More about refugees and immigration

In some of our classes we have compared and contrasted the three following issues:

• The Syrian Refugee Crisis
• What people in the United States thought of Jewish refugees on the eve of World War II
• Central American youth trying to cross the border into the United States to escape violence in their home country

Here are a few additional resources to explore these issues a bit more.

• Article Refugees: That Time Everyone Said 'No' And Bolivia Said 'Yes' 
• This article is about how Bolivia, a country in Latin America, was one of the only countries to consistently accept Jewish refugees in the Americas before and during WW2
• Twitter How a refugee gets to America, explained by an actual refugee
• This article is a collection of tweets that show the process of becoming a legal refugee in the United States.
• Video Immigrant or Refugee
• When we discuss immigration reform it's important to recognize there is a difference between these two terms.
• Related article 4,600 Central American Kids Have Applied for Refugee Status. 11 Have Gotten It. Here's Why.
• Audio Report Terrorized by Violence: Mexico's Refugees
• This audio piece provides details about what happens to people who try not to leave the country but survive by becoming refugees in their own country.

Hot Tamale Activities

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio and complete one of the following tasks.

• Summarize what you read in your own words. What new information have you learned?
• What do you think the process should be to allow become to come to the United States? 
• Explain in your own words what is the difference between being a immigrant/migrant and a refugee. Do you think the explanation of refugees applies to the undocumented youth fleeing Central America? Explain your answer
• Explain in your own words what the chart above shows. What new information have you learned from this chart?