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Resources & guiding questions for today's class:
Why does ICE exist?
What work do they do and how do they do it?
Why do people object to what ICE does and want to get rid of it?
Based on your reading, do you think ICE is a necessary part of our nation’s law enforcement?
ICE
- These three are all from the ICE government website, about themselves:
- https://immigrationforum.org/article/fact-sheet-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice/ - Immigration Forum fact sheet on various aspects of ICE
- https://www.usa.gov/deportation - info on the deportation process
- https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/inside-border-detention-centers-thousands-of-children-are-being-held-1259433027703?v=railb& - MSNBC reporter talking about his experience at a detention center
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whats-driving-the-movement-to-abolish-ice - what’s driving the movement to abolish ICE?
- https://newrepublic.com/article/149945/ok-abolish-ice-then abolish ICE - and then what?
What are the opposing views of government officials on immigration?
What are they asking for?
What issues are they passionate about?
How are they trying to effect change?
Govnt views/protests
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/28/us/politics/ice-immigration-eliminate-agency.html - some want to abolish ICE
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/07/election-results-2018-donald-trump-immigration-building-wall-nancy-pelosi-democrats-house/1917575002/ - how might the new congress address immigration?
- http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/30/what-to-know-about-the-citizenship-question-the-census-bureau-is-planning-to-ask-in-2020/ citizenship question on 2020 census
- https://www.npr.org/2018/03/27/597436512/fact-check-has-citizenship-been-a-standard-census-question - history of citizenship census question fact checked
- https://www.politico.com/news/immigration-reform - various recent articles
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/politics/trump-protests-family-separation.html , https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/30/us/june-30-immigration-protests/index.html - protests over Trump zero tolerance
- https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/06/27/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-abolish-ice-newsroom-sot-vpx.cnn - A. Cortez on abolishing ICE
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-ice-director-sanctuary-cities-20180102-story.html - ICE director on santruary cities
What are the main focuses and “achievements” of each President around immigration?
Many executive actions have shaped immigration policy (rather than legislation from Congress). What are some of the situations where Presidents has flexed their executive power around immigration?
What are the main differences between the Presidents?
How have the laws changed under these Presidencies?
Which President do you think had the best immigration policy and why?
Presidents https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2014/10/06/98321/by-the-numbers-every-president-since-eisenhower-has-taken-executive-action-on-immigration/ - overview in numbers (2014, pre Trump)
- https://abc7chicago.com/politics/how-family-immigration-was-handled-during-past-administrations/3622481/ - brief overview of clinton, bush, & obama on family immigration
- https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/blog-post/how-us-immigration-laws-have-changed-over-past-25-years - change over the past 25 yrs
- https://www.npr.org/2017/10/15/557863705/for-every-president-since-reagan-immigration-has-been-one-more-minefield clips from various presidents
Where can immigrants go for help and support?
What kind of rights do undocumented immigrants have?
Do you think there should be more or less supports in place for immigrants?
Should undocumented immigrants be treated differently under the law?
Resources for immigrants
- https://www.nypl.org/help/community-outreach/immigrant-services (New York Public library offered services)
Naturalization process/legal immigration pathways
What does an immigrant have to go through to become a citizen?
How does having someone in the US already help this process?
How long does it take for the citizenship process (depends on who/how)?
Should the naturalization process be reformed? How so?
What does an immigrant have to go through to become a citizen?
How does having someone in the US already help this process?
How long does it take for the citizenship process (depends on who/how)?
Should the naturalization process be reformed? How so?
- The American Immigration Council: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/how-united-states-immigration-system-works
- Forms and Fees https://www.uscis.gov/forms/our-fees
