Immigration

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Mrs. Brown

Day 1: Introduction
Document Mark up on Mexican Border Patrol Shooting

Day 2: Reasons for Immigration and their push factors


a. What is a tenement house? (You may have to search other sites to answer this question) A tenement house is an apartment for immigrants that were small cramped and filled with diseases. These houses barely passed the minimum requirements of housing people. 10 people were often cramped into a one bedroom apartment. b.. How did immigration lead to the creation of tenement housing? Immigration led to the creation of tenement housing because there was a major import of immigrants into the U.S. The body of immigrants was so large that they needed to find a place for them to be housed so they created these small tenements. These tenements assured that the immigrants can have a home and shelter even if they were small and cramped. c. What is life like for new immigrants in the early 1900's? What is life like in tenement housing? Life for the immigrants in the early 1900's was pretty harsh because they had poor work jobs and were in the poor urban working class. The immigrants also had a pretty bad job fitting in, adapting to life, and getting good jobs. d. What potential obstacles can you forsee for recently arrived immigrants in the early 1900s? The potential obstacles that I foresee for recently arrived immigrants in the early 1900s are: finding jobs that fit their living, adapting to a new society, and
 * Tenement Houses for Immigrants:**

maintaining health in tenements that are often filled with diseases.

Day 3: US and Mexico Border


There are many conflicts and problems going on between the borders of the US and Mexico. These problems are dealt with drug carriers and illegal immigrants. The war going on between the illegals and the Patrol Officers are very frequent and must be dealt with. Some conflicts effect not only the illegal immigrants and their smugglers, but also the officers as well. One such officer, Gilmer Hernandez, was sentenced to a year and a day in jail for trying to stop a guy smuggling 9 illegal immigrants. The car pulled away as he came to the driver's window. He tried to stop it by shooting the wheels, but a fragment of a bullet hit the cheek of a woman. The woman went to the hospital while he ended up in jail. The officer was sentenced for violating the civil rights of immigrants. The man went to jail, but the immigrants were free. Every year 10,000 citizens are killed by illegals every year. Something must be done for these immigrants. There is an organization called the ICE (Immigrations Customs Enforcement) that tries to stop these illegal immigrants being smuggled. Some smugglers are caught and sentenced to jail like a man who was sentenced for 10 years, but overall many reach safely. Better enforcement should come about to ensure the safety of the Citizens and Residents of the US.