FACES not FIGURES
Is the way in which a person views the world a result of the combination of personal experience and his/her unique makeup as an individual? Or, conversally, are the sterotypical confines that are frequently imposed upon people just and accurate and really the key factor in the formation of a person's opinion?

Two Towns of Jasper is an ideal case study for this subject because its premise was the individual. The filmmakers did not focus on the hard facts of the case but more upon the individual reactions to the crime itself and to the issues the crime brought to light.

Using this example as a guideline, I explored the different personal responses to the subject of immigration. I found that it was clearly inadvisable to use characterizations such as "white people hate mexicans" or some such other stereotypical nonsense. I found white Americans who were activists for immigrants and others who were very much against it. I found immigrants themselves who had a highly degrading outlook on other immigrants. I found immigrant teens who were fired up about the "injustices" being shown to illegal immigrants and a legal teen who, despite a difficult life here, does not display any animous towards "real Americans."

Immigrants and natural-born citizens alike need to realize that numbers don't tell the real story- people do. Taking the time to listen to people instead of assuming how they will respond is the only way to truly understand another person.