Urban development

  1. Drawing on the two books, lectures, and readings, what are the specific economic
    and political conditions that have worsened conditions for low-income
    immigrants in US cities?
  2. Drawing on the book (Cities and Social Movements), lectures, and readings, what
    were the specific factors that sparked mobilizations by undocumented immigrants
    in the United States.
  3. Drawing on the book (Cities and Social Movements) and lecture from week 10,
    describe the process through which immigrants developed into a political
    group with high mobilization capacities in Los Angeles.
  4. According to the book Cities and Social Movements, immigrant mobilizations
    in Los Angeles and Paris had similar origins, but they developed very
    different trajectories. What role did governments play in causing these very
    different outcomes?