Illinois Association of Multilingual Multicultural Education Bulletin, 2017
On Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald
Trump became the 45th President of the
United States. He ran ... more On Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States. He ran on a campaign that heavily maligned immigrants in general, but undocumented immigrants in particular. From the beginning of his campaign, Trump and his supporters have made many statements indicating that “Mexico is not sending us their best” and that Mexico will pay for a wall to keep Mexicans from coming to the U.S. Although blatantly false, statements such as the above are partially what attracted so many people to him and ultimately got him elected. In this paper, we take common beliefs about undocumented immigration and shed light on what is the reality in hopes that by sharing facts instead of spreading misinformation, people can become more educated on this topic.
Illinois Association of Multilingual Multicultural Education Bulletin, 2017
On Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald
Trump became the 45th President of the
United States. He ran ... more On Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States. He ran on a campaign that heavily maligned immigrants in general, but undocumented immigrants in particular. From the beginning of his campaign, Trump and his supporters have made many statements indicating that “Mexico is not sending us their best” and that Mexico will pay for a wall to keep Mexicans from coming to the U.S. Although blatantly false, statements such as the above are partially what attracted so many people to him and ultimately got him elected. In this paper, we take common beliefs about undocumented immigration and shed light on what is the reality in hopes that by sharing facts instead of spreading misinformation, people can become more educated on this topic.
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Trump became the 45th President of the
United States. He ran on a campaign
that heavily maligned immigrants in
general, but undocumented immigrants
in particular. From the beginning of his
campaign, Trump and his supporters
have made many statements indicating
that “Mexico is not sending us their
best” and that Mexico will pay for a
wall to keep Mexicans from coming to
the U.S. Although blatantly false,
statements such as the above are
partially what attracted so many people
to him and ultimately got him elected.
In this paper, we take common beliefs
about undocumented immigration and
shed light on what is the reality in
hopes that by sharing facts instead of
spreading misinformation, people can
become more educated on this topic.
Trump became the 45th President of the
United States. He ran on a campaign
that heavily maligned immigrants in
general, but undocumented immigrants
in particular. From the beginning of his
campaign, Trump and his supporters
have made many statements indicating
that “Mexico is not sending us their
best” and that Mexico will pay for a
wall to keep Mexicans from coming to
the U.S. Although blatantly false,
statements such as the above are
partially what attracted so many people
to him and ultimately got him elected.
In this paper, we take common beliefs
about undocumented immigration and
shed light on what is the reality in
hopes that by sharing facts instead of
spreading misinformation, people can
become more educated on this topic.