Immigration continued• Illegal Immigration• Grades• Solutions

“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.” – Thomas Henry Huxley, Biologist

Extra Credit Power Point Option:Sociologists to Know Extra Credit5 minute Power Point Presentation (or Prezi.com)

Select a sociologist (sign up in class next class)

Describe the following: brief background of their life, 2-3 major contributions to sociology, how is their work relevant today?

4 points possible

Present on: May 2nd

Samples and details on website

1. Emile Durkheim 2. Max Weber 3. Charles Horton Cooley4. Karl Marx5. Herbert Spencer6. Harriet Martineau7. Jane Addams8 George Herbert Mead9. W.E.B DuBois 10. Talcot Parsons

Sociologists to choose from:

Where are most legal immigrants from?

Top 10 in 2010 MexicoIndiaPhilippinesChinaVietnamColombiaDominican RepublicCubaHaitiJamaica

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Securityhttp://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2010.pdf

TermsImmigrant does not = illegal immigrant

Illegal immigrants also called undocumented workers/ undocumented students

Remember immigrant does not =Latino/a

What parts of the U.S. do most immigrants settle in?

What parts of the U.S. do most immigrants settle in? And why?California Illinois New York FloridaNew

JerseyTexas

Push and Pull factors of Immigration into the U.S.

Push factors

poverty

famine

unemployment

wars

military draft

religious or political persecution

Push and Pull factors of Immigration into the U.S.

Pull factors

perception of endless opportunities

employment

family

religious freedom

economic freedom

education

Mid-term check in

Students who earn A’s : Students who don’t pass: Keep their goals in mind and

work hard Read the syllabus carefully and

regularly Read the text book and articles Attend every class, on time, stay the

entire class. Listen actively and take notes Participate in class discussions Check the course website regularly Take advantage of all the extra

credit Turn in all assignments on time Use the test study guides Read the scoring rubrics carefully

before writing papers Review the Power Points posted on

the course website 

Think they will pass without putting in effort

Ignore the syllabus Don’t ever open the text book Miss more than 2 classes Come to class late more than 2

times Daydream Do not participate Rarely the course website Do not take advantage of extra

credit Miss multiple assignments Turn in assignments late Do not prepare for tests Do not read paper scoring rubrics

Students who succeed in this class

Go to class

Pay attention and participate

Check syllabus and website

regularly

Study for tests and use the

scoring guidesDo the reading

The time to improve your grade is nowDon’t be this guy at the end of the semester

But I really needed an A to transfer to CSUDH/UCLA

/USC…etc.

But I really need to pass to stay

eligible for basketball/

football/ track…etc.

I’m only 1 point away from a C, can’t you round my grade up?

I didn’t know that I wasn’t passing.But things

have been so

stressful at home.

The best way to improve/maintain your grade is to follow the syllabus:

1. Use the syllabus2. Focus in class and participate3. Study for tests4. Put time and effort into written assignments

Tips

• Learning combination 10-24-7

• Moves information into your long term memory

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Views against deportation of illegal immigrants

Views for deportation of illegal immigrants

Groups

1. Each person: introduce yourself2. Tell your group when your birthday is (just day and month, not year)3. Put your group in order from 1-5 depending on your birthday

(Jan-Dec)

Team 1Hwang Daehyun Brito Leilani Fisher Jinte Machuca Elio Lee Woong Hee

Team 2Lee Young Seok Choi Hilary Salas Sonia Morales Alejandro Lihon Luz

Team 3Jo Kevin Rodriguez Sharai Zifan Niyusha Alvarado Karina

Team 4Gissri Osamah Hunter Heather De Guzman Keanth Camarillo Ambar Barajas Alexandra

Team 5Paz Issair

Claudio Francisco Israel Amanda Carrera Karen Jimenez Hector

Team 6Hernandez Abigail Oba Christopher

Hernandez Daniel Banales David

McFarland Latoya

Team 7Saeed Taha

Lee John Garza Stephany

Kim Yongkyo Mata Karen

Team 8Salas Yvette

Connolly Sarah Boyd Brandon Ignant Alexis

Carrillo Pamela

Team 9Hamilton Tina

Enis Mykia Sakamoto Karissa

Vergara Edwin Fernandez Ivan

Team 10Najera Yessenia Nguyen Randy

Torres LauraKim Sung Joon

Team 11Metlicki Pamela Vazquez Dylan

Ruttenberg Sarah Catoera Arielle

Robinson Damion

Team 12Shu Tengyuan

Nguyen Anthony Velasco Francis Beach Carianna

Park Jimin

Groups1. Each person: introduce yourself2. Tell your group when your birthday is (just day and month, not

year)3. Put your group in order from 1-4/5 depending on your birthday

(Jan-Dec)

Answer the questions in ordera)Which do you think is best? Why?

b) Which do you think is worst? Why?

Pros and Cons of the Solutions

(1) More border control.(2) Prevent employers from hiring

undocumented immigrants.(3) Withhold government services

from unauthorized immigrants.(4) Grant workers a path to gain

citizenship or work permits.(5) Give police the authority and

responsibility to identify illegal immigrants (Arizona SB 1070)

a)Which do you think is best? Why?

b) Which do you think is worst? Why?

c) List 1-3 other pros or cons for each solution.

Asylum

protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee

Asylum may be granted due toFear of return to country based on persecution related to:•race•religion•political opinion•social group

Must show:•10 years in U.S.•Otherwise clean criminal record•Relative who is U.S. citizen would suffer exceptional hardship if deported

Extra Credit Movie

Example:

How do sexualized dolls like the Bratz

influence young girls?

Upcoming Assignment

Bring in a media image from a magazine (non-pornographic) that you feel relates to issues of gender

Think of an open-ended question to ask the class about the picture.

•Type up the question. 4 points

•You must be in class to earn full points

Have a great spring break

For next class: Read Ch 9: p 210-215

True Stories of AsylumRead the story of asylum.Write down the answers in your notes.1.What was the country of origin?2.Which country granted asylum?3.Why?4.Do you agree that this person deserves asylum? Why or why not?

Which of these do you think best explains treatment of immigrants?

1) Cultural Transmission: focuses on how prejudice is transmitted through culture from generation to generation through family and/or media.

2) Group Identification Theory: focuses on how prejudices are tied in with an individual’s racial and ethnic group membership.

3) Personality theories: assert that those with high levels of frustration or authoritarian personalities have higher tendencies of holding prejudice beliefs.

4) Frustration-aggression hypothesis: ethnic prejudices develop in response to people’s need to cope with the frustration in their daily lives.

(ICE= United StatesImmigration and Customs Enforcement)

Timeline of significant U.S. Immigration Laws

Texas Proviso 1952: makes harboring an illegal entrant a felony, but does not punish those who employ them. Immigration Act of 1965: abolished the national origins quota system. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: made it illegal for employers to knowingly hire illegal immigrants.Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996: authorized more Border Patrol agents and a triple fence along the San Diego border, USA Patriot Act of 2001: put immigration under the control of the newly created Department of Homeland Security (Kimer, 2005)Real ID Act May 2005: prohibits undocumented immigrants from holding a driver’s licensesBill 4427 December 2005: Made remaining in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant a federal felony (en.wikpedia.org)

Source: NACLA Report on the Americas; Jul/Aug2005, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p34-35, 2p

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Securityhttp://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2010.pdf

Dolores Huerta- Co-founder of United Farm Workers Union

What parts of the U.S. do most immigrants settle in? And why?

California

IllinoisNew York

Florida

New Jersey

Texas