Orange Is The New Black: Video Analysis

In Our Fear of Immigrants, Smith begins with the story of a fourth grade class in Berkeley, California that is devastated by the loss of their friend, Rodrigo Guzman, whom authorities sent back to Mexico because of an expired visitor’s visa. With the help of their parents, these fourth graders in Berkeley, California sent their friend a comforting video and wrote a letter to their Congressmen in protest against the deportation of Rodrigo. Smith then tells of the protestors in Murrieta, California who blocked buses transporting undocumented immigrants to a holding facility (751).

Donald Trump’s signature topic during his presidential campaign has been illegal immigration. He has generated headlines and controversial remarks during his plans for change. In 2015, when he announced he was running for president, Donald Trump claimed Mexico was sending all their rapist and violent criminals into the U.S. (Gabbatt, 2015). He also called for the deportation of an estimated eleven million illegal immigrants.

“Orange Is the New Black” is a modern memoir that leads you through Piper Kerman’s experiences in Danbury, a women’s correctional facility, and shows you the life within the cold walls. Her words magnify the greatness within everybody, even the ones who have been thought to not even contain a heart, not even a soul within their body. The people who have been encaged, locked up behind bars. “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander is an extraordinarily-written modern book, completely opposite of Piper Kerman’s memoir. It shows the challenges that most of the colored and Latino men face once they are framed as a criminal, as well as the stereotypical treatment they receive as human beings. While Piper Kerman’s book shows the happiness and good in all the different types of people, gay, black, white, straight, transgender, Latino, Buddhist, Catholic, or a stone cold killer, Michelle Alexander points out the fact that African Americans are being treated the way they used to, being looked at no differently than slaves.

For undocumented individuals fear is embedded at every level, they are forced to comply with the rules, yet are not allowed to complain. Nonetheless, in “Dreams Deported” Blanca Alcántara provides us with the story of Erika Andiola, and how she was able to stop her mother’s deportation, by refusing to stay shadows.

This article looks at the impact enforcement policies have had on Mexican families more broadly and children specifically. Drawing on interviews with 91 parents and 110 children in 80 households, the author suggests that, similar to the injury pyramid used by public health professionals, a deportation pyramid best depicts the burden of deportation on children (Dreby, 2012, Pg. 829). At the top of the pyramid are instances that have had the most severe consequences on children's daily lives: families in which a deportation has led to permanent family dissolution (Dreby, 2012, Pg. 829). But enforcement policies have had the greatest impact on children at the bottom of the pyramid. Regardless of legal status or their family members' involvement with immigration authorities, children in Mexican immigrant households describe fear about their family stability and confusion over the impact legality has on their lives (Dreby, 2012, Pg. 829). These children are moved from placement to placement, or from various family members, or various shelters. They do not feel safe a lot of the time or have any sense of stability. On top of all of this they do not feel a sense of belonging or even welcomed due to their alien status, this status can hender their chances of overall life

Undocumented families and individuals are a key to America’s working economy. President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election was well known for his thoughts about illegal immigration where he believes those who are not in America legally, should go back to where they came from. Illegal immigration has been happening for over generations where undocumented immigrants want a better life than they had in their previous country. Without illegal immigrants, our nation wouldn't be where it is without them, therefore, it is essential that they should not be deported back to their country.

The author of this article about the immigration policies created and enforced by President Donald Trump is Stephen Dinan. Stephen is a spectacular writer for The Washington Times. Although he has worked for a majority of companies, Stephen is the Washington Times’s National Political Correspondent; this means he handles the political aspect in the news. Overall, the Washington Post has hinted a bias towards conservatives, but the author so far hasn’t done much when it comes to bias. This news article may hold a minimal potential bias toward conservatism, but the fact remains that it is minimal. In this article, the main focus is put upon President Donald Trump and his strategy to work around the problems when it comes to illegal immigration

"You know, 11 million people live in the shadows. I believe they're already American citizens” Biden said at a gathering at the United States Chamber of Commerce in March 2014. "These people are just waiting, waiting for a chance to contribute fully. And by that standard, 11 million undocumented aliens are already Americans, in my view”. Biden feels, “If we want a game changer, the single most important thing we can do for our economy and for America's future is pass immigration reform now”. Nearly 12 million illegal immigrants have made a life for themselves in the States. Deporting them is not only morally unjust, but Biden makes it clear deporting illegal immigrants will have a negative impact on the economy. If they are offered a path to gain citizenship, they will have a greater contribution to American economy and society. "These are not strangers. … They have been here most of their whole lives," Biden said of immigrants. "These are our children, all of our children”. Although the United States needs to enforce a stricter border policy, the United States cannot afford to spend billions of taxpayer money on a project to create a physical boundary. In comparison, Donald J. Trump, a Republican candidate, intends to build a wall across the US-Mexico border, and make Mexico pay for it. If Mexico refuses, Trump plans on increasing fees on all temporary visas decreed to Mexican CEOs and

The video, shown in class, was meant to investigate and understand both sides of the immigration argument. A legal, self-border patrolling US citizen was forced to live 30 days with a family of illegal immigrants. The man was strong in his beliefs that all illegal immigrants should be rounded up and sent back to their countries of origin. The family he was forced to live with supported the idea that illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay, and even gain some legal citizenship. This video helped spark the debate, which immigration stance is better for America?

On the one hand, the student from the first video argues that undocumented immigrants should give them path to be part in American society.

Diane Guerrero was a colombian girl born and raised in Boston with her undocumented family, but one day her whole life changed. Being undocumented in the United States is a difficult life to live in, Diane’s book, “In The Country We Love,” has showed her side of the story. Immigrants live a life where they want the best for their families, they may not have the same rights as American citizens though. in her book she described how her Latino family have been deported back to their home country during the start of her teen years. plenty of Latinos in the United States fear that the same thing will happen to them.

Calling the Police when someone is in danger or in need of help, almost always makes the situation less stressful because we can trust they are there to do their job. Now days who do we trust when the those who we are suppose to trust turn into those who are feared the most. The Department of Justice reported over 8,700 sexual assault cases in prison, this is only the amount of inmates that reported the issue. Some inmates get sexually assaulted by other inmates, which is disgustingly normal. Other inmates get sexually assaulted by Correctional Officers, those who are there to protect them and maintain a controlled environment. Those are the cases that are hardly reported or heard about.

Donald Trump is a well-known billionaire and the owner of Trump Industries, he is also known for very discourteous and profound comments toward many races, topics, people, and subjects. Trump is currently running as the Republican candidate for the upcoming presidential election in November. During a presidential announcement speech in June, Trump mentioned the immigration issue about strengthening the border between the United States and Mexico and how millions of people from Mexico have already crossed the border because of the lack of security. This quote that Donald Trump said about the Mexican population would most likely be considered as extremely offensive toward the Latino population living in America and also most of the population

Orange is The New Black provides insight as to how a prison sentence can affect the relationships had before entering the prison culture as well as the effect that can be had on your significant others. The following essay will discuss the process that women may experience when entering and adjusting to the prison life,

Orange is the New Black by Jenji Kohan has been streaming on Netflix since July 2013 by the production company Lionsgate Television. The television show is about the main character Piper Chapman who just got in jail. She is serving time at Litchfield Penitentiary, a federal prison for women in upstate New York, for drug smuggling with her ex-girlfriend (Alex) a couple of years ago. When Chapman goes to prison she is reunited with Alex, even though their relationship goes through ups and downs as the time goes by. The main focus of the television show is to present a public discourse about the criminal justice system, particularly incarceration in the United States. Through the social cognitive theory and the agenda setting theory one is able to see how Orange is the New Black draws attention to different issues within our incarceration system, specially imprisonment of women. From the social cognitive theory aspect,the filmmaker has communicated an acceptance towards distinctive identities by having a variety of characters in the show. Apart from this, agenda setting theory comes into play when particular issues within imprisonment are presented, like solitary confinement was throughout many episodes. These can be further examined and analyzed looking at all the elements Jenji Kohan implements in her scripts to open up a public discussions about social issues.