Migration
Under the Same Moon is a movie that follows a young Mexican boy, named Carlitos, as he embarks on a journey to cross the Mexican American border, to join his mother who is illegally living and working in Los Angeles, California. This relates to the specific idea of migration discussed in the population unit. One of the major concepts in migration is Ravenstein's Laws of Migration. Ravenstein's Laws state that the further distance the source, the less likely the migrant is to travel(also known as distance decay from unit 1), when migrating, migrants head for urban centers, most migrants are young adults, and women are more likely to migrate shorter distances than men. All of these laws are evident in Under the Same Moon. Carlitos and his mother, Rosario, are from Mexico, and instead of migrating to a city such as New York, she moved to Los Angeles because it is closer. Rosario also moved to Los Angeles because it is a very well developed urban center with multiple economic opportunities instead of a small rural community. Rosario was also a young single mother. Because she was female she chose a city closer to Mexico, rather than San Francisco. She also traveled by herself, leaving her son with his grandparents until she was stable. Another concept within migration is problems faced while migrating to a country, and problems faced once a migrant enters that country. An intervening obstacle is an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration. Intervening obstacles can range from bodies of water, to deserts, to fortified borders, and immigration quotas. Immigration quotas are laws that put a limit on the number of people who can immigrate into the United States from each country over the course of a year. While Carlitos was trying to reach his mother in Los Angeles, he ran into the Mexico, United States border that is heavily patrolled by United States Border Patrol. Immigrants also face many cultural problems once they enter a new host country. Especially in the United States, legal citizens are often very suspicious of immigrants, and often times immigrants face discrimination and prejudice. Citizens sometimes feel that they are superior to immigrants who enter the country. For example, Rosario was hired by a white woman to clean her house. The woman was often very rude to Rosario, treated her like she was not intelligent, and threatened to call the Immigration Police if Rosario failed to complete the tasks assigned to her. Another phenomenon that is observed in the migration process is push and pull factors. A push factor induces people to move out of their current location, while a pull factor lures people to move into a new location. Push and pull factors can be economic, cultural, and environmental in nature. In the case of Under the Same Moon, Rosario was pulled toward the United States due to greater economic opportunities for herself and her son.
Under the Same Moon is a movie that follows a young Mexican boy, named Carlitos, as he embarks on a journey to cross the Mexican American border, to join his mother who is illegally living and working in Los Angeles, California. This relates to the specific idea of migration discussed in the population unit. One of the major concepts in migration is Ravenstein's Laws of Migration. Ravenstein's Laws state that the further distance the source, the less likely the migrant is to travel(also known as distance decay from unit 1), when migrating, migrants head for urban centers, most migrants are young adults, and women are more likely to migrate shorter distances than men. All of these laws are evident in Under the Same Moon. Carlitos and his mother, Rosario, are from Mexico, and instead of migrating to a city such as New York, she moved to Los Angeles because it is closer. Rosario also moved to Los Angeles because it is a very well developed urban center with multiple economic opportunities instead of a small rural community. Rosario was also a young single mother. Because she was female she chose a city closer to Mexico, rather than San Francisco. She also traveled by herself, leaving her son with his grandparents until she was stable. Another concept within migration is problems faced while migrating to a country, and problems faced once a migrant enters that country. An intervening obstacle is an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration. Intervening obstacles can range from bodies of water, to deserts, to fortified borders, and immigration quotas. Immigration quotas are laws that put a limit on the number of people who can immigrate into the United States from each country over the course of a year. While Carlitos was trying to reach his mother in Los Angeles, he ran into the Mexico, United States border that is heavily patrolled by United States Border Patrol. Immigrants also face many cultural problems once they enter a new host country. Especially in the United States, legal citizens are often very suspicious of immigrants, and often times immigrants face discrimination and prejudice. Citizens sometimes feel that they are superior to immigrants who enter the country. For example, Rosario was hired by a white woman to clean her house. The woman was often very rude to Rosario, treated her like she was not intelligent, and threatened to call the Immigration Police if Rosario failed to complete the tasks assigned to her. Another phenomenon that is observed in the migration process is push and pull factors. A push factor induces people to move out of their current location, while a pull factor lures people to move into a new location. Push and pull factors can be economic, cultural, and environmental in nature. In the case of Under the Same Moon, Rosario was pulled toward the United States due to greater economic opportunities for herself and her son.