1. Download, open and read carefully the document A Century of U.S. Intervention Created the Immigration Crisis. Pay special attention to the timeline of El Salvador. U.S. foreign policy in Central America during the 1980s and U.S. support for the Salvadoran government during the civil war in El Salvador, is the historical and political background and setting for Demetria Martinez’s novel Mother Tongue.
2. Open and read the links Remembering El Mozote, the Worst Massacre in Modern Latin American History, and Survivors of the Massacre ask: Why did they have to kill those children?2. Open and read the links Remembering El Mozote, the Worst Massacre in Modern Latin American History, and Survivors of the Massacre ask: Why did they have to kill those children?
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/remembering-el-mozote-the-worst-massacre-in-modern-latin-american-history/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/remembering-el-mozote-the-worst-massacre-in-modern-latin-american-history/
3. Research the origin of the Sanctuary Movement and its development as both a protest and a moral response to U.S. policies. Research current sanctuary cities and states in the U.S. and list them.3. Research the origin of the Sanctuary Movement and its development as both a protest and a moral response to U.S. policies. Research current sanctuary cities and states in the U.S. and list them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/world/americas/el-salvador-el-mazote-massacre.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/world/americas/el-salvador-el-mazote-massacre.html
4.After completing all of the above, explain the connection between the current U.S. immigration crisis and the role the U.S. has played in Central America. Why is it important that we need sanctuary cities in the U.S., and how does Martinez’s writing and activism illuminate this for us? Answer that question and write your thoughts, ideas, and comments on all the above subjects (Items 1 through 4) in a paper (400-450 words). At the end, include the list of sanctuary cities in the the U.S.After completing all of the above, explain the connection between the current U.S. immigration crisis and the role the U.S. has played in Central America. Why is it important that we need sanctuary cities in the U.S., and how does Martinez’s writing and activism illuminate this for us? Answer that question and write your thoughts, ideas, and comments on all the above subjects (Items 1 through 4) in a paper (400-450 words). At the end, include the list of sanctuary cities in the the U.S.
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