byCatherine
Calderon
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TableofContents
1. Introduction
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
howteenactivistwasinspired/personaexperience
factsaboutthecause/problem
solutiontotheproblem
Conclusion
WorksCited
chapter1introduction
haveyoueverwonderedwhathappenstoapersonthatgetsdeportedcouldyouimaginealife
withoutyourfatherormotherorhavingtogobackbecauseyou'renotfromthiscountry
knowingthatyouwon'tbeabletogettheeducationthatyougethereinamericanotbeingableto
walksafelyinthestreetsorknowingyoumightnotbeabletohaveanothernotmealnot
knowingifyouwillhavetoendupbeinginagangtonotdie.
Chapter2:HowTeenActivistwasInspired
katherinetabares18yearoldcamefromcolombiaandmovedtotheunitedstatesnew
yorkqueensin2010katherinecamefromcolombiatocontinueworkingonher
educationshewasinspiredhermotherthiswhatshe"Mom,whatisyourdream,
right?"shetoldme"Katherine,mydreamistobehealthysoIcangiveyouafuturefull
ofopportunitiesandsuccesslikeIneverhadbefore."Thismovedmealot.But,you
know,thisinspiredme,anditismymotivationformetobeheretodayandforustobe
heretoday.inaddition
Chapter3:FactsaboutImmigration
Justoveraquarterofimmigrantsaged25andupholdabachelorsdegreeor
higher,although32%donthaveahighschooldiploma.Comparably,USborn
adultsinthesameagerangeholdthesamepercentageofbachelordegrees,but
just11%lackahighschooldiploma
Anothercommonargumentagainstimmigrationistheydontpaytaxes.
However,evenundocumentedimmigrantspaysomesortoftaxes,especially
incomeandsalestaxes.Somestudieshaveshownimmigrantspaybetween$90
and$140billionayearinfederal,stateandlocaltaxes
thereabout11millionundocumentedimmigrantsestimatedintheunitedstates
Youlloftenhearpeoplecomplainingaboutimmigrantsnotspeakingour
language.ButtheUSCensusBureausaysanotherstoryover75%of
immigrantsspeakEnglishwellwithintheirfirsttenyearsofarrival
itcost$1000todeport1personeachday636immigrantsaredeportedwhichin
totalis$636000buteachyeartheyspend232,140,000g
Chapter4:Solutionstotheproblem
Katherineworks
Wecanwritetothegovernmentandsignpetitionsprotectingimmigrants.Wecanuse
ourrighttovoteforcandidatesthatsupportimmigrantsbygivingthemavoice
somethingtostandupforandsheisbecomingalawyertohelpimmigrantfamiliesthat
needrepresentation
Chapter5:Conclusion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzWjvC_zXq8
katherinetabares18yearoldcamefromcolombiaandmovedtotheunitedstatesnewyork
queensin2010katherinecamefromcolombiatocontinueworkingonhereducationshehad
receivedaawardfromcolinhigginsfoundationfrominternationalhighschoolinqueensin2012
hadgonetothelaguardiacommunitycollegeshehadearnedangpof3.9
Shebecameanactivistbecause
"Ihaveseenmyimmigrantcommunitysufferbecauseof
negligenceandwanttobeabletoprotectthemfrombeingabusedandoppressed,"shesaid.One
wayshehasdonethishasbeentospeakatrallysororganizedprotests.
Ithinkkatherineisaverycaringbraveanduniquepersonsheistryingtohelptheimmigrant
communitylikeanyimmigrantcommunitytabarescameillegally
insearchofabetterlife
"Mom,whatisyourdream,right?"Andwhatshetoldme
is,"Katherine,mydreamistobehealthysoIcangiveyouafuturefullof
opportunitiesandsuccesslikeIneverhadbefore."Thismovedmealot.But,
youknow,thisinspiredme,anditismymotivationformetobeheretoday
andforustobeheretoday.Butletsthinkaboutthis.Theyaretheoriginal
DREAMers.
notrecognizemymotherforwhosheisbecausewedonthave
aregularimmigrationstatus.Iamtired,justasmanyofyouaretired,of
seeingourparentsbeingoppressedanddeniedofworkopportunities,not
becauseoftheirskillsbecausetheyareverytalentedbutbecauseofa
ninenumberdigitthatsupposedlydefinesapersonintheUnitedStates
katherine
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graduating
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