Migrant Right Movement Analysis

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These sources from where people get the scope on the negative impact of Latino (im)migrant reinforces white supremacist ideas about who deserves protection and punishment. Sources like the newspaper Los Angeles Times, participate in the production of common sense regarding issues of (im)migration that in draws the ideas that dictate what it means to be a US citizen. By doing this, Los Angeles Times influence the ideological framework of the mainstream (im)migrant rights movement. There is some tension between (im)migrant right movement and (im)migrant communities about the best approach to bring a change. The reason for this tension between these two its because it seems like there are always obstacles that limited how much they can help (im)migrant. Some (im)migrant can live long lives with no fear of being deported and separated from their families, however others feel like "it's a shadow following and …show more content…
Unfortunately, she became involved in the struggle for (im)migrant rights after her deportation and as a result her relationship with her daughter Elisa struggled. However, after being deported Esther became involved in the (im)migrant right movement while living in Tijuana, her story was popular within the activist groups that it later even the government became interested. Although Esther was an (im)migrant deported after being in prison, it is sad to know that these (im)migrant right movements want to hide her real identity just for the sake to present her story as deserving "good" (im)migrant. The good (im)migrants who work hard and do not engage in criminalized acts. The (im)migrant rights movement believes this is the only route to provide protection for (im)migrants in general. The boundaries used to regulate deserving and undeserving, recuperable and irrecuperable subjects constantly change depending on the organizing logic of the

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