IMMIGRATION
GUADALUPE MENDEZ
ROGELIO MAGANA
ARMANDO RENTERIA
JORGE LOPEZ
LAURA ZAMORA
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“FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR
ALL”
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Who did we survey?
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Total Number of Surveys: 179
Number of Spanish Surveys: 29
Age Range:
– 4% under 15 years old
– 53% between 15-20 years old
– 21% between 21-25 years old
– 11 % between 26- 30 years old
– 17% between 31+
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Who did we survey?
• Gender:
– 60% women and 40% men
• Ethnicity:
– 76% Latino
– 15% White
– 2% Asian
– 5% African - American
– 2% Other
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Background
• Do you have children?
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9 % 1 Child
22 % 2-3 Children
4 % 4-6 Children
2 % 7+ Children
• How many people live in your home?
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10% 1-2
39% 3-4
42% 5-7
7 % 8-10
1% 11+
• 81% US Citizens
• 35% voted in the last election
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UNDERSTANDINGS
Laura Zamora
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Mission statement
• “We will research the impact of immigration on
our community, and we will focus on the effects
and how the immigrants seem to be affected.”
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Understanding the Issues
85% of the people surveyed believed immigrants
should be eligible for financial aid, however
under the terms of the Illegal Immigration
Reform Act unauthorized aliens who, as
children, were brought to live in the United
States were allowed to attend school through
high School, but are not allowed to work or
attend college.
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Understanding The Dream Act
Multiple bills have been introduced in Congress
to address the issues of the unauthorized high
school student population to become U.S. legal
permanent residents though an immigration
procedure known as “Cancellation of removal”
The bills are commonly referred to as the
Dream Act.
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Findings
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84% believe the U.S. was built on immigration.
Only 34% see immigrants as criminals.
93% believe U.S. Immigration should not be
allowed to separate families
• Dream Act:
– 35% surveyed support the act
– 11% do not support the act
– 54% are not sure or did not respond to the question
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NEEDS
Rogelio Magana
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Who is in Need?
• Students who live in the community but are not
eligible for financial aid.
• The parents and guardians of these students,
people that do the hard work with minimum pay
and no benefits.
• People that lack understanding about the U.S.
Government rules and regulations.
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WHAT ARE THE NEEDS
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Insurance.
Student medical coverage.
Financial aid for working students.
Opportunities: in schools, in their jobs, in their
lives to improve their living conditions.
• A better image.
• To be better informed about local and Federal
opportunities.
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Why do these needs occur?
• Due to the limited amount of money many immigrant
students cannot afford to get a higher education.
• While the United States was built on immigration, many
immigrants lack any form of representation.
• As a consequence of not being legal in the country,
many immigrants are deported without fare
representation.
• People make assumptions about immigrants without
understanding the facts.
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When are the Needs Evident?
• When students break the law to make money because
they did not have enough resources to continue school.
• At the time when many families have to live together
under one roof.
• When the immigrants are stereotyped by other people
who categorize them as criminals.
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HOW DO YOU KNOW IT IS A
NEED?
• It is important to have an education.
• We know because there are many people who cannot
afford to own or rent a home, and they are forced to
live with other families under one roof.
• Benefits are also a necessity for the reason that a huge
number of families don’t have insurance, and they can’t
afford to go to the doctor.
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MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE NEEDS
Jorge Lopez
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How do we know it is a need?
• Question:
If given the opportunity, which of the recommendations
would you make to the government?
– 40% allow all immigrants who don’t have a criminal record to become
legal residents.
– 26% have a program that lets immigrants work in the U.S but not
become permanent citizens.
– 9% evict all illegal immigrants.
– 6% a new family with children should remain in the country but evict
those without resident children.
– 19% other.
• We believe the survey data indicates people feel
immigrants without legal documentation need an
opportunity including the opportunity to educate
themselves.
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What are the consequences of not
meeting these needs?
• The population will increase and there will be more
crowded homes.
• More undocumented people will come into this country
without work visas.
• Children will grow up believing that immigrants do
more to hurt our economy rather than help.
• Our agricultural economy will decrease and prices of
fruits and vegetables will increase.
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Where do we find these people?
• In the community.
• Local schools.
• Every city in California and the entire country.
• Juvenile halls.
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STEREOTYPES
• Inform the community about immigrants so people
won’t make generalizations.
• Educate the immigrants on their influence in our
country.
• Educate our children on the importance of immigrants
being here.
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SOLUTIONS
ARMANDO RENTERIA
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STUDENT SOLUTIONS
• Provide information about jobs that do not require residency.
• Inform students of other ways to receive money such as
scholarships.
• Inform students about AB 540.
• Inform students and people about the Dream Act.
• Educate others on the beauty in other cultures.
• Create more opportunities for immigrants to have in the
workforce.
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Solutions for the community
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Inform the community about immigrants.
Have courses in schools that educate children about
immigrants.
• Have seminars for uneducated adults.
• Create jobs for underprivileged individuals.
• Create a more reasonable requirement for work visas.
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Criteria for Selecting Final Solution
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Reinforces good communication.
Stops stereotypes.
Take the time to educate people.
Use taxes to create jobs.
Creates a way to document the immigrants.
Revise the standards for a work visa.
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CRITERIA TABLE
SOLUTIONS INFORM THE SEMINARS CREATE
JOBS
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
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MONEY
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TIME
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We recommend the following
solutions
• The U.S. government to approve the Dream
Act.
• Use taxes to create more jobs.
• Create a more reasonable requirement for work
visas.
• Educate others on the beauty in other cultures.
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Mensaje En Espanol
Guadalupe Mendez
Laura Zamora
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Las Nececidades de la
Comunidad
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Aseguransas.
Covertura medical para estudiantes.
Ayuda financiera para estudiantes.
Oportunidades en: escuelas, trabajos, y mas
posibilidades de mejorar la vida de el inmigrante
• Una imajen positiva.
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Como Sabemos que es una
Necesidad?
• Es importante tener una educacion.
• Sabemos que a muchas personas no les es
posible rentar una casa.
• Un sin numero de individuos carece de
aseguranza y esto los obliga a no asistir al doctor.
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Posibles Soluciones
• El govierno estadounidence deveria aprovar el
Acto de Sueno.
• Usar los impuestos para crear mas trabajos.
• Crear requisitos mas rasonables para poder
obtener visas de trabajo.
• Educar a los demas sobre la belleza de otras
culturas.
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INFORMATION
• WATSONVILLE BROWN BERETS
www.brownberets.info
• LA MANZANA COMMUNITY RESOURCES
521 Main Street Suite Y Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 724-2997
• Santa Cruz County Sheriff Department
(831) 471-1121
SHERIFF@SCSHERIFF.COM
• Patricia Poston of DobaDoza
www.dobadoza@yahoo.com
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