Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe and Miriam Rojas-Arenaza. “The Mathematics of Mexico-US migration and US Immigration Policy” Policy Studies. Vol 33 (4). July 2012. pp 297-312.

This peer reviewed article is outlining the mathematical research behind the policies designed in the US regarding Mexico-based immigration. They use statistics, qualitative data analysis, and the mass media to showcase the affects that the policies passed by the US has, especially since there is a bias against Mexico-based immigrants. The study concluded the misuse of the numbers related to immigrants, and the slanderous portrayal in the media about immigrants being violent, and harmful for the US economy and society. The falsification and misrepresentation of these numbers and statistics have resulted in many harmful laws, including Arizona SB 1070, which allows for the police to racially profile people who they feel do not carry proper identification. The act of fixing these false numbers to the correct statistics could result in better policies for immigration, and a better representation of a group of people all together. I feel this article has all of the right statistics in which I am looking to use for my research question as it covers all sorts of issues related to my question: media, self-identity, statistics of immigration, etc.