Immigration Review
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The thing that really surprised me while I was finding information for this project was the fact that a lot of immigrants that came were protestants and the catholics were very upset about them coming to the United States. The Catholics thought that the immigrants were going to over power the Pope for some reason because the immigrants came in large numbers. To me the obvious thing was the fact that the immigrants were coming to the United States in large numbers. It was obvious that sense millions of immigrants were coming to the United States that the population would increase. The government didn't really think that when they established the rights for immigrants to migrate to the United States. Therefore they shouldn't complain. Knowing that they've established new laws due to the over population of the United States, for the future I believe that the government will do what ever they can to put an end to immigration. I decided to present this information by including a lot of factual information on immigration and also providing a lot of visual pictures to better illustrate whats going on in those time periods sense this is a time line. The most challenging things that happened while working in a group was making sure that everyone stayed on topic and that everyone was on task. We had to also make sure that everyone submitted something at a certain time. It was challenging to sometimes do the work because some of the group members already had something to do for other classes. Time management was very difficult. If I were to do this project next time I would include more useful information and I would have better graphic so that people would understand my timeline much better.
What surprised you most about this information?
That fact that even though there was so much stuff going on many people were still coming to the U.S. even with the fact that there were race wars going on.
What seemed quite obvious about explaining this data set?
That fact that when the depression started less and less people were coming to America seemed quite obvious because people want to go somewhere where they can make money and better their lives.
Looking at the overall trend and incorporating what you know about the US presently, predict and defend the immigration trend for the next two decades.
I feel as though over the next two decades immigration will go up. With the changes to be made by President Obama's next term (hopefully) with the new rights for all more people should want to come to America so that they can express themselves and their love. Plus we are starting to be an on upturn for the economy so that should pull people in as well.
Describe how you made a decision on how to visually represent the information.
We picked images that would be bright and draw you. We wanted something that would show the main point of those decades but could stand on its own if it had to to tell a story.
What parts of group work were challenging?
Really nothing was challenging with my group. We worked really well together and gathered a lot of good information so there was nothing really challenging or hard.
What would you do differently if you had this project to do over?
I think I would find more push and pull factors for places outside of America. So I would find people who came here and where they where from and do the push and pull factors of that place and then compare it to America.
· What surprised you most about this information?
Out of our
whole project, what surprised me the most was how much of an impact the wars
had on the different countries that were feuding. During WWI and WWII we saw
the population increase for the United States and decrease for the other
countries. Also, when the government put in their acts and laws to remove
illegal immigrants, the population stayed very high. To me, I thought that
there were two possible things that did and did not happen: The government did
not take all of the illegal immigrants out so it did not have a big affect on
our population or our country does not have as much illegal immigrants as we
think. From the start of the 1940's to 2000, we see the immigrant population
increase because the call for workers rose dramatically.
· What seemed quite obvious about explaining this data
set?
During the times there
were wars that the U.S was apart of, we see that there is an increase due to
the need of workers. We also see that in 1871-1921, there is an unsteady change
in the immigration population. This is because there are a lot of push and pull
factors in different parts of the world such as protests wars, jobs, and
economic or crop growth/value.
· Looking at the overall trend and incorporating what you
know about the US presently, predict and defend the immigration trend for the
next two decades.
In the next two
decades, the immigration population will continue to grow in a steady rate from
where is it right now due to the need for cheap labor, workers with out rights,
and educational factors. Also, the United States offers a lot of things for
their citizens and tries to protect them.
· Describe how you made a decision on how to visually
represent the information.
I anted to present my
project in a presentation format because I knew that my group and I eventually
had to present it. I chose to place the information in a list form and explain
each push and pull factor as the presentation went it. In the beginning of our
presentation, there is a push and pull factor chart that our presentation is
based on. In all, I think that my group showed our information cleanly and I
feel that we can explain everything clearly.
· What parts of group work were challenging?
The part of the group
work that was most challenging was adding the final touches to our project. For
example, as in pictures, citations, and all of the other touched that comes
with finalizing our project. Another thing that was challenging was getting all
of the work together and typing it up.
· What would you do differently if you had this project to
do over?
I would change up the
format and add more pictures to the presentation. Also, I would want to add
more presentation. Overall, this was a fun project.
I believe that the Patriot Act is something that is beneficial for our world today. It is just a matter of conscience if we think that it invades our privacy. We somewhat have to take into account, which we would like more for our lives: privacy or security.
Personally, I value the safety and security of my life over the privacy I can have. What people don’t know doesn’t hurt them. If we went our whole lives without knowing what the government could do, then we wouldn’t even know that our privacy was being violated!
Obviously, that wouldn’t be an issue if we all lived in a world where everyone respected other peoples’ privacy. However, that’s where security comes into play. If we are “invading” the privacy of the citizens, that is a way that the government can ensure the safety of the people, also, ensure the safety of the ones they affect. If one person is considered a criminal, then the government has a right to patrol their actions to certify and monitor their doings to safeguard the country for a potential threat. It’s only right.
The Patriot Act definitely has its advantages and disadvantages. Many people may disagree with what it does for them and us, but they don’t know that it could be protecting them from dangerous prospects. Safety over privacy should not be something that calls for a lot of consideration and thinking over. It should be instinct that we want to continue to survive and want to make sure we’re as safe as possible.