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Visual Representation of Refugees through Claymation

Refugee children created a claymation video to capture the journey of a 10-year-old and his family traveling to Australia as refugees.

Refugee children’s story turned into a heartwarming claymation video

Harmon, Steph. “Refugee Children’s Story Turned into a Heartwarming Claymation Video.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 19 June 2018, www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/19/refugee-childrens-story-turned-into-a-heartwarming-claymation-video.

Unaccompanied youth migration, community- T based programs, and the power of “push” factors in El Salvador

I’m mainly Peruvian but there wasn’t much on it so I looked up my other half which was El Salvador. El Salvador has the largest migration of mainly unaccompanied youths. Most people leave El Salvador because of the war or because of gangs. El Salvador has the greatest number of gang members and the highest homicide rates. Immigration into the United States from El Salvador started around 1980 because of the war. My family from El Salvador came in the 90s because of the war. My father’s  father died in the war so they fled to the United States. Their push factor is the gangs violence since they take over most of the country so many people feel unsafe to stay in their home country. The size of gangs continue to grow due to deportation. “Police corruption and misconduct are also part of the problem because police maltreatment of citizens amplifies distrust of law enforcement due to corruption among some officers” (Roth 2018). Most gangs recruitments occur in prison which puts fear in the Salvadorians and make them want to flee to the United States.

 

Roth, Benjamin J.; Hartnett, Caroline S.. Children & Youth Services Review , Sep 2018, Vol. 92, p48-55, 8p; DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.026, Database: Education Source

 

Central Americans Seeking Asylum

I decided to do my last article on Central Americans trying to seek asylum. This peer reviewed article talks about people seeking asylum from El Salvador back in the late 1980’s when El Salvador was at war. They talk about the political policies in place that were in place between central american and the United States. Ultimately, 11,050 people were deported from the United States back to El Salvador back in 2006. This was during a time where El Salvador was ridden with gang violence and poverty, after the war. This article seems to be biased against the U.S. and their foreign policies. The article focuses on people that fall outside of the political requirements of being an Asylum seeker. The bias is that the article is made to exploit and criticize the political laws on asylum seeking in the United States. They mention the limitations that is present for people from El Salvador living in the United States.

Article: Coutin, Susan Bibler. “Falling Outside: Excavating the History of Central American Asylum Seekers.” Law & Social Inquiry, vol. 36, no. 3, 2011, pp. 569–596. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23011883.

Trump Administration to Push for Tougher Asylum Rules

The last article i looked at from NBC, explained the current position of law and gave insight on the amount of refugees and asylum seekers coming into the country. However, i found a New York Times article that states the Trump Administration is trying to make this process harder for asylum seekers. Ultimately, the Trump Administration wants to limit and decrease the amount of refugees / asylum seekers coming into the country. This article seems to be biased in the sense that they are kind of agreeing or giving information to make people agree with the Trump Administration. They give numbers on how many refugees / asylum seekers are coming into the country and why this is a concern for Trump. However, they don’t mention why these people are seeking asylum or are trying to leave their country. They mention how the Obama Administration made it easier for Refugees / Asylum Seekers to get into the country, now the Trump Administration wants to limit what the Obama Administration has done.

Here’s a link to the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/us/politics/asylum-seekers-trump-administration.html

U.S. System for Refugees / Asylum Seekers explained

The article i found on NBCs website explains the process of being an asylum seeker and the difference between asylum seekers and refugees. First off, the difference between refugees and asylum seekers is small but it does make a difference. Refugees are people that get approved by the United States to be refugees, they usually are facing or trying to escape persecution weather it be for skin color, race, political background, etc. Asylum Seekers are people that are moving locations in order to escape war, poverty, famine, etc. In order to be eligible, Asylum Seekers must apply for asylum in the U.S. a year before they plan on moving. This news article doesn’t seem to be biased. The content given in the article seems to be mostly informative. They give facts on what a refugee is, what an asylum seeker is, how many refugees are reported to come into the U.S., the most popular areas where they come from, and information on how an asylum seeker can become a citizen.

Here is a link to the article: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43442030/ns/us_news-life/t/us-system-refugee-asylum-seekers-explained/#.XLD0COhKjIU

Dana’s Story

After war and chaos commence in Syria, Dana, a widowed mother, is forced to flee her home and travel to Serbia, where all she has is her 3 young children to keep her going and give them a better life.

CARE. “Dana’s Story: We all want the best for our children”, Care. 4 Jan, 2017. https://www.careinternational.org.uk/stories/danas-story-we-all-want-best-our-children