The Immigrant Community In Jupiter
1) Many of Jupiter’s immigrants are Guatemalan. For a resource on Guatemalans in the United States see: “Guatemalan Immigrants,” in Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans. Greenwood: Santa Barabara, 2012.
2) You can find a brief history of US Immigration Policies here: "Opportunity and Exclusion: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Policy," from the Immigration Policy Center.
3) What are some of the motives for migration explored in this chapter?
4) What is a coyote?
5) Why did José and Ulises set out for Jupiter in particular?
6) What role does family play in the decision to migrate for the immigrants interviewed in this chapter?
7) What is a segmented labor market?
8) What kinds of jobs do the immigrants in this chapter find in the United States?
9) What are remittances? What are social remittances?
10) What impact has stricter border enforcement had on the migration process from Guatemala?
11) What is a transnational community?
12) What role did the celebration of the Fiesta have in the mobilization and organization of the immigrant community in Jupiter?
13) Does the celebration of the Fiesta have anything to do with the process of immigrant integration? Why or why not? What is the relationship between celebrating immigrant traditions and integration into American society?
14) What sort of hardships were Jupiter’s day-laborers subject to in the open air labor market?
16) What role did Corn Maya play for the Town authorities once it was officially re-established?
17) What were the shortcomings of the pilot program that Corn Maya operated? What were the successes of the pilot program?
18) What other organizations and institutions did Corn Maya work with at this early stage?
2) You can find a brief history of US Immigration Policies here: "Opportunity and Exclusion: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Policy," from the Immigration Policy Center.
3) What are some of the motives for migration explored in this chapter?
4) What is a coyote?
5) Why did José and Ulises set out for Jupiter in particular?
6) What role does family play in the decision to migrate for the immigrants interviewed in this chapter?
7) What is a segmented labor market?
8) What kinds of jobs do the immigrants in this chapter find in the United States?
9) What are remittances? What are social remittances?
10) What impact has stricter border enforcement had on the migration process from Guatemala?
11) What is a transnational community?
12) What role did the celebration of the Fiesta have in the mobilization and organization of the immigrant community in Jupiter?
13) Does the celebration of the Fiesta have anything to do with the process of immigrant integration? Why or why not? What is the relationship between celebrating immigrant traditions and integration into American society?
14) What sort of hardships were Jupiter’s day-laborers subject to in the open air labor market?
- Explore "On The Corner: Day-Labor in the United States" by A. Valenzuela, N. Theodore, E. Melendez and A.Gonzalez to learn more about day-labor.
16) What role did Corn Maya play for the Town authorities once it was officially re-established?
17) What were the shortcomings of the pilot program that Corn Maya operated? What were the successes of the pilot program?
18) What other organizations and institutions did Corn Maya work with at this early stage?
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"Opportunity and Exclusion"
"On The Corner"
"Opportunity and Exclusion"
"On The Corner"
