#18 Research Topic

While thinking of what topic to research, I decided to focus on the ancestry on my mother's side. My mother is from Honduras while my father is from Wyoming. Coming from a multicultural home I chose a topic that I felt I could sympathize with: What is causing the large scale of immigration from latin american countries and what effect is it having on the United States? Here is the outline I used for my research paper.

Outline

Introduction: Write the personal story of my mother immigrating to the United States. Why did she move? What was she leaving behind? What they are leaving behind- family, friends, nice neighbors, home, whole church. Homesickness- cried for a whole year to do missing her country, family, friends, home. Explain it from my perspective. After a year of being in the United States she found friends in church

Background: Write about the history of Honduras. The problems the country has been facing over the years. How have drug cartels, smugglers, human trafficking, and gang violence been a problem? The effects? (most dangerous city in the world) How has it lead to more immigration? The Process. Difficulties people have in immigrating to the United States. The process it takes to get here. The desire for the American Dream. Looking for work and a better life. Adapting- hardships, discrimination, ghettos

Effects of Immigration on the US: How do people feel about immigration. Different opinions from different viewpoints. Take from past essay- current events sociology paper. Benefits vs. problems/positives vs. negatives. 

Future Change: How we have to adapt for the future Do we need to change our viewpoints of immigration and be more accepting? Do we need to help fix the problem from the source? Should we be more strict with our immigration policies?