Overview
What makes people want to leave their home countries?
Political instability, violence, bad economy, etc., incentivize people to leave
What are some current policies regarding migration?
What did a CIA-backed coup in Guatemala cause?
civil war and government corruption.
No. Fledgling democracies have been overthrown before.
What are some hardships migrants face once they do get into the U.S.
Racism, discrimination, hostile work environment
What article was a large basis for our presentation?
Operation AJAX, anything involving operation AJAX, Operation AJAX: Roots of a Tree Grown in Distrust
What event has roots in the distrust between Iran and the U.S.
Operation AJAX
Why did the U.S. and Britain want to put Shah Reza Pahlavi in power?
To essentially get puppet control over Iran for their oil.
What interests do U.S. backed regimes typically support and what do they use to support these interests?
Corporate interests, state suppression
How has the current labor crisis affected migration?
Very hard for anyone to find a job, migrants often get into jobs such as reproductive labor and temporary work.
What did the CIA do to try and cause a stir in Iran's Nuclear Program?
Kidnapped Shahram Amiri, an Iranian Nuclear Scientist.
What is oftentimes a scapegoat for why CIA-backed coups/regime changes need to happen?
Threats of communism
The lack of this puts migrant workers at a disadvantage.
Legal status
What country of origin had the largest number of refugees fleeing to the U.S. in 2018?
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
What did the article "The consequences of CIA-sponsored regime change in Latin America" claim was the average percent of reduced per-capita income?
10%
The U.S. uses this to increase homeland support for CIA-backed coups/regime changes.
Propaganda
What troubles do migrants face in the workplace?
exploitative employers, deportation threats, cant find new jobs if they want to leave poor work environments.
what conflicts displaced approx. 38 Million people?
Post 9/11 wars, Global War on Terror.
What researchers found was that migrants more often than not flee from political violence, not because of the violence itself, rather:
The socioeconomic situation that results from political violence.
What type of lifestyle did the CIA-backed leader Shah Reza Pahlavi of the overthrown Iran live?
Luxury, expensive, oppressive.