Running Head: Unauthorized Immigrants Families. 1
Unauthorized Unaccompanied Minors
Diogenes Santiago
Southern New Hampshire University
The United State immigrant population reached a whapping 40.4 million in 2012, according to data analysis of census bureau by the Pew Research Center, the Unites States remain the most sort out destine for immigrants from all over the world(1). The number of emigrants coming into the United states is steadily increasing by the day and with it the number of unauthorized immigrants that went from 8, 4 million in the year 2000 to 11,000 by 2012(2). An estimated of more than 65,000 of these unauthorized immigrants are unaccompanied minors, mostly coming from Central And South America, in most cases they are males on their teens and even as young as 7,8,9 escorted by smugglers. Immigration has play a mayor role shaping the history of the United States and even today has a impact in most aspects in the lives of its citizens, the inmediate and long term impact impact cause by illegal immigration has brought about criticism and created divide opinion within U.S. …show more content…
society. “This a nation of Immigrants”, I had heard this phrase from high ranking politicians, business people, celebrities and more, how about the theory of ”the melting pot”, if indeed immigration is a important part of who we are as a nation and because is so ingrained our senses is best to be look from the symbolic interactionism perspective.
Running head: Unauthorized Unaccompained Minors 2 In this paper I will examine illegal immigration as a social issue from the lens of symbolic interactionism, it latents functions as well as dysfucntions, exposing the inequalities , conflicts, and exploitation caused by or form illegal immigration. Symbolic interactionism cold easily be related to the term “illegal immigration” and any other term derive from this, the supported by this theory , is the fact communication is based on the exchange of symbols, languages, words etc, and the terminology given to this current social problem contribute to the creation of perceptions that people have, for example if an American thinks of the world “illegal immigrant” the first things that comes to mind is Brown/Hispanic immigrant mostly from Mexico , who croosed the border aide by a coyote and that come here only to send money back to his/her large family in his native land so they could survive, it does not ocours to anyone fromany other country would come here illigaly or even that a college educated immigrant could come here in any other way, maybe a job or student visa, and deside to stay over. Culture beliefs refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts, actions, customs and institutions of racial, ethnic, social, or religious groups. Social Bias. Also known as implicit social cognition, implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner, I will discuss the issues that illegal immigrants comfront because of unfamiliarity with American laws and customs and the cultural implications for the immigrants and the receiving country. Because of the unfamiliarity with American customs and laws from these young immigrants and the lack of Knowledge about racial subject in part of the native population, these Running head: Unauthorized Unacompanied Minors 3 young immigrants could be perceive a antisocial and even of criminal character, for instance, Hanging out in a public park after 10:00 pm or public consumption of alcohol may be totally legal an natural in their country of origin, in the United States, they would arrested, is the beguinig of this negative relationship, that is the product of the lack knowledge of Americans laws and customs adding to this in the the lack of cultural sensibility and failing to promote cultural awareness to both sides of the issue(Gozdziak 2015). Social role is a set of connected behaviors, rights, obligations, beliefs, and norms as conceptualized by people in a social situation, I will discuss the role of illegal immigrants a low paid workers and the roles victims or crime perpetrators. Maybe one most controversial issues of illegal immigration is the role of these immigrants as “cheap lavor”,
Unauthorized Unaccompanied Minors
Diogenes Santiago
Southern New Hampshire University
The United State immigrant population reached a whapping 40.4 million in 2012, according to data analysis of census bureau by the Pew Research Center, the Unites States remain the most sort out destine for immigrants from all over the world(1). The number of emigrants coming into the United states is steadily increasing by the day and with it the number of unauthorized immigrants that went from 8, 4 million in the year 2000 to 11,000 by 2012(2). An estimated of more than 65,000 of these unauthorized immigrants are unaccompanied minors, mostly coming from Central And South America, in most cases they are males on their teens and even as young as 7,8,9 escorted by smugglers. Immigration has play a mayor role shaping the history of the United States and even today has a impact in most aspects in the lives of its citizens, the inmediate and long term impact impact cause by illegal immigration has brought about criticism and created divide opinion within U.S. …show more content…
society. “This a nation of Immigrants”, I had heard this phrase from high ranking politicians, business people, celebrities and more, how about the theory of ”the melting pot”, if indeed immigration is a important part of who we are as a nation and because is so ingrained our senses is best to be look from the symbolic interactionism perspective.
Running head: Unauthorized Unaccompained Minors 2 In this paper I will examine illegal immigration as a social issue from the lens of symbolic interactionism, it latents functions as well as dysfucntions, exposing the inequalities , conflicts, and exploitation caused by or form illegal immigration. Symbolic interactionism cold easily be related to the term “illegal immigration” and any other term derive from this, the supported by this theory , is the fact communication is based on the exchange of symbols, languages, words etc, and the terminology given to this current social problem contribute to the creation of perceptions that people have, for example if an American thinks of the world “illegal immigrant” the first things that comes to mind is Brown/Hispanic immigrant mostly from Mexico , who croosed the border aide by a coyote and that come here only to send money back to his/her large family in his native land so they could survive, it does not ocours to anyone fromany other country would come here illigaly or even that a college educated immigrant could come here in any other way, maybe a job or student visa, and deside to stay over. Culture beliefs refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts, actions, customs and institutions of racial, ethnic, social, or religious groups. Social Bias. Also known as implicit social cognition, implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner, I will discuss the issues that illegal immigrants comfront because of unfamiliarity with American laws and customs and the cultural implications for the immigrants and the receiving country. Because of the unfamiliarity with American customs and laws from these young immigrants and the lack of Knowledge about racial subject in part of the native population, these Running head: Unauthorized Unacompanied Minors 3 young immigrants could be perceive a antisocial and even of criminal character, for instance, Hanging out in a public park after 10:00 pm or public consumption of alcohol may be totally legal an natural in their country of origin, in the United States, they would arrested, is the beguinig of this negative relationship, that is the product of the lack knowledge of Americans laws and customs adding to this in the the lack of cultural sensibility and failing to promote cultural awareness to both sides of the issue(Gozdziak 2015). Social role is a set of connected behaviors, rights, obligations, beliefs, and norms as conceptualized by people in a social situation, I will discuss the role of illegal immigrants a low paid workers and the roles victims or crime perpetrators. Maybe one most controversial issues of illegal immigration is the role of these immigrants as “cheap lavor”,