In both the article, and book, they share information about immigrants a different way. In the book, I recall that the main characters, Michael, his brother Carlos, and his friend Manny were discussing how they were going to talk to Mr.Lima without him finding out they were Cuban immigrants.”They definitely asked you for Michael’s last name?” Carlos asked Manny. “I thought about giving them a middle name or something, just to throw them off for now,” Manny said. “But if they found out later I'd lie about something that easy to find out, I figured they'd be asking themselves why I lied about something that easy to find out” (page 58). This quote shows how Carlos and Michael are afraid of getting discovered by the police or government that they're immigrants. Michael looks at New York as his home, and as his chance to actually accomplish his goal of making it to the Little league Baseball series.
In the article there are many ways that show people are distant from the police and that they're afraid to ask for their help because they're afraid they might get deported. In the article it states that people are standing up for their freedom no matter if they're immigrants, and one person mentions that people are distant from police nowadays because they fear them. “We want them to help us solve crimes… I'm afraid that people will shy away from the police altogether.” This quote shows how the government/leaders fear people getting distant with the police just because they're immigrants. They want them to feel safe in their country or state, they don't want them to worry about deportation.
MLA Citations:
Lupica, Mike. Heat. New York: Puffin , 2012. Print.
Jarvie, Jenny . "Texas announces lawsuit against local officials considered hostile toward 'sanctuary cities' ban." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, n.d. Web. 11 May 2017.
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