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EDIM 502 PBL Solutions
Group # 3
Michael Bryant, Patricia Gray, Lynn Williams
Do different nationalities have different
experiences when immigrating to the USA?
What is an immigrant group?
What groups are in our school and city?
The United States is commonly described as being a nation of immigrants. People come to this country with high hopes of building a better life, finding freedoms they were denied in their native countries, or escaping political, religious, or racial persecution. Some groups find what they are looking for with little effort while others struggle to build a good life here. In any case, there are always ups and downs faced by each immigrant group. In order to identify both positive and negative immigation experiences, we need to begin by identifying immigrant groups.
Activity 1:
Identify three present-day immigrant groups of interest to you. Where did they come from? What was the major factor that caused the group to leave their homeland? To find the groups, start at your school level. Expand your search to include city, state and national levels if needed. Post your selections and answers to these questions to the project Wiki. Use the Diigo link on the "Links" page as a starting point for your research.
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Activity 2:
Research the groups that you have selected, placing the strongest emphasis of that research on the experiences once they immigrated to Chicago. What are the positive experiences the group as a whole has experienced? What are the negative experieces and problems? Use both readings and anectodal experience whenever possible. Post your findings to the project Wiki. Use the Diigo link on the "Links" page as a starting point for your research.
Activity 3:
Summarize your findings for the first two activities. Design and produce a Power Point Presentation, Glog, or Slideshow to share your finding with classmates.
Access Glog
What does the research show?
U.S. Immigration - Biases Based on the Differences of Various Nationalities and Their Impact on Immigration
Question: Is there verifiable and/or anecdotal data that indicate that there are biases based on the differences among the various nationality groups that attempt to immigrate to the U.S.?
If yes, how are biases based on differences observed? Are they reported via statistics and anectdotes? If so, where are they reported? (Find research-based media or anecdotes that support.)
If no, how does one verify that there are no differences and who or what is/are the best resource(s) to provide the input?
For purposes of getting starting we could theorize that at least 10 differences among prospective immigrants may invoke bias(es) within some portion of the immigration process.
Primary differences upon which biases might be based:
Accent -
Age of Family Members (Oldest to Youngest) -
Color -
Country of Origin -
Ethnicity/Race (Perceived) - example: many "black" Mexicans do not experience the same scrutiny regarding illegal immigration status in the southwest United States. They are assumed to be African American, unless they speak with an accent, and then they are assumed to be "African," oftentimes.
Income/Economics -
Parents' Education Levels -
Parents' Work Skills in Critical Shortage Area -
Religion - example: Muslims may have many different nationalities, names and skin colors that may make some more susceptible to scrutiny and others less so.
Surname -
1. Do biases based on the above differences impact immigrants' ease of moving to various forms of legal, documented status in the U.S.? If so, how? If no, why not?
Verifiable or Research-based statistical data reported regarding:
Obtaining Permanent Residency Status and/or a Green Card
Obtaining Citizenship via Naturalization or
Anectodal or word-of-mouth data reported regarding:
2. Do biases based on the above differences impact immigrants' abilities to obtain governmental documents (even if in an illegal status)? If so, how? If no, why not?
Obtaining a Driver's License or State IDs (if not eligible for a DL)
Obtaining Free K-12 Access and School ID#s
Obtaining Free Higher Education Access
3. Do biases based on the above differences impact immigrant students' K-12 educational success? If so, how? If no, why not? (Success can be defined by the reporting entity, as it can differ according to the article's focus.)
Verifiable or Research-based statistical data reported in media or research documents:
Public Schools
Catholic Schools
Other Private Schools including church-based schools
Anectodal or word-of-mouth data reported in media or by independent organiztions:
4. Do biases based on the above differences impact immigrant families' access to social services? If so, how? If no, why not?
Access to Food Stamps
Access to Free or Reduced Medical Clinics
Access to Free or Reduced Housing
5. Do biases based on the above differences impact immigrants' interaction with law enforcement officials? If so, how? If no, why not?
Number of Traffic Stops
Number of Detentions without Arrest
Number of Search Warrants for Home Entry
An Immigrant's Story
Ning Research
Collaboration
References
How would you transfer what you've
discovered about immigration to a larger
audience; being sympathetic to cost,
time and distribution?
Chicago Matters
Discovery in Chicago
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