Immigration: a Civic issue not Criminal

Immigration what is it?

• When people move to another country with the intention of living there, it is called immigration. The people are called immigrants.

• Now immigrants: when people go to a new country for just a short visit, they are usually called tourists.

What is the problem?• There are 41 million foreign-born individuals living in

the United States. Together, this group makes up 12.9 percent of the overall population. This percentage is still well below the 1890 high point for immigration, when 14.8 percent of the population was foreign born.

• The majority of the foreign-born are from Latin America and Asia, with a small number arriving from Europe and Africa. As of 2013, roughly 52 percent of U.S. immigrants were born in Latin America, close to 30 percent in Asia, 11.6 percent in Europe, and 4.4 percent in Africa.

What is the problem?• Latinos and Asian Americans are a growing segment of the

American electorate. In 2012, Latinos comprised 11 percent of eligible voters, with Asian Americans making up 6 percent. By 2024, these two groups are expected to rise to 15 percent and 8 percent, respectively.

• What injustices says “The main problems caused by illegal immigration are lost jobs, depreciated wages, stolen taxpayer resources, and increased numbers of crimes and domestic terrorism. Each of these problems harms Americans in many ways.”

• What social justice says “Ultimately, Congress must pass a fair and permanent pathway to citizenship.”

What can I Do?

• I can tried to bring awareness to this social issue thought the use of social media.

Process

• Two weeks ago I began a board using Pinterestas my social media platform.

• The initial title was “Since when does immigrant mean Mexican”

https://www.pinterest.com/classygracie/immigration-reform-we-need-it-now/

• The board starts off with 15 Pins

Process• The board ended up with approximately 33 pins a mixture of

immigration facts, video clips quotes, and funny memes to illustrate the severity of the issue

• After the first week I notice there were not hits so I decided to change the name of the board to “Immigration Reform: We need it now”

• I looked for the pins using the following key words: Immigrant, immigration reform, Mexican,

• Data was collected by counting individual post, likes, shares, comments

Process

• Now after the name change still no hits

• Research on Google to find out how to increase my Pinterest fan base and According to Social Media Marketing

Process• I posted on several immigration boards, I added and

shared my board on pinterest to a total of 10 boardsthat belonged to strangers who also had boards on immigration causes.

• Results-No hits

• I need to use other sister Social Media platforms

BEFORE I begin to post- something magicalhappen I got hits on Pinterest!!-2 people started to follow the board a week later.

• Analytics on Pinterest• Total of 9 repins • 1 engaged conversation.

Process

Facebook • Posting on Facebook was easy • Board was posted on

personal pageEd.d C5 pagefriends pages

Total board post on individual FB pages 6Board was posted 8 times on my personal page14 individual pins were posted on my facebook page

• Results: individual post work best vs postingthe entire board.

Process• TwitterA lot more difficult – time consuming figuring out how to post on twitter• A total of 13 tweets were posted between Nov. 20th- Nov. 29th

• Results: only one tweet was shared

Implications

• To bring awareness to a social Issue takes commitment and time• Using social media involves catchy phrases –Mass creativity,

the use of #hastgas and trends• The need for more than a two week period to establish a solid

fan base.

Discussion • My Engagement on

Pinterest