Immigration and Terrorism
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Immigration and TerrorismPresentation Outline
Executive Summary
Needs Analysis
Solution Description
Solution Criteria
Solution Choice
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Team Members
Maura Carrasco
Montserrat Rincon
Nancy Rincon
Raul Espinoza
David Zamora
David Dorantes
Leticia Juarez
Dalia Gonzalez
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Executive Summary
Maura Carrasco
Montserrat Rincon
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Project Goal
To collect information and data about
Immigration and Terrorism:
To create a proposal that will address the
perception towards the relationship
between immigration and terrorism.
To get citizens and undocumented
residents to educate themselves.
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Research Questions
What factors lead U.S. citizens to believe
that undocumented immigrants are a
threat to society?
What fears do undocumented immigrants
impose on legal residents?
Is the West’s perspective biased towards
the impact immigration has on society?
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Responsibilities
Team Leaders
Maura Carrasco
Montserrat Rincon
Need
Statement
Solution
Statement
Dalia Gonzalez Raul Espinoza
David Zamora
Leticia Juarez
David Dorantes
Nancy Rincon
Maura Carrasco
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Data Collection
We surveyed 158 people
 60% were U.S. citizens
 46% were eligible to vote
 54% were ineligible to vote
Our survey data was collected from…
 The Plaza
 The Watsonville Transit Center
 Career Works
 Watsonville Cabrillo
College Campus
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The Need:
Immigration and Terrorism
By
Dalia Gonzalez,
Leticia Juarez,
Nancy Rincon,
And
Maura Carrasco
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Background
158 People were surveyed…
 90%Hispanic
 18%Had English as a primary language
 28%Are high school graduates
 75%Thought most of the terrorist come from the
Middle East.
 55%Thought an undocumented immigrant was
more likely to become a positive impact on society.
We interviewed people from…
 Our neighborhood
 Our Community
 Our family and friends
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What are the Needs?
I.
U.S. residents/citizens need to become
less prejudice by becoming more
educated and understanding why
undocumented immigrants migrate to
the U.S.
II. Undocumented immigrants need to
become knowledgeable of the American
culture.
III. Undocumented immigrants need to
become eligible to vote.
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Survey Questions
Are you a U.S Citizen?
Yes: 60% No: 38% No Answer: 2%
Are you attending school?
Yes: 38% No: 61% No Answer: 1%
Total Number of Surveys: 158
Number of Spanish Surveys: 73
Number of English Surveys: 85
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When is the need evident?
U.S.
Residents/Citizens
Undocumented
Immigrants
 When they can’t make
 When making
their vote count or their
racist/prejudice
voice heard.
remarks.
 When they need
When native born
assistance in
citizens suffer the
understanding English.
consequences and
their immediate
families get deported
due to their illegal
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status.
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Survey Question #16
What threats do illegal immigrants impose on the
U.S. citizens?
18% Identity Theft
38% Taking Jobs
23% Fear of them taking advantage
of U.S. government funded
programs
22% Fear for their safety
1% Incorrect
13% No answer
8% No Threats
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Survey Question #17
From a scale of one to five, one being no
violence and five being deadly violence, what
number do you think would best describe the
amount of violence brought by one immigrant to
the U.S.
1
28%
2
3
32%
24%
4
7%
5
3%
1% Incorrect
6% No Answer
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Survey Question #12
Were you eligible to vote in the last election?
Yes
46%
No
54%
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Survey Question #8
What is your primary language that you
speak?
18% English
48% Spanish
33% Bilingual
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Evidence: Testimonial L.G.
•
Have you ever been an undocumented
immigrant? If yes, what did your fear and feel?
Yes. Being deported and not having the
opportunity of fully enjoy this wonderful
country.
• How did you migrate to the U.S.?
In a public bus and a ride from the border to
central California.
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Evidence: Testimonial L.G.
• Why did you migrate to the U.S.?
Because of the poverty we were living in.
• Have you ever experienced racism and if so by
whom?
Yes. By a couple of coworkers and a customer.
• How do you feel about the label immigrants
obtained since 9-11 (The label being
dangerous)?
It’s not accurate. Most of the immigrants come to
work. Looking for better life and more
opportunities.
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Evidence: Testimonial S.L.
• Have you ever been an undocumented
immigrant? If yes, what did your fear and
feel?
Yes, fear of returning to a unknown place.
Sad to be away from family.
• How did you migrate to the U.S.?
Cross the border with the “coyote”. Husband
was in U.S. California and he was
gathering money to help her cross.
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Evidence: Testimonial S.L.
• Why did you migrate to the U.S.?
S.L was a single mother. She crossed the border
on foot at age 19 to reunite her family. She
crossed with a group of 20 people including an
elderly woman, which she helped.
• Have you ever experienced racism and if so by
whom? No
• How do you feel about the label immigrants
obtained since 9-11 (The label being dangerous)
Feel misinterpretation because people in general
are labeling Mexicans.
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Why does the need occur?
All the needs occur
due to ignorance
and the lack of self
improvement.
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Survey Question #6
Evidence of Lack of Education
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Elementary
School
Middle School
Some High
High School Some College
Diploma
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What are the consequences of
meeting Need I?
Higher education exposes people to
diversity and it gives factual information
about issues like immigration and
terrorism. Teaching people at a high
school level makes it easier to eliminate
biased perceptions.
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What are the consequences of
meeting Need II?
Helping immigrants assimilate to the
American culture would make it easier for
them to contribute to the U.S. Learning the
U.S. language, laws, and traditions would
help immigrants and U.S. citizens to live
together peacefully.
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What are the consequences of
meeting Need III?
Naturalizing illegal immigrants and allowing
them to become legal will encourage
serenity in the U.S.
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Consequences of not meeting
Need I
Ignoring the need to eliminate prejudice
beliefs would encourage racism. Not
eliminating negative perceptions on
immigration will also cause deeper fears
among U.S. citizens toward immigrants.
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Consequences of not meeting
Need II
Not helping illegal immigrants to adapt to
their new lives will cause deeper confusion
and frustration between immigrants and
U.S. citizens.
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Consequences of not meeting
Need III
Illegal immigration will not seize to exist.
Illegal immigrants will still live in the U.S.
working and driving illegally.
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The Solution
By
Raul Espinoza,
David Dorantes,
And
David Zamora
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Immigration/Terrorism: Solutions
Propose a high school pop-culture class
that informs students about what foreign
cultures have contributed to the U.S.
To propose mandatory English workshops
to job sites that have non-English
speaking workers.
For undocumented workers to become
naturalized.
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Solution 1: Education
To educate people on the true facts about
immigration and terrorism. Our pop culture
class will hopefully change people’s
perception about how immigration and
terrorism are related.
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Solution 2: English Workshops
Have agricultural employers offer mandatory
English workshops on weekends so that
their workers who don’t speak English
have the opportunity to learn.
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Solution 3: Legalize Illegal
Immigrants
Sign petitions, call senators, and encourage
legalization for illegal immigrants.
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Criteria for Selecting Solution
Affordable
Time Manageable
Acceptable By Society
Appealing To People In Need
Location
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Criteria Matrix
X = Poor
X X = Fair
Criteria List
Affordable
Pop-culture
High School
Class
X X X = Excellent
Naturalizing
Undocumented
Immigrants
(Amnesty)
X X X X = Ideal
Mandatory
English
Workshops
XXX
X
X
Time Manageable
XXXX
XXXX
XX
Acceptable By Society
XXXX
X
XX
XXX
XXXX
XX
XXXX
X
XXXX
Appealing To People In
Need
Location
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Chosen Solution
The winner, with a total of 18 X’s, is the popculture high school class.
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Description of Chosen Solution
A pop-culture class that informs students
about foreign cultures and what they have
brought to the U.S.
The class will teach about how foreign
cuisine, language, traditions, beliefs, and
customs have affected U.S. restaurants,
holidays, media, religions, and education.
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Goals of Solution
This high school class will eliminate
biased perceptions early in the educational
career of an individual.
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Solution Outcomes
The pop-culture class will give factual data
about how the U.S. now uses and
economically depends on foreign
countries.
The class will help students appreciate
and understand the reasons for why the
U.S. is a target for immigration.
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Solution Objectives
To develop an approved class curriculum
To develop a proposal and have the public
sign the class proposal.
To present the class proposal to the
school district.
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