BERNABE MENDEZ from the State of Guerrero works as a professional window cleaner in New York He sends 500 dollars a month Photos by Dulce Pinzon Superheroes JUVENTINO ROSAS from the State of Mexico works in a fish market in New York He sends 400 dollars a week ID: 295308
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BERNABE MENDEZ from the State of Guerrero works as a professional window cleaner in New York. He sends 500 dollars a month.
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JUVENTINO ROSAS from the State of Mexico works in a fish market in New York. He sends 400 dollars a week.
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FEDERICO MARTINEZ from the State of Puebla works as a taxi driver in New York. He sends 250 dollars a week.
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MINERVA VALENCIA from Puebla works as a nanny in New York. She sends 400 dollars a week.
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ADALBERTO LARA from the State of Mexico works as a construction worker in New York. He sends 350 dollars a week.
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SERGIO GARCÍA from the State of México works as a waiter in New York. He sends 350 dollars a week.
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PAULINO CARDOZO from the State of Guerrero works in a greengrocer loading trucks. He sends 300 dollars a week.
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OSCAR GONZALEZ from the State of Oaxaca works as a cook in New York. He sends 350 dollars a week
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ERNESTO MENDEZ from Mexico City works as a gigolo in Times Square New York. He sends 200 dollars a week.
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NOE REYES from the State of Puebla works as a delivery boy in Brooklyn New York. He sends 500 dollars a week.
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Keep Out! The Virtual Border GuardBlueServoSlide12
Diary of an Immigrant!
Imagine yourself as being an immigrant who has gone unnoticed.
You are going to write a diary that details the real story of what it is like to be the Mexican immigrant worker in New York... Slide13
Communication Skills…
Use the past tense
First person viewpoint (
ie
. “I”) and make it personal
Chronological order (i.e. Order of time)
Use adjectives to project the mood and describe your feelings
e.g. How would you feel if you got caught?
Try not to just describe, but explain
Use paragraphs for each section of your work
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Content: What should I include?
The information you have been given (facts sheet)
Describe your situation, feelings and plans. Why do you want to leave Mexico?
Details of the push factors and pull factors (Social and Economic).
How you travelled over the border and what you did if you managed it.
Any danger you experienced along the way; did you meet the border patrols?
In your final paragraph you suggest whether your quality of life is better now than in the past.