immigration rights movement

Immigration Rights MovementPedro Gaytan, Kelly Shen & Young Jin Park

Movement Overview

Comprehensive Immigration Reform for nearly 11 million ImmigrantsDesire to Bring Undocumented Immigrants “Out of the Shadows”

Driving Force for the Economy Creation of Job Opportunities and An Increase in Wages

Enrichment in American Culture

#iMarch

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• The largest virtual march for Immigration Reform

• In two days, over 30,000 Tweets, Facebook posts,

and phone calls pushed Congress to pass

immigration reform

• Largest Political Thunderclap in the U.S. History

• Crowd Speaking platform that helps people be

heard by saying something together. It allowed a

single message to be mass-shared; thus, it rose

above the noise of social networks

Photo of #iMarch Supporter

Search Interest Metrics by Google Trends

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• In December 2012 : Due to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement decision that it would limit its detainer policy – This policy prioritizes prosecution of criminals over civilians

• In July 2013 : Due to the proposal of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Reasons for Spikes

First Spike Second Spike Search Term: #iMarch

Celebrity Participation:Social Media

Twitter Posts of Schwarzenegger and Booker

The influence of celebrities’ participation in social movements through social media is enormous thanks to their large pools of followers and fans

Celebrities who joined the #iMarch

Other celebrities joining the #iMarch include:

Rosario Dawson, Wilmer Valderrama, and Baron Davis

Twitter Posts of Simmons and MC Hammer

“By utilizing the power of technology to capitalize on the power of democratic expression, our virtual march on Washington will help ensure that lawmakers hear from the people they represent —and help make immigration reform a reality" - Mike Bloomberg

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#IAmAnImmigrant

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• This campaign encouraged people to explore and recognize distinct and shared experiences between various heritages

• Launched in June 2016(the Immigrant Heritage Month)

• Led by high-profile celebrities who are thefirst or second-generation immigrants

• A wide use of videos where the celebrities explained why they value America’s diverse immigrant-based heritage

The official logo of #IAmAnImmigrant


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• In February 2015 : Due to President Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration indefinitely• In August 2016 : The Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the

Immigration Issues

Reasons for Spikes

First Spike Second SpikeSearch Term: #IAmAnImmigrant

Celebrity Participation: Video

The official Youtube Video of #IAmAnImmigrant

Twitter Posts of Miguel and Rodriguez

Celebrity Participation: Social Media

Twitter Posts from Celebrities

Celebrities who joined the #IAmAnImmigrant

Collaboration between Social Movements

• In order to maximize media coverage, #DREAMers and #IAmAnImmigrantcollaborated together

• The methods of their collaboration includes:• Using each other’s hashtags on social media• Through Retweeting and Liking of each other’s social

media posts

Twitter Post from CUNY DREAMers

#DREAMers

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• #DREAMers is a grassroots movement where numerous social organizations cooperated to support the DREAM Act

• DREAM Act: A Legislation for the Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. that offers them both conditional and permanent residencies

• Dream Activist is the largest social media page for #DREAMers, attaining more than 88K Likes on Facebook and 28K Followers on its Twitter

Twitter of Dream Activist

Background: Walter Lara’s Story• College student Walter Lara’s tweet in 2008 “I’m being deported.”

• Maria Lacayo, a childhood friend, created the “Keep Walter’s Dream Alive” Facebook page when he was two weeks from being deported and received 400 emails the next day suggesting action and giving support

• Obtained a letter from Senator Bill Nelson to Department of Homeland Security asking to defer action on deportation

• Supporters crashed the lines at the Department of Homeland Security on two consecutive days

• Twitter was created and had 300+ followers in a couple of hours

• Three days before he was scheduled to depart, Lara received a yearlong deferment that has been renewed

• Dreamers now see Lara’s success as a flagship case to use social media to prevent deportations of civil undocumented immigrants

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• On August 15, 2012: Due to the opening of applications for the Obama Administration’s ”Deferred Action for Childhood” program by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

Reason for Spike

First Spike Search Term: #DREAMers

Celebrity Participation: Video

• ”TheDreamisNow”isadocumentaryurgingforimmigrationreform andthepassageoftheDREAMAct fortheundocumentedyouth• DirectedandwrittenbyOscar-winningfilmmaker,DavisGuggenheim• Thecampaignurgeseveryonetosharewhytheysupportimmigrationreform,andtosignthepetitioncalling forCongresstopassreformcontainingprinciplesoftheDREAMAct

Twitter of The Dream is Now

Video of The Dream is Now

The official Youtube Video of The Dream is Now

Most Important Social Media Platforms

Facebook Twitter

Movement organizers, Celebrities and Politicians widely used Facebook and Twitter to disseminate information, share videos and express their opinions because popular social media platforms help them reach out to a larger audience.

Social Media has • Changed the rate of dissemination of

news and information

• More effectively attracted public attention to social movements

• Created a place where anyone can freely express and exchange their views on

issues• Transformed the mechanism of political

participation and civic engagement

1. Alicia Garcia• Career• Involvement in Organizations

2. California Assembly Bill AB540• Tuition costs• History of Anti-Undocumented Immigrant in Education

• States with similar legislature3. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA)

• Advance parole• Basic facts as the page was already very developed

4. Jose Antonio Vargas• Trump news conference incident• Documentary / social media involvements

5. Sophie Cruz• Rise to fame through Pope procession incident• Public appearances thereafter

6. Minutemen Project• First border watch• Response to 2016 elections

Wikipedia Contributions

Wikipedia Contributions7. Presente.org

• Overview• Campaign Archive

8. Federation for American Immigration Reform• Overview• Political and Social influences of the movement

• Criticisms 9. Center for Community Change

• Overview• Strategies and Activities of the organization

10. Fair Immigration Reform Movement• History• Principles• Outcomes• Long-term goals and threats

11. Inequality within immigrant families in the United States• Duality of Exclusion

Thank You

"About - Mike Bloomberg." Mike Bloomberg. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2016.

"For young young immigrants, avoiding deportation to cost $465." CNN. Cable News Network, 4 Aug. 2012. Web. 16 Dec. 2016.

Global Connection. N.d. SquareSpace. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.

"NewsOne Celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month." News One. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Dec. 2016.

"The Dream is Now." The Dream Is Now. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2016.

"WATCH: Celeb Immigration Activists Launch #IAmAnImmigrant." Breitbart. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Dec. 2016.

"Why Immigration May Decide the 2016 Election - Partnership for a New American Economy." Newamericanecon. Partnership for a New American Economy. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2016.

"13 illuminating Trump immigration tweets." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2016.

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