Your Response:

1. Record your First Name and Last Initial.

2. Click on the article and read the number and myth you were assigned.

3. Post and relay Key Information from the website

   that you feel is significant in dispelling the myth. (This should be quoted or properly paraphrased).

4. Include your response- What did you find surprising? Why is this information significant?

5. NO REPEATS. Your response should reflect thoughtful, critical thinking.

For immigrants who are documented and undocumented they are associated with lower rates of violent crimes and property crimes.

"whether they are naturalized citizens, permanent residents or immigrants who are undocumented—are incarcerated at a much lower rate than native-born Americans"(Learning for Justice Staff).

This is significant because it debunks the claim that immigrants come to the US and bring violence, when in reality its the opposite. Immigrants often come here to work, be with family, and escape violence. They come for a better life and statistically speaking are associated with less crime rates than native-born Americans.

Basically employers are getting a lotta man power for not a lotta money.

"Two trends—better education and an aging population—have resulted in a decrease in the number of workers born in the United States who are willing or available to take low-paying jobs."

These are jobs that BORN Americans don't want; so why are some complaining?

“Between 1990 and 2013 the foreign-born share of the U.S. population grew from 7.9 percent to 13.1 percent and the number of unauthorized immigrants more than tripled. ... During the same period, FBI data indicate that the violent crime rate and property crime rate declined 48 percent" (learning for Justice staff). This is significant because they provide a statistic that proves how from 1990-2013 although the population of "foreign-born" people was tripled the crime rate still went down.

I find it really significant that building a wall will not stop the problem, that "people have always found ways" to bypass these barriers. It is also important to remember that not all immigrants coming into the United States are from Mexico. In 2014, 5.3 million people from other nations than Mexico were living in the US without authorization. I find it surprising that this myth is so prevalent when facts like these exist.
 

When people think of immigrants in general they think of them being in the U.S illegally.

I found out that due to better education opportunities it leads to jobs not being taken by U.S. citizens.

"to fill the void of low-skilled U.S. workers, employers often hire undocumented immigrant workers."(Immigrants take good jobs from U.S. citizens)

This information is significant due to the fact of the U.S. citizens who don't have the skills to offer will not be hired and instead the undocumented immigrants are being hired.

This is significant because it disproves the myth that immigrants don't pay taxes when in actuality they pay quite a bit of taxes.

This is false because just because they're US born doesn't mean their parents get to stay. 11 years ago

Surprising: 72,410 immigrant parents were deported. Their child has to be 21 for them be legal residents which is still a long process. Those who still live with their child illegally aren't safe from deportation. This is significant because it proves that "anchor babies" don't exist.

Extra:

-Many refugees are vetted through the UNHCR (United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees), through the vetting they look for the most vulnerable, survivors of violence, women and girls and people with medical conditions. It takes longer for the refugees to be resettled in another country increasing the time period of the "18 to 24 months"-> this is due to the limited number of host countries available and the restrictions which are in the way.

-Many of the refugees are also living in camps which are not in the best of conditions. The camps have extremely strict rules, the basic healthcare (or even at times limited amount of healthcare), basic education, overcrowded meaning that they are under supplied and disabling with having no chances to find work in their refuge country. The reason for these conditions is due to the fact that they do not have citizenship in their refuge country meaning that they can be taken advantage of. (Only about 1% of refugees actually get resettled with the rest having to repatriate back or receive nationalization in their host/ refuge country)

(There is also a thing called the Presidential Determination which affects the whole process too where the president is the one who sets the admission number for the US each federal fiscal year. Which then by law they have to consult with Congress to justify the numbers.)

"However, between 1975 and 2015, no fatalities have been committed in the United States by foreign-born extremists from the countries covered by the executive order."

This not only debunks the myth, but shows the importance of the impact of sterotypes and how that can spread bias truths and lies to paint someone as a criminal.

According to Alex Nowrasteh, an immigration expert at the Cato Institute, “[Between 1975 and 2015], the annual chance of being murdered by somebody other than a foreign-born terrorist was 252.9 times greater than the chance of dying in a terrorist attack committed by a foreign-born terrorist.”

This isn't that all surprising to me, but seeing the statistics it brings a more interest how strongly people will go to prove the myths even if it is unrealistic or fake, and that it easily can be proven to be debunked by bringing up statistics. Even so unfortunely, people still will follow these beliefs which shows their ignorance to change their thoughts. I hope that this article changes the way people think.

This is significant because you are more likely to be attacked by someone who is a terrorist, but not one that is foreign.

Since then the policy has changed, there are a lot more rules and the process of getting documents is rigorous.

This is significant because it shows that it was much easier for people back then to immigrate compared to people now. I found it surprising that the U.S. had an open door policy because racism was much more widespread.

Honestly this myth can be truth to a certain extent, I believe many family come here for a better life to give to there children which can lead to them giving birth in the US.

I found the most interesting the fact that back then the biggest obstacle an immigrant faced was just getting here. This information is significant because it shows how overtime laws have been strictly enforced and evolved.

This is significant because it shows they are willing to work right away no matter the conditions, They get these jobs because they are willing to do what a "native born" worker isn't willing to do. They aren't specifically taking the "good jobs" they are taking what they can get or even just the hard jobs with terrible conditions that the typical American isn't willing to do.