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Write a maximum of four sentences paragraph describing everything you know about undocumented immigrants in an any country of your choice

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Shadowed lives: undocumented immigrants in American society

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Shadowed lives: undocumented immigrants in American society

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Creative Source

Rhetorical Situation:

Writer: Chavez, Leo R. (Leo Ralph)

Text/Subject: This is an anthropological analysis that humanizes a group of people too often reduced to statistics and stereotypes.

Audience: Undocumented Immigrants, their families and the domestic groups they belong in.

Context: Immigration Justice Laws and the history of immigrants in the United States of America.

Summary

This is one of the few case studies of undocumented immigrants. It is an insightful anthropological analysis that humanizes a group of people too often reduced to statistics and stereotypes. The hardships of Hispanic migration are conveyed in the immigrants' own voices while the author's voice raises questions about power, stereotypes, settlement, and incorporation into American society.

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Informational Source

Rhetorical Situation:

Writer: Angela S. García and David G. Keyes

Text/Subject: An Informational Article profiling the harmful effects of anti-immigrant legislation laws on the everyday life of communities in the U.S.

Audience: general U.S population and people interested in immigration justice.

Context: Immigration Justice Laws and the history of immigrants in the United States of America.

Summary

This report by Angela S. García and David G. Keyes paints a picture of everyday life for the undocumented in locations with strict immigration laws. The report presents one of the first studies of immigrants’ responses to local restrictions and enforcement. Exclusionary policies and ramped-up federal enforcement that inhibit immigrant incorporation into their communities are demonstrated in this report. Immigrants are interviewed and they react to legal threats and hostile reception by going underground: They hold negative perceptions of local law enforcement, associate routine activities such as driving and walking with anxiety and the risk of deportation, and develop strategies of avoidance and fitting in to mitigate the discovery of their unauthorized status.

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Madia Coleman Associate Director, Media Relations

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Report from Angela S. García and David G. Keyes paints a picture of everyday life for the undocumented in locations with strict immigration laws.

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Informational Source

Rhetorical Situation:

Writer: American Psychological Association

Text/Subject: An article on what is it like to grow up as an undocumented youth in America

Audience: Immigrants and Refugees

Context: History of  Injustice Laws and the system in the U.S

Summary

In "Undocumented Americans," three undocumented youth who arrived as young children: Jong-Min, Pedro and Silvia share their stories of how they are fighting hard to achieve their piece of the American dream? Their experiences are emblematic of the struggles of millions of undocumented children and youth in America who deal daily with isolation from peers, the struggle to pursue an education, fears of detention and deportation, and the trauma of separation from family and loved ones. This video calls for valuing the contributions of and caring for all members of our society, even those without documentation.

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As many as 100 million people in the world today have migrated to other countries as a result of war, poverty, or just the dream of a better life.

As the number of immigrants has increased, so has controversy about immigration policies.

The debate often centers on economic issues, overlooking the psychological concerns of those adjusting to a new culture. Feelings of loss, culture shock, separation from family, and language difficulties can all contribute to distress.

Adapted from Encyclopedia of Psychology

Advocacy

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As many as 100 million people in the world today have migrated to other countries as a result of war, poverty, or just the dream of a better life. As the number of immigrants has increased, so has controversy about immigration policies.

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Creative Source

Rhetorical Situation:

Writer: Li-Young Lee

Text/Subject: A Poem about the importance of learning a second language when you are a displaced person

Audience: general consumers of poetry

Context: History of  Injustice Laws and the system in the U.S

Summary

This poem by li-Young is about a father explaining to his son about the importance of learning a second language when you are a displaced person. The author explains why it is called a “Survival Strategy and the Melancholy of Racial Assimilation. According to the author, it is also called Psychological Paradigms of Displaced Persons. The point being emphasized in this poem is the importance of adjusting to suit the conditions in that country. The author goes on to elaborate the importance of practicing until you feel the language inside you.

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Immigrant Blues by Li-Young Lee | Poetry Foundation

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People have been trying to kill me since I was born,

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Portrait of a Young Undocumented Immigrant in America

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Portrait of a Young Undocumented Immigrant in America

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Creative Source

Rhetorical Situation:

Writer: Gerardo Pacheco

Text/Subject: a portrait of a Young Undocumented Immigrant in America

Audience: general consumers of poetry

Context: Immigration Justice Laws and the history of immigrants in the United States of America.

Summary

This a portrait of a man who has been forced to change who he is so that he can adapt living in America as an immigrant. He fears committing even the slightest mistake because he can be killed for that. The man also talks about how he is forced to wear an orange striped jumpsuit to cover my bones as they believe me dangerous as opposed to wearing a deer loin cloth to cover his manhood.

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Portrait of a Young Undocumented Immigrant in America

http://www.tinderboxpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Portrait-of-a-Young-Undocumented-Immigrant-in-America-2.m4a

in America the great, i don't wear

a deer loin cloth to cover my manhood,

i'm forced to wear an orange striped jumpsuit

to cover my bones as they believe me dangerous,

sometimes, i walk alone & naked

wearing my black, spotted skin

with a sign that reads, "shoot me,"

tied across my chest,

i've grown old & tired pacing

back & forth, i'm caged

in the smallest jail cell in America,

i've travelled across empty fields,

i've crossed el desierto on top of La Bestia,

i've been locked up in a jail cell in Texas,

or in some room in Yuba County,

even though my name is Cuauhtémoc,

in a hot & dusty room in Florence Arizona,

the INS judge calls me Jose or Joaquin,

when he denies me to stay here in America,

i'm shackled to another man,

his skin is darker, he's old & tired,

he's covered with scars from head to toe,

we hobble together down the hallway,

a long & cold chain is tied around our black necks,

i'm always throwing chingadazos,

one, two & three strikes & i'm out,

one more fight & they'll put me away for life,

i'm always a bullet away from death,

i'm shackled against the metal fence,

i'm tasered, shot at & spit on,

i'm told over & over

i'm worth una chingada,

in my jail cell, i breathe the stench of gun

fire & burnt meat as i pull the bullet

shrapnel lodged in my hermanos' corazones,

i have a full jar of bullet shrapnel as proof;

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Portrait of a Young Undocumented Immigrant in America | Tinderbox Poetry Journal

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Portrait of a Young Undocumented Immigrant in America http://www.tinderboxpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Portrait-of-a-Young-Undocumented-Immigrant-in-America-2.m4a in America the great, i don't wear a deer loin cloth to cover my manhood, i'm forced to wear an orange striped jumpsuit to cover my bones as they believe me dangerous, sometimes, i walk alone & naked wearing my black,