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MigrationResearchActivity

Youwillimagineyourselfintheroleofarefugee/migrantwhohasrelocatedfromonepartoftheworldto
another.
Someofyouwillexperienceforcedmigrationasrefugeesfleeingethniccleansing,whileotherswillmove
acrosstheUnitedStatesasaresultofamandatorycareerchange.Eachscenariohassomesortofpush/pull
factorthatisdrivingthemigration.Ineithercase,yourjobistoresearchindetailthemanyfactorsthatare
involvedinamigration.
Youwillonlybegivensomebasicinformationregardingyourspecificmigrationscenario.Itisyourjobto
conductresearchtoestablishrealisticdemographicinformationforyourscenario;youwillneedtocreatea
name,familysize,occupationpriortomigrationandanyotherdetailstoestablisharealisticmigrationscenario.

Yourresearchshouldaddress3primaryquestions:
Whereareyoucomingfrom?
Whyareyoumoving?
Howisyourlifedifferentsinceyourmove?

Youwillneedtoproduceathoroughwrittensummaryofyourpersonalmigration.Includeasmuchdetailas
possible.Includeimagestohelpyourreadergainafullerunderstandingofyourmigrationscenario.Your
summaryshouldalsoincludeandrelatetoasmanykeyconceptsfromRubensteinChapter3aspossible.
Includedbelowaremanyguidingquestionstohelpyoucreateanadequateprofileforyourpersonalmigration
scenario.

GuidingQuestions
Usethesequestionsasaguidetowhatkindofinformationyoushouldprovideinyourreport.
Toanswerthesequestions,youwilllikelyhavetodosomeresearch.Usethelinksprovidedtoassistyouingatheringdemographic
dataonyourrespectivecountriesandpeoples.Doyouhavetoanswereveryoneofthesequestions..NO.Butbeasthoroughas
possible.Youcanpresentthisinformationinavarietyofdifferentways:newspaperarticle,journal,essay,whateveryoufeelwill
helpyouconveythejourneyandexperiencesofpersonyouchose.Youwillhavetothinkandimaginewhatlifewouldbelike,you
willnotfindexactanswerstoallthequestionsbelowPutyourselfintheirshoes.Havefun!

Migration Scenarios Label the one youve been given

1) You are a family from Port au Prince Haiti that has recently migrated to the Florida following the
recent earthquake. You lost several family members to cholera. You are a skilled in masonry.
http://www.oas.org/atip/Regional%20Reports/MigrationintheCaribbean.pdf
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44647
1. Whereareyoucomingfrom?
PortauPrinceHaiti
2. DemographicInformation:
(Youshouldtrytoincludeasmuchinformationaspossible)
http://www.indexmundi.com/haiti/demographics_profile.html
3. Whatisthesizeofyourfamily?(pg.87)
5members
4. Whatwasyouroccupationinyourhomeland?Howmuchdidyouearn?

5. Whatwereyourlivingconditions?

6. Whatarethefinancial,political,andsocialconditionsinyourhomeland?

7. Whatisthebackgroundbehindwhyyourfamilyhadto,ordecidedtomove?

8. Whydidyoumove

9. Whyisyourfamilymoving?Describethesituation.

10. Wasyourmovevoluntaryorinvoluntary?
Voluntary
11. Whatarethepush/pullfactorsregardingyourmove?(Economic,Cultural,Environmental)(pg.8385)
Pullfactorsinclude:Economicopportunitiesandchainmigration
Pushfactorsinclude:Skyrocketingpovertyandrecentnaturaldisasters
12. Howfardidyoumigrate?
HaititoNewYork,toFlorida
13. Wasyourmovelegalorillegal?
Legal
14. Werethereanynonprofitgovernmentalorganizationsthathelpedorganizeyourmove?(NGOs)
No
15. Whatisitlikewhereyoumoved?
Warm,humid,withmultipleeconomicopportunities
16. Whatisyouroccupationinyournewhome?Howdoesitcomparetoyouroldoccupation?
Nurse,LPN
17. Havetherebeenanylanguage/cultural/physicalbarrierstogettingsituatedandfindingemployment?
Yes,notbeingabletohaveaclearAmericanvoice
18. Howdoyoustayintouchwithyourhomeland?
Longdistancecallsonminutecards
19. Howmanyofyousamepeopleliveinyournewhome?(pg.8890)
8peopleliveinmycurrentresidence
20. Whataresomeoftheobstaclesthatyoufaceasanimmigrant?
Accentandeducationallevel
21. Arethereanylawsthatthreatenyourabilitytostaywhereyouare?

22. Howhasyourlifestylechangedsinceyourmove?
Muchwealthierandgraceful
23. Howhaveyourchildrenadjustedtothemove?
ClearAmericanaccents,verysocial,andunderstandingofothersandthelaw.

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