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In my objective viewing of Interview with Marco Saavedra and Press Release is muddied with a semblance of frustration more than anything else. It makes no sense that a system that is meant to help assist in the process, going through each and every loop, double checking only for it to fly back in your face completely. When all these families are…[Read more]

Interview Transcript
Andrew Rivera
LTS 360
Prof Galvez/ Prof Silva
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Section One

Andrew: Good morning, today Saturday, March 6th I am here with my grandmother discussing some hot button questions, but first things first, what is your name?

Ines: Ines Rodriguez

Andrew: Where were you born?

Ines: I was born in San German,…[Read more]

1. What do you think of the decision of some undocumented activists to no longer tell their stories on social media. Do “we”(the public, the media, etc) have a “right” to stories? How can we think about immigrant rights without stories? Are stories a good pathway to rights? Why or why not?
The means of which we possess the stories is not the con…[Read more]

1. Why/How/When was this program or category created in the US? Is it an active program/category or is it expired/never activated?
The Green Card Lottery otherwise known as the DIV was instituted into the united states government in 1990 as part of the Immigration Act of the same year and currently remains active to this day although many would…[Read more]

In your study have there been specific genres within sci fi that took your interest in your research?

Do you find there are more similarities in real life rather than in science fiction that deliver the better message or is it said medium (sci fi) what is needed to convey the thoughts and issues?

What mediums have you related to or felt a…[Read more]

1. What’s been the most unexpected innovation you’ve taken advantage of lately and why?

The most unexpected innovation I would say that is being taken advantage of for me would be the use of zoom and adobe. Since the pandemic and quarantine had started, we all found ourselves a bit depressed on what to do next, not being able to see my own gra…[Read more]