Professional Documents
Culture Documents
● Between 1990 and 2004, increased immigration has been linked to 7 percent
increase in American Earnings
● Immigration will increase 2 percent more over the long-term according to UC
Davis
Company Development
Immigrants have started 30 percent of all public U.S.
companies
The list includes:
● Google
● Intel
● Yahoo
● Ebay
● & more!
What is DACA?
DACA means Deferred Action of Childhood
Arrivals and it allowed people who
entered the country illegally to get a two
year renewable period of deferred action
from deportation and be eligible for a
work permit.
Benefits of DACA
● DREAMers can get a work permit
● DREAMers can buy a car, get credit &
debit cards
● Since DACA, more DREAMers have
attended school
Video from DREAMers
Forced Deportations
There have been more deportations under
Obama administration, but more arrests
under Trump administration.
Ex: Day Without Immigrants
Protest and boycott that took place on February 16, 2017, to
demonstrate the importance of immigration, and to protest
President Donald Trump's plans to build a border wall. It gave
a taste of how immigrants significantly impact the workforce,
and how much we rely on them.
Supreme Court Case: Plyler v. Doe (1982)
In 1975, the Texas Legislature authorized local school
districts to deny enrollment in public schools to
foreign-born children who were not “legally admitted”
to the United States.
Decision: On advice from his lawyer, he entered a
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/09/25/key-facts-about-unauthorized-immigrants-enrolled-in-daca/
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2017/09/22/the-reality-of-daca-the-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-program/
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/10/16119910/trump-deportations-obama
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2014/11/19/101868/how-daca-has-improved-the-lives-of-undocumented-young-pe
ople/
http://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/migration-sociological-studies
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2017-09-20/oregon-man-us-citizen-mistakenly-approached-by-ice-agents
http://americasvoice.org/blog/what-is-a-sanctuary-city/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/deportations-fall-under-trump-despite-increase-in-arrests-by-ice/2017/09/28/1648
d4ee-a3ba-11e7-8c37-e1d99ad6aa22_story.html?utm_term=.c512c783e7cc
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/09/us/arizona-guadalupe-garcia-de-rayos-protests/index.html
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2000/00-767
Supreme Court Case: Padilla v. Kentucky
(2010)
Joey Padilla was indicted by a Kentucky grand
jury on counts of trafficking in marijuana,
possession of marijuana, possession of drug
paraphernalia, and operating a tractor/trailer
without a weight and distance tax number. On
advice from his lawyer, he entered a guilty plea
with respect to the three drug charges in
exchange for dismissal on the final charge.
Decision: On advice from his lawyer, he entered a guilty plea with respect to the
three drug charges in exchange for dismissal on the final charge.