Monday, May 17. 2021

Today's classes are:

9:15 - 11:50 B Block Human Geography

12:30 - 3:05 C Block Legal Studies

B Block Human Geography - First part of the morning we'll start to look at the Key Question: Why Do Migrants Face Obstacles? we'll try to understand temporary-work migrants (include guest workers in Europe and the Middle East and, historically, time-contract workers in Asia) along with illegal and unauthorized immigrants. Our goal is to understand why people who immigrate to a country face challenges when they arrive. Specifically I'm interested in the attitudes of people in host countries to immigrants. We'll try to look at the USA and Mexico and compare it to Europe. I'd also like to look at Canada and see whether it is all sunshine and rainbows or whether there's an underbelly of fear here too. You'll need to answer the following:

1. As you read pages 100-103, “Attitudes toward Immigrants learning Outcome 3.4.3 Describe characteristics of immigrants to the United States”, complete the Venn diagram to compare and contrast attitudes in the U.S. and Europe toward immigrants. 
2. Americans purchase products made in foreign countries using cheap labor. Is this any different than allowing low-cost labor to immigrate to the United States? How?  Why are employers who knowingly hire undocumented immigrants under less scrutiny than the immigrants themselves?
3. Why are new migrants to an area frequently the butt of racist or ethnic jokes? Explain in the context of the history of European emigration to the United States. Which groups were more frequently made fun of?

So...Canada



And Europe...


*Warning Potty Mouth so be aware and watch with care...

And the USA...



Who supports these anti-Globalization, anti-immigration "Nativist" xenophobic and racist groups?



So there are obstacles to migration, but is there a benefit to migration? Let's see:

For the second part of the class, we'll head off to the library to work on a small migration project. The instructions for this assignment are in the Week 3 package. This project comes from Mr. Lucas Varley from Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. You will imagine yourself in the role of a refugee/migrant who has relocated from one part of the world to another. Your job is to research in detail the many factors that are involved in a migration. You will only be given some basic information regarding your specific migration scenario. It is your job to conduct research to establish realistic demographic information for your scenario. You will need to produce a thorough written summary of your personal migration (A.K.A. Diary or Reflection journal or Newspaper article OR you could make a video or do a podcast but you will need a detailed script for it). Include as much detail as possible. Include images to help your reader gain a fuller understanding of your migration scenario. Please feel free to listen to and examine the stories below:

Migration Scenarios – choose one:

1) You are a refugee from Darfur. You have been relocated to Toronto, Ontario. In Darfur you lived in a small village and do not speak English. You have found a very small group of Sudanese refugees but live quite a far distance from them.
2) You lived in Orleans Parish in New Orleans LA when hurricane Katrina hit. You lived in the Superdome for a week until you were relocated to live with a wealthy family in Los Angeles. You are expected to quickly find work and find a place on your own.
3) You are an undocumented immigrant from Oaxaca Mexico that has recently relocated to Tucson, Arizona. You usually find day labor working for farmers harvesting crops. Sometimes you are paid only in food.
4) You are a Filipino that has moved to Qatar in the Middle East for work. You have been living and working as a construction worker first in Saudi Arabia and then in Qatar for the last 5 years.
5) You are an ethnic Russian who has fled from Chechnya. You have been relocated to London England. You have no skills and are still dependent on state support.
6) You are a small family from Turkey that has recently migrated to Germany. You work at the Frankfurt Airport driving a floor cleaning cart. Your wife and kids still live in Turkey and you are trying to raise money and find a way to bring them to Germany to live with you.
7) You are a family from Port au Prince Haiti that migrated to Quebec following the devastating 2011 earthquake. You lost several family members to cholera. You are skilled in masonry.
8) You are a young student from Pakistan. You are studying biochemical engineering at Rutgers University. You are a faithful Muslim. You have no affiliation with radical Islamists, but live in an area where some Muslims openly express anti-American sentiments.
9. You are a family of six from Syria (two parents and four children) that a private sponsorship holder (Canadian International Immigrant and Refugee Support Association) has sponsored to settle in Edmonton. In Syria you were a teacher and do not speak English.

10. You are a single woman, opposition party member, from Venezuela complaining vocally about the lack of basic supplies for the citizens of your country. President Maduro and the PSUV have "cracked down" on dissidents and after seeing your fellow politicians arrested, you have fled to Manaus in Brazil. 

C Block Legal Studies - Today we will discuss the difference between criminal and immoral behaviour (crime and deviance)

After that we're going to look at the types of criminal offenses in Canada (summary conviction, indictable, hybrid). We'll examine the elements of a crime: Actus Reus and Mens Rea which come from Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea which is Latin for “the act will not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty.” (with a special focus on  Mens Rea - intent, knowledge, and recklessness).