Curbing Visas

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/29/senate-bill-aimed-at-curbing-visa-overstays-for-immigrants/

Boston sparks debate

US Senate Important Immigration Plan

This news article was very interesting to me because there were changes in the Immigration Law, and it also talked about how people reacted to this. 

"The United States Senate is set to take an important step toward establishing landmark protections for unauthorized immigrants. The plan could grant eventual legal status to millions of people and reduce their vulnerability to human rights abuses."

Allison Parker, US Program Director states: 
“Prosecutions of migrant crossers are unnecessary and wasteful when deportation is already permitted,” Parker said. “The US government should not misdirect its energies and resources to prosecute and imprison people seeking to reunite with family, flee violence, or seek work.”

Crowds of immigrants protest in favor of understanding the changes of the immigration reform in Washington DC on April 10, 2013:

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/16/us-senate-immigration-plan-important-yet-flawed

Obama Visits Mexico

This article is interesting because it opens up talking about gun control and gun violence in Mexico. President Obama visited Mexico earlier in hopes of helping the immigration reform. Overhauling America’s immigration system is a priority for President Obama. He made this clear in his second inaugural address. The achievement of this is to one day have migrants live in the United States and support the country through their hard work, their labor, the things they purchase, and the taxes that they pay.

http://www.voanews.com/content/washington-week-obama-mexico-immigration-reform/1650514.html

Alabama Immigration Law

I found this article interesting because it is the debate over whether it is acceptable to harbor, to house or take in, illegal immigrants. The Federal Government is saying they control immigration laws not Alabama or any other state laws. This is upheld due to lower circuit courts decision. The Alabama law is being challenged.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/29/us-usa-court-immigration-idUSBRE93S0GD20130429

Irish Immigration and Discrimination 19th century

I found a few things documented how the irish were discriminated against when they first immigrated to the U.S.
This is one of the famous signs that would be posted in front shops windows:





















This is a short video showing a few different images. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lz-yS_a-3k

 This is a political cartoon depicted that many people stereotyped the Irish as lazy.



Another politcal cartoon depicted the Irish as drunks.


This cartoon actually says they thought the Irish were a decent from the Negro race. This is interesting because it relates to our book Working Toward Whiteness.

Immigration Questionnaire

On the US immigration website where you could apply for citizenship they had a three question questionnaire a person could take as a pre-screening if you would qualify or not. The three questions were:
Is the person applying for citizenship over 18? Y/N
Is the applicant a Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)?Y/N
Does the applicant currently have a Green Card (Permanent Resident Car)? Y/N

I took the quiz a few different times and most of the time the result was that I would probably not qualify but could still fill out an application if I wanted too.
I thought was interesting because although now more accesible it is still hard to aquire citizenship.