America's Ethnicity History

Miguel Perez, 39, legally   came to the US when his was 8 after his father was offered a job in Chicago. After serving in the US Army and doing 2 tours in Afghanistan (from October-April 2003 and May to October 2004), Perez suffered from PTSD leading him to feel very unsociable, and even led “to heavy drinking, a drug addiction, and ultimately to his felony conviction—“ in 2010 he was caught delivering some 2 pounds of cocaine to an undercover cop.   He was discharged from the army 6 years prior to this for smoking marijuana on base.   While his parents and sisters are US citizens, Perez’s green card was later revoked in 2010 and he was sentenced 15 years in prison.   In 2016, halfway through his sentence, Perez was taken into ICE’s custody. Unfortunately, Perez “was escorted across the US-Mexico border from Texas and handed over to Mexican authorities Friday,” according to ICE.   Most of Perez’s relatives, as well as immigration advocates, b...

While the numbers of arrests and deportations have increased since Trump’s presidency, there have been relatively less widespread ICE sweeps in Lynn, Massachusetts.   However, Edgar “Lupe” Mendoza, a 43 year old El Salvadorian who has been in the US for over 20 years, was arrested by ICE while taking his son, Zahir, to a doctors appointment alongside his girlfriend and mother of his child Cindy Magana. According to the article, his work permit was expired, which is why he was held into custody,   and why he was later detained for 2 months in the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. Magana admitted that her partner came to the Massachusetts illegally, while “his sister was waiting for him.” I chose this article because I like how instead of deporting Mendoza back to his native El Salvador, “Judge Jose A. Sanchez rejected” this Justice Department-made request and instead “granted his request for permanent resident status.” His green card is set to arrive soon...

Paddington Is a Statement on Immigration   “After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear (Ben Whishaw) makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed "Paddington" for the London train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and Mary Brown (Sally Hawkins). Although Paddington's amazement at urban living soon endears him to the Browns, someone else has her eye on him: Taxidermist Millicent Clyde (Nicole Kidman) has designs on the rare bear and his hide," according to Wikipedia. The article I chose for this week talked about how the children's fantasy movie series, staring Paddington, an the immigrant   bear, implicitly hints colonialism and discrimination and “serves to foster kindness and understanding toward people who are different from the majority of society, specifically people from different cultures.”   Paddington’s “name,” named after a London train station, ...