thousands of miles, day and night wanting to cross the border that divides the Mexico and the United States. Those who cross the border are risking their lives to get away from the violence in their own country. Others leave their country

From the 19th century to the present day there has been a massive migration from Mexico to the United States of America. There have been many causes for this migration from the Mexican Revolution to the need for laborers in the United States. This migration has brought benefits as well as problems like the thousands of unaccompanied children currently crossing the border to the United States.

The first program was held in the year 1995. Mexico is not included in the DV program, from the first year because of sending so many immigrants to the U.S. Between 1965 and 2015 more than 16 million Mexican immigrants migrated to the United States.From 2009 to 2014,1 million immigrants returned to Mexico while 870,000 arrived in the United States. Immigration has peaked in 2007 to 6.9 million. There were 5.4 million Mexican unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. in 2015 and 5,7 million in 2016.

Dating as far back as the revolution, Americans have always rallied around the concept of change. Occupy Wall Street, though a unorganized protest, has successfully created a stir throughout the nation by demanding modifications to society. Among the many appeals, the demonstration insist on “open borders migration” which would enable easier immigration between countries, in this case it would be Mexico and the United States. Republicans and Democrats are split on how correctly solve this seemingly unsolvable issue. The Republican Party is in no way attempting to meet this demand; however, the Democratic Party’s is trying to implement reforms in the immigration process, which is a step towards accomplishing the protest’s goal. I believe that the best way to meet Occupy Wall Street’s demand is to have a mix of the two parties’ solution. This conflict between the two parties is significant because it can lead to a complete halt in creating a solution.

Subpoint or supporting material: Conservatives are fueled by a "save America" rhetoric that labels immigrants a threat and a parasite, an example of this occurred in the mid 90's when prop 187 was passed in here in California, along with denying services it ignited a racist backlash against all Latinos the National Catholic Reporter recorded instances of blatant racism throughout California, in one case two U.S. born Chicanas were stopped at a school and told "we don't have to let you (expletive) Mexicans in here no more."

I work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Derby Line, Vermont. Most Americans live and die without ever venturing beyond the border of our country. Conversely, up here there are many businesses and many individuals that transit the border on a regular or sporadic basis for commerce, leisure, tourism, or family reasons. Life in the border region is totally different from what most people experience in the interior of the country.

Without using dialogue, the director John Carpenter visually sets up a story that moves us from the vastness of space, to the suffocating confines of an Antarctic research station cut off from the rest of the world. By using location, color, and the narrowing of our field of view, he tells us that something bad has come from the universe far beyond, but will soon be very close. Into a cold and hostile world of perpetual white ice and snow, an environment the research station occupants must hold at bay to survive, comes a new, deadly threat. And as the story unfolds, the characters become trapped in an ever-shrinking and terrifying world, where a battle between ice and fire will unfold.