CARTEL VIOLENCE
What percentage of illegal drugs in america come from mexico?
90%
What countries are in the Northern Triangle?
Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala
What is immigration?
Defined as the "travel into a country for the purpose of permanent residence there"
What does the word <<DREAM>> stand for in the California Dream Act?
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors
Can you apply for asylum once in the U.S
Yes
How many homicides have taken place since 2006 over drugs?
300,000 people
How much do El Salvadorans and Hondurans pay to the gangs?
Salvadorans pay $756 million
Hondurans pay $200 million
What are the four different types of immigration status? What do they mean?
U.S. Citizen: Usually born or “naturalized” residents who have gone through the entire immigration system
Resident: Residents who obtain a green card and are legally allowed to work and live in the United States
Non-Immigrants: People who enter the country not intending to stay,usually those with work or student visas
Undocumented: People who have entered the United States illegally and are not legally allowed to stay in the United States
What was the Supreme Court's rule for the Plyler v Doe case?
The Supreme Court ruled that undocumented students have a constitutional right to receive a free, public K-12 education.
All students, regardless of their citizenship or residency status, are entitled to attend school.
How many people are granted asylum each year?
25,000
Who do the cartels mainly target?
Those in the way of cartels, can be citizens or high ranking government officials
Rival gang members
Government resistance (military and police)
What does the organization FMLN stand for? What is it?
Farabundo Marti National Liberation
A guerrilla army
What is the daily average amount of migrants held in detention centers?
About 42,000
What percentage of all U.S. workers do DACA holders account for?
0.25%
what is the term used to describe what is wrong with the U.S. asylum process
Refugee Roulette
How did Mexican president Felipe Calderon focus on removing drug cartels? What were the negative effects?
He input 10s of thousands of military troops in mexico because he believed the police were corrupt
With US help he killed 25 of the main 37 drug “kingpins”
Created smaller, more violent cartels Double the amount of people died during his time in office
How many homicides occur on average daily?
Average of 20 deaths per day
What did the amnesty bill do?
This act was mean to enforce a tighter security at the Southern border as well as find and punish workplaces that employ knowingly undocumented immigrants Gave to undocumented immigrants who have been in the US prior to 1986 a path to residency and eventually citizenship.
What was the date in which president Trump rescinds DACA?
September 5, 2017
What is the main difference between Affirmative Asylum and Defensive Asylum?
Affirmative asylum is applied for once in the U.S.. Defensive Asylum is applied once someone has been caught here without documents
what are three reasons cartels kill people?
1. if they are in the way of cartels
2. if they are in a rival gang
3. if they are a government resistance such as police or military
What is a death squad, what do they do?
A death squad is a squad that conducts killings, sexual assault, robbery, and extortion.
What is the 5 different ways a person can enter the U.S. with documents?
Work/Student Visa
Family Based Sponsorship
Visa Lottery
Investors
Asylum Seeking
Name 5 of the 7 eligibility factors for DACA.
Were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012;
Came to the United States before reaching your 16th birthday;
Have continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007, up to the present time;
Were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012
Had no lawful status on June 15, 2012;
Are currently in school, have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate
Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor,or three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.
What are 5 out of 7 protected grounds for asylum?
Race, Caste, Nationality, Religion, Political Opinions, Personal Beliefs