Illegal Immigrants In Just Like Us

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Illegal immigration is not only an issue in the state of Colorado but for all in the United States of America (Desmond & Empirbayer 2010). For instance, in the novel “Just Like Us,” a Mexican descent individual by the name of Raul Gomez-Garcia shot two police officers in Denver Colorado (Thorpe 2009). An impulsive action such as this committed by a single individual who is Mexican only contributes to the stigmas associated with illegal immigrants. From the sociological lens, the violent behavior that this person displayed is a result of Robert K. Merton’s Strain Theory. The Strain Theory suggests that criminal behavior is a frequent occurrence when a person is deprived of sufficient resources that enable them to thrive within society due

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