View
931
Download
0
Category
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
By Ellis, Richie, and Johann
Citation preview
Immigration Laws/Racial ProfilingBy
Ellis, , and Johann
Richie
To-Do List• 5 Essential Questions• Glossary• Immigration• Racial Profiling• Connection to theme• 5 Essential Answers• Bibliography• END
5 Essential Q’s
1. What is Racial Profiling
2. Who is Jan Brewer and what did she do?
3. Which race illegally immigrates to America the most?
4. How do you get to live in the USA legally? Process?
5. Which states has most illegal immigrants? Lowest?
Glossary• Racial Profiling - the use of an individual’s race
or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement
• Aliens - somebody who does not belong to or does not feel accepted by a group or society
• Sponsor – a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or a thing
Timeline of Immigration in the U.S1790: Congress makes a law so that any free white person could apply for
citizenship after 2 years of residency1798: Requires 14 years of residency before being able to apply as a citizen.
1864: Contract Labor Law allowed recruiting for foreign labor
1868: African Americans gain citizenship after 13th Amendment
1880: U.S population is 50,155,783. More than 5.2 million immigrants enter the country between 1880 and 1890
1892: Ellis Island opened to immigrants on the East Coast
1882: Chinese Exclusion Act
1940: Provided for finger printing and registering for all aliens.
1950: Grounds for exclusion and departure are expanded. All aliens are required to report their addresses.
Green Card
• Green Card?
• Not Citizenship
• 5 main ways
Process for Green Card
1. Green card through employer2. Investment3. Family based green card4. Green card lottery5. Green card through asylum and refugee status
5 main ways to obtain Green Card
• T e m p o r a r y s t a y
• D i ff e r e n t K i n d s
Non-Immigrant Visas
Green card holder
• Not Citizenship yet
• About the same EXCEPT
• Can retain citizenship in native country
<U.S. Citizen
Immigrantshttp://www.statemaster.com/graph/peo_est_num_of_ill_imm-people-estimated-number-illegal-immigrants
Arizona Immigration Law (SB 1070)
• Required
• Racial Profiling?
• The good side
Jan Brewer• Governor
• Beliefs
Illegal Immigration Facts
• About 11.5 to 12 million undocumented people entered the U.S in March 2006.
• About 3.1 million kids live with one or more illegal parents in the USA (March 2005).
• In October 2008, the illegal immigrant population was at 11.9 million said Pew Hispanic Center.
• If immigration continues at this rate, the population will go from 301 million today to 468 million in 2060 - a 167 million, or 56% increase.
• There are about 7.7 million illegal immigrants employed in U.S. jobs in 2008.
Border Patrol (Science Behind: Technology)
Equipment
Line Watch
Marine Patrols
Different Vehicles
Racial Profiling Facts• Seemed to be more popular after the terrorist
attack of 9/11
• 77.9% of people, in Maryland, who were stopped by the cops in their vehicles
• 37 out 0f 39 police stopped non-whites in 2006
Racial Profiling Events in the U.S
1642: Trials of John Elkin1669: Legal to kill slaves1702: Police “Catching” Slaves1831: Warning after Nat Turner Rebellion1868: Fourteenth Amendment ratified1944: Supreme Court’s Endorsement.2000: Jersey Turnpike2001: Terrorist Attack2003: Executive Order Banning Racial Profiling
Propaganda
Graphs/Maps
This relates to our theme because everyone need justice no matter
what who you are or where you live. Also it connects to our theme
because it has been proven that people of different races are being
excluded of justice.
Connection to Theme
5 Essent ia l Answer#1
Q: What is Racial Profiling?
A: the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement
5 Essent ia l Answer#2
Q: Who is Jan Brewer and what did she do?
A: Jan Brewer is the Governor or Arizona andShe created the Arizona Immigration Law (SB 1070)
5 Essent ia l Answer#3
Q: Which race illegally immigrates to America the most?
A: Mexico: 56%Other Latin American: 24%Europe, Canada: 6%
Asia: 10%Africa: 4%
5 Essent ia l Answer#4
Q: How do you get to live in the USA legally? Process?
A: You have to obtain a Green Card before you enter the United States. 5 main ways to get one: Through employer, Investment, Family Based, Lottery and Asylum/Refugee Status
5 Essent ia l Answer#5
Q: Which states has most illegal immigrants? Lowest?
A: California has the most illegal immigrants with estimated over 2,000,000 illegal people. Hawaii has the lowest at about 2,000 illegal people.
Websiteshttp://www.amnestyusa.org/us-human-rights/racial-profiling/page.do?id=1106650http://civilliberty.about.com/od/lawenforcementterrorism/tp/History-of-RacialProfiling.htmhttp://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-23/politics/immigration.faq_1_arizona-immigrationlaw-reform-sb1070?_s=PM:POLITICShttp://www.path2usa.com/green-card-processhttp://usimmigration.visapro.com/EB5.asphttp://www.visafaq.com/non-immigrant-visa-faqs/http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1286.htmlhttp://www.usmarshals.gov/investigations/major_cases/index.htmlhttp://www.statemaster.com/graph/peo_est_num_of_ill_imm-people-estimatednumber-illegal-immigrantshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Border_Patrol#Capabilitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Brewer#Immigration.2C_border_security_and_.22hadless_bodies.22http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/is-a-green-card-holder-entitled-to-the-same-rights-11480.html
BooksImmigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy by Thomas Alexander AleinkoffRacial profiling: research, racism, and resistance by Karen S. Glover
Videoshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QDbylpaguw
Wesley.
Bibliography
END <3
Recommended