Seeking information about the prevalence of illegal immigration propaganda in America’s classrooms
Bookworm on Mar 04 2010 at 9:07 am | Filed under: Education, Immigration
Back in January, I blogged about the fact that my daughter’s Spanish class sat through La Misma Luna — which is a movie that uses the travails of a charming and pathetic little boy to make the case that our laws against illegal immigrants are cruel. That’s not just my opinion. Here’s a piece of a review from an immigration action website promoting the movie:
The story, in which a mother must leave her son in her native Mexico to try to build him a better life in the United States, is not mere fantasy, but is based on the countless true stories in which people risk their lives to cross a border that not only separates Mexico from the U.S., but, poverty from prosperity.
The propaganda in this movie (which was funded in part by the Mexican government) is so crude and obvious that even the New York Times derides it.
I’ve since received emails from other parents telling me that their children have also seen this film in school. I’m curious now how prevalent this movie is becoming in the American curriculum. After all, it was released in the U.S. only in 2008, so it hasn’t even had the chance to be around long enough to be called a “classic.” So, if you wouldn’t mind, please take my little poll, and asked your friends to as well.
Related posts:
- Intentionally confusing the illegal immigration debate
- The illegal immigration travesty continues in Congress
- Hitting the illegal immigration nail on the head
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Rasmussen Reports
60% Say Their Kids’ Textbooks Place Political Correctness Above Accuracy
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Sixty percent (60%) of Americans with children in elementary or secondary school say most school textbooks are more concerned with presenting information in a politically correct manner than in accuracy.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 28% of adults with children in the schools disagree and think most textbooks are more concerned with accurately providing information.
read the rest here:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/march_2010/60_say_their_kids_textbooks_place_political_correctness_above_accuracy