, , , Fall 2019, Family, Immigration, Showcase, 0
I chose to study immigration detention centers. It is important because this has been a huge problem with today...
Donald Trump’s Presidency has brought many people aware of immigration and illegal immigrants. Some people view this as Our...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Showcase, This is America, 2
In recent years the topic of immigration has become one of great importance in both political and personal ideas....
The USA’s impact on El Salvador. The economy is not doing well and gang violence throughout the country is...
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, , , Fall 2019, Immigration, Oakland, Showcase, 3
“Since 1996, more than 75,000 migrant deaths have been recorded globally,” (MIGRATION DATA PORTAL) That means that 75,000 people...
, , , Fall 2019, Immigration, Oakland, Showcase, 3
I was 11 years old when I came into the United States to have a better education. I’m an...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Dystopia, Education, Fall 2019, History, Immigration, Incarceration, Justice and Inequality, Mental Health, Police, Politics, Poverty, Prison, Privacy, Protest, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, War, 1
For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2019, History, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Politics, Refugees, This is America, Writing, 4
Immigration and refuge have always been part of America’s history. There is not a person in the US that...
, , , Argument, Fall 2019, Immigration, Showcase, 8
New York is a very multicultural state. You got Chinatown, Little Italy, etc. One thing that you might wonder...
, , , Fall 2019, Immigration, Language, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 3
By observing the imagine and examine the quote i can say that the message is; If you’re an immigrant...
In the last couple of years, there has been an increase in deportation and voluntary departure. “Voluntary departure allows...
The United States is known as a melting pot – a country with different people, “Mexico is the top...
, , , Fall 2019, Getting Started, Immigration, Showcase, 3
The world is changing fast just like people and that is interesting. People have changed this world in different...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2019, Immigration, Showcase, This is America, 0
American values most important to the continued development of our culture are Social Equality and Equal Opportunity to obtain...
, , , Beauty, Fall 2019, Happiness, Immigration, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Read/Write Poems, Refugees, Showcase, This I Believe, 0
I celebrate who I am every second, Every minute, Of every day for the rest of my life. I...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
The WPIL is the Working Permit for Illegal Immigrants that allows immigrants without a legal status to work in...
, , , Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Hi! This is a reflection about this school project I have created with my fellow peers, Jana and Molly....
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
“They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” “Well, somebody’s doing the...
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VjiPNNusnqfTdy2KkNAgPylOFA9CZl_6JtMKWKOFPxU/edit?usp=sharing
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Hi, I’m Jana. My friends and I tried to make a change in this world. Molly, Vasha, and I...
In order to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, yes, it will take lots of time and money, but at...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
When the assignment of digital activism came up, I didn’t know what to pick. There are so many issue...
For tech class, we were required to chose digital activist topic, preferably one that we that we thought was...
, , , Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, This is America, 1
This video is about immigrants and how they all have different visa. There are student visa and work visa,...
, , , American Creed, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, 6
To me the word American doesn’t mean just one thing, it means someone from the US, Mexico Canada, central...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Constitution, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
In the words of Tom Rice (who serves as a United States Representative) states, “Our Founding Fathers created the...
, , , American Creed, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
In reality, American means that you are part of a country with lots of different lifestyles and backgrounds. The...
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, 5
Is ICE really needed to control immigrants? ICE stands for immigration customs enforcement and they have over 20,000 agents...
, , , American Dream, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Economy, Fall 2018, Immigration, Incarceration, Latino Power, Media, Politics, Protest, Race Relations, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2019, 2
I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
, , , Economy, Fall 2018, Immigration, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Introduction I’ve chosen to study how immigration affects the United States economy. This issue is important because right now...
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
The issue that I have chosen to study is child custody. My topic on child custody is important to...
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
I am becoming an American. I was born in Bangladesh and I have been living in New York City...
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 11
Jennifer Duran-Salcedo Humanities 9th Ms. Portugal 12-21-18 THE DEPORTATION ISSUE With Trump as our President many U.S. citizens...
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2017, 10
Immigration and Deportation affects Families What are the effects on families dealing with immigration?based on the research i’ve...
Immigration Separation There are a lot of people that have been impacted by immigration and often the...
No one is illegal because this is a free country and no one owns it in the first...
“My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.”~ Barack...
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Latino Power, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
Kelly Iraheta Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
, , , Education, Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Three top social issues, 0
In George Orwell’s book, 1984, he emphasizes the societal problem of people having a negative attitude towards foreigners, especially...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 0
One of the many problems that society faces today is the rise of xenophobic and anti-refugee sentiment. This is...
, , , American Creed, Books, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 3
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, tells the story of how a young African couple and their son move...
I believe people shouldn’t be judged or treated differently because of their skin color. You shouldn’t feel embarrassed because...
, , , Bio, Bio ELL, Fall 2018, Immigration, Politics, Showcase, 2
My name is Dust Eshan. I am 18 years old. I live in New York, USA, but I am...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Goals, Happiness, Homelessness, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Showcase, Sports, 0
My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 0
One thing that defines people as American is freedom of choice. America is built upon the idea that...
Ragtime takes place during the biggest boost of immigration in American history. There were many polarizing opinions and laws...
My parents are immigrants in the United States so I decided to learn more about immigration in the U.S....
, , , Emotional Health, Fall 2018, Immigration, Mental Health, Showcase, 0
I read three articles in which they all had to do with children and their parents, specifically undocumented parents....
, , , Abortion, Guns, Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Pro Gun Control, Race Relations, Refugees, Religion, War, Women, 0
According to statistics, 100% of all gun deaths in the US are due to firearms. I am so triggered...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 0
To be an American is to accept all Americans. America is “…The home of the free…” (You’re A Grand...
, , , Immigration, Politics, Showcase, 1
What can we do about the kids that have parents that are deported and left here in the United...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Justice and Inequality, Politics, Prison, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Showcase, 3
Immigration has always been an interesting topic in the United States. There have been policies, laws, and regulations because...
, , , Getting Started, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0
I think that people feel insecure in their countries because of the problems they have on the part of...
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My name is Oswaldo Falcon and I was born in Manhattan. I am 15 years old. I have lived...
I’m Mamoun Maflahi, The important things I want to know about me, are who I am, why I am...
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2018, 2
My name is May Myint Zu. I was born in Burma (Myanmar). Now I have been here since 2017...
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2018, 2
My name is Muyar Khant Naing.I’m from Myanmar(Burma). Now I live in New York. My family won the lottery....
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2018, 3
My name is Naiara, I’m seventeen years old and I was born in Lima, Peru. I came to America...
, , , Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Immigration is the permanent settling in a foreign country. It can be done singularly but has mostly been done...
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
I am a very calm and trustworthy person because people these days like me you don’t get often I’m the...
, , , Immigration, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
United States has left a trace that is made of stone. She stands tall with a torch, that implies...
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
My name is Charmaine Banks. I’m originally from Virginia but moved to New York when I was two years...
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
The things that are important to know about me is that I am an independent young adult who goes...
, , , Immigration, Journey Poems, Memoir, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Oh how crazy she was, Just as risky as others Lookin for a better view She was only...
Dear Undocumedia: We hope you are striving in your work like always! We are writing to you today...
Dear Mayor Libby Schaaf: Have you been affected by gentrification? Because we have been affected by gentrification and...
Bombing, Damaging, Smoking, Screaming, broking, Get a staff to the car Running away from the city One week there...
Because immigrants do not have the same privileges and advantages of US citizens, the Obama administration in June 2012,...
Where I’m From I am from video games From Playstation and Xbox I am from a cold household and...
, , , Immigration, Politics, Race Relations, Refugees, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Islamophobia is a large issue in the United States. The term describes the prejudice that occurs against Muslims, a...
, , , Economy, Immigration, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is based on the fact that immigrants are being blocked from entering the country by a border...
, , , Immigration, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is whether illegal immigrants be deported or be allowed to stay in the US. I am passionate...
, , , American Dream, Decision Making, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is about DACA- Deferred action for Childhood arrivals. It was a policy made for children who...
, , , Education, Family, Immigration, Latino Power, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, 0
I chose to do my video on DACA, also known as The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This topic...
What do we deserve as people living here in the United States? Should people be treated unfairly because of...
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Race Relations, 0
In order to confront immigration and it’s problems, we must identify why most illegal immigrants come to the U.S....
, , , American Dream, Economy, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Latino Power, Race Relations, Rights, 0
In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
, , , Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Latino Power, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
I read a few fascinating articles on how illegal immigration into the U.S. has many benefits, which is what...
Dear Leaders of America, DACA is a Barack Obama approved policy that benefits nearly 800,000 immigrant children...
Advice for immigrants In Oakland there is a large community of undocumented people who do not...
Education should be for everyone “Approximately 17%, roughly two million, of illegal immigrants are under the age of...
We are Important I am the daughter of two immigrants, my mom and my dad. Many articles illustrate how...
Aliens don’t have healthcare, Inform yourself Did you know that California has a Affordable Care Act and 28%...
“We estimate that unauthorized immigrants represent a larger part (17 percent) of East Oakland’s estimated 90,000 residents than they...
DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
, , , Fall 2017, Immigration, 0
Some six hundred years ago, colonists began their gradual migration. These included a diverse range of people. Albeit most...
, , , Fall 2017, Immigration, Showcase, Social Class, Voting, 7
These past few months have been very difficult for the Citizens of the United States. Many of us don’t...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Economy, Immigration, Showcase, 2
What makes someone American shouldn’t be a topic of conversation. “Being American” shouldn’t come in one shape or size....
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books, Bullying, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, Economy, History, Immigration, Point of View, Protest, Rights, Slavery, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Point of View, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
One of the biggest issues of the United States is the threat of deportation and determining whether an immigrant...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Columbus, Immigration, Showcase, 1
In 1882, Rear Admiral George Balch wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, which reads: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Homelessness, Immigration, Refugees, 0
“America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.” – Will McAvoy, a character from HBO’s Newsroom created...
, , , American Dream, Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Justice and Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, Showcase, 2
There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
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