2. Mexico to the U.S. California at the San Ysidro crossing, which can be seen in the background. Who? Enrique Aquilar Canchola , 42 What? To try (unsuccessfully) to sneak across the border... When? Where? Why? July 2006 Disguised as a bus seat
3. Aims: -Be able to locate Mexico and the USA . - Give reasons for why people migrate from Mexico to the USA. - Describe the advantages and disadvantages for Mexico and the USA. - Consider the different perceptions surrounding the issue of migration. - Use and develop skills in creative writing . Keywords International Migration, Push, Pull, Mexico, USA.
9. BERNABE MENDEZ from the State of Guerrero works as a professional window cleaner in New York. He sends 500 dollars a month. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
10. JUVENTINO ROSAS from the State of Mexico works in a fish market in New York. He sends 400 dollars a week. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
11. FEDERICO MARTINEZ from the State of Puebla works as a taxi driver in New York. He sends 250 dollars a week. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
12. MINERVA VALENCIA from Puebla works as a nanny in New York. She sends 400 dollars a week. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
13. ADALBERTO LARA from the State of Mexico works as a construction worker in New York. He sends 350 dollars a week. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
14. SERGIO GARCÍA from the State of México works as a waiter in New York. He sends 350 dollars a week. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
15. PAULINO CARDOZO from the State of Guerrero works in a greengrocer loading trucks. He sends 300 dollars a week. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
16. OSCAR GONZALEZ from the State of Oaxaca works as a cook in New York. He sends 350 dollars a week Photos by Dulce Pinzon
17. ERNESTO MENDEZ from Mexico City works as a gigolo in Times Square New York. He sends 200 dollars a week. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
18. NOE REYES from the State of Puebla works as a delivery boy in Brooklyn New York. He sends 500 dollars a week. Photos by Dulce Pinzon
19. Imagine yourself as being a superhero who has gone unnoticed. You are going to write a diary that details the real story of what it is like to be the Mexican immigrant worker in New York...
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22. Created by Liz Smith Acknowledgements: Alan Parkinson for blogging about the Mexican Superheroes gallery! Dulce Pinzon- for the Superheroes images. Idea for use of Westside Story video and lyrics unknown. Disguised as a bus seat image- http://www.weirdnewstoday.com/2006/07/disguised-as-car-seat.htm