Immigration: 9500 Liberty
Justice 202-2: WIP
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS: Analyzing 9500 Liberty
The documentary 9500 Liberty by Annabel Park and Eric Byler told of the inequality that immigrants faced in Prince William County, a small community in Virginia. On October 16, 2007, eight members of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on emergency funding to implement immigration resolution. This new law made it possible for police officers in Prince William County to question anyone they suspected to be in the country illegally based on factors such as their skin color and language. This paper will discuss the different perspectives appearing in the film 9500 Liberty in an effort to evaluate and critic arguments made by both parties in order to analysis the immigration social conflict. The documentary opens up with an older white man confronting a group of Latinos about their legal status in the country. He accuses the younger Latino children of being gang members and not deserving an education in the United States. His frustration and tension is filmed as he screams at them to learn English, this tension is further demonstrated by the whites towards the Latino community throughout the documentary. The social conflict which erupted on film was partly due to a blogger named Greg Letiecq, who is president of the blog “Help Save Manassas” on BVBL.net. Letiecq, a resident of Prince William County, initiated the movement to have white citizens raise up against undocumented immigrants because he believed that the growing Latino population was causing an “alien invasion” in his county. He adopted the help of the board chairman, Corey Stewart, as his ally to pass the bill that would require police officers to question anyone with probable cause to believe that they are undocumented immigrants with a goal to ultimately deport illegal immigrants from the community. The term ‘probable cause’ stirred up controversy as to what it looks like, is it the color or a
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS: Analyzing 9500 Liberty
The documentary 9500 Liberty by Annabel Park and Eric Byler told of the inequality that immigrants faced in Prince William County, a small community in Virginia. On October 16, 2007, eight members of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on emergency funding to implement immigration resolution. This new law made it possible for police officers in Prince William County to question anyone they suspected to be in the country illegally based on factors such as their skin color and language. This paper will discuss the different perspectives appearing in the film 9500 Liberty in an effort to evaluate and critic arguments made by both parties in order to analysis the immigration social conflict. The documentary opens up with an older white man confronting a group of Latinos about their legal status in the country. He accuses the younger Latino children of being gang members and not deserving an education in the United States. His frustration and tension is filmed as he screams at them to learn English, this tension is further demonstrated by the whites towards the Latino community throughout the documentary. The social conflict which erupted on film was partly due to a blogger named Greg Letiecq, who is president of the blog “Help Save Manassas” on BVBL.net. Letiecq, a resident of Prince William County, initiated the movement to have white citizens raise up against undocumented immigrants because he believed that the growing Latino population was causing an “alien invasion” in his county. He adopted the help of the board chairman, Corey Stewart, as his ally to pass the bill that would require police officers to question anyone with probable cause to believe that they are undocumented immigrants with a goal to ultimately deport illegal immigrants from the community. The term ‘probable cause’ stirred up controversy as to what it looks like, is it the color or a