Illegal+Immigration2Casestudy2

__**Part Two: The Case Study**__ Our Topic: Illegal Immigration from Mexico to America

1. What is the specific topic your group decided to focus on? Our group has decided to focus on the illegal immigration in America and especially immigrants that came from Mexico. We choose America because it’s the country that received the most immigrants from different countries than any other states and a lot of them are came from Mexico. We want to focus on the how illegal immigrants are affecting America and what we can do to help. 2. Which organization did you choose to focus on and why? We chose to focus on an organization call MCDC, The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. This organization takes a lot of action about the entrance of the illegal immigrants who come to America. Our group liked how they say “talk is cheap and virtual is not actual” because unlike the others, they actually tried to do something about the fences around the border and 3. What exactly are they doing to try and combat or change your issue? They’re doing a project called ‘Border watch operation’ where they go to the border line to guard the border in America and keep the immigrants from coming, along with the police. They are also trying to build fences along the border of Mexico and America around to stop the illegal immigrants from coming in. 4. What are some of the things you like about their program? This organization doesn't just say people should stop the illegal immigrants from coming in to America but they really put it into action about what they want to do. So what they are doing is that they are trying to build fences around the border and they have already started building them. Also by doing such action, they are raising public awareness as well as the government's attention. Another project that this organization has been doing is to gather a group of people from their organization and go to the border and stay for few days, watching and securing the border with the police so no immigrants will be able to cross the border illegally. 5. How do you plan to become involved with this organization or model your action plan after it? We could register in MCDC and become a part (member) of the organization and participate in the Border Watch. Also we could contribute to the online donation activity.

1. Make a list of relevant articles and statistics on this issue. - Viewpoints: US illegal immigration http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4989248.stm - Illegal Immigration: Drugs, Gangs and Crime http://www.nccivitas.org/media/publication-archive/perspective/illegal-immigration-drugs-gangs-and-crime - Use Enforcement to Ease Situation http://www.cis.org/articles/2005/camerataoped1005.html - Illegal Immigration http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/illegal_immigration.html - The dark side of illegal immigration http://www.usillegalaliens.com/ - Immigration and Refugees http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/immigration_and_refugees/index.html - Towns Rethink Laws Against Illegal Immigrants http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/nyregion/26riverside.html?_r=1&scp=6&sq=illegal%20immigration&st=cse 2. Make a list of organizations that people can join to get involved in this issue and petitions that people can sign. The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Americans for Legal Immigration Declaration Alliance Border Fence Project 3. Make a list of relevant images, youtubes and videos you have collected on the issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN1kp1ggWyM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhEl6HdfqWM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QprVEErUGBw
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