Ugc 211 1st Edition Lecture 12 Current Lecture Immigration Continued Further 30 Days Film Frank George Cuban protests illegal immigrants from Mexico 7 years old fled from Cuban Revolution to US came legally to US Been through experience of losing a country Believes illegal immigrants need to be deported More than a million illegal immigrants try to cross the border He works at the border with his wife have rifles on them minutemen Minutemen report any illegal crossings Says illegal crossing will bring the dissolution of the country Frank is staying with the Gonzalez family illegal family some are legal and some aren t come from small town in central Mexico now live in small apartment Wife talking about covering the American flag with the Mexican flag makes her mad Three rules He has to leave all personal id behind move with family of illegal immigrants in small apartment and work as a day laborer Opportunity to present to the American people the huge problem Concerned about how they might perceive him Uneasiness between all of them when they first met Frank completely against amnesty Frank abides by the laws he would deport the family tomorrow if he could Roberto works as handyman in neighborhood to support his family survives on less than 15 000 per year exploited working for less money Lose countries by force Frank says he is a citizen of this country and took an oath to protect it Nation is known for the American Dream young girl in family says Girl wants to go to Princeton College has a 3 8 GPA Frank says the Mexican Government failed them Frank exploded and went off at a restaurant discussing immigration problem She made 49 on returning cans since January saving up Frank sees how passionate and caring the mother is Frank says their warm people aspect of family and starting to get along well Goes on golf lesson girl and Frank Denied to Princeton very sad about it Haven t seen their family in Mexico in 12 years Patty s parents died If they go back to Mexico they know they won t be able to come back Frank remembers when his mom couldn t go back to Cuba to care for his mother He feels bad that the illegal immigrant family can t go back and visit his family Frank goes to visit Mario Rigoberto s brother Home was very dirty Mario says Rigoberto was forced to go to the US because he barely made any pesos in Mexico to support his family he didn t want to go The way they used to live was terrible no bathroom lived on ground floor barely any shelter not a place for a home got water from a well Frank can t believe the conditions that they were living in feels awful and sees now why the girl wants to go to college and work hard Frank starts looking and feeling conflicted about the immigration dilemma Girl doesn t have pictures of her grandparents and slightly remembers what they look like Frank came back with a video of their family Lizard they found while working younger your first instinct is to kill an animal like that but then you learn to appreciate life as you grow up Family thinks that Frank has changed doesn t feel as strong in his beliefs as he did before He walked away with another perspective of human beings Girl got into college Frank is going to miss all the family Saying goodbye is really hard There comes a time where you love people for who they are all politics aside Frank Frank remains a minuteman Armita girl goes to a local college Discussion Patty mom can t go back to Mexico to see her mother or father before they died wouldn t get back into US saved can money for Christmas gifts 49 and said it was going to be a great Christmas this year Rigoberto dad handyman do anything to make money crawl under scary space Armita daughter wants to go to college really smart well spoken wants to pursue American Dream Scene when Frank goes to Mexico has so much empathy at their horrendous situation double bind if they come to US they are undocumented illegal facing all these roadblocks but if they stay in Mexico they surely would have died Frank is all about the laws Jobs are being outsourced to other countries where they don t have to pay people as much Our goods are less expensive This is our privilege When do we want to give up our privilege