Wednesday 11/7

Do Now reading:
'I was blindsided'

Discuss with your neighbor:
Reactions? Should ICE be able to do that during her interview process? What other steps could she have taken? How do you feel about the impact on her child?

Historic election wins

ELLIS ISLAND INTERVIEW AUDIO RECORDINGS (you'll need to make a free account to view / listen)

Debrief

HW: Make flashcards of vocab words

Immigrant - A person who moves from one country into another
Deportation - Expelling a foreigner of a country
Green Card - A document that allows non-citizens to live in the US permanently & legally

Illegal - Term used to describe immigrants who are undocumented, usually used by people who are conservative politically

Vetting - The process by which someone or something is looked at carefully

Partisan - Prejudice based on a specific cause or political party

Naturalization - The process of becoming a citizen

Xenophobia - Intense dislike of people from other countries

Legislation - laws

BRACERO program - migrant worker program in the US in the 1940s that allowed many Mexicans to cross the border for work

Platform - A set of beliefs that a political party has around various topics

Swing state - A state that doesn’t consistently vote for Republicans or Democrats

Non-Resident Alien - A person who is not a citizen of the US and does not hold a green card

LPR - Lawful Permanent Resident

Voter Base - The people a political party can depend on to vote for them and be enthusiastic about their platform

“Chain Migration” - Xenophobic term used to describe family-based immigration

Refugee - person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Nativism - protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants of a country against those of immigrants

Quotas - limited or fixed number of immigrants allowed under various legislations

DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - protections for children brought here illegally, usually dealt with higher education opportunities, created by Obama administration

Push Factor - something that causes an immigrant to want to leave their home country (ex. Famine, natural disaster, poverty, danger)

Pull Factor - something that entices an immigrant to come to a new country (ex. job opportunity, wealth, safety)

Executive Order - presidential power to create legislation without going through Congress

Sanctuary City - an area where local legislation refuses to cooperate with ICE in terms of handing over undocumented immigrants

Chinese Exclusion Act - severely limited the amount of Chinese allowed to come to the US in the late 1800’s

Immigration Acts  of 1921-1924 - put restrictions & quotas on the immigration of peoples from various countries

Sample of a Diary Entry:

12/20/1985

Dear Diary,

So I’m going to give this whole diary thing a shot. My life’s been kind of crazy these last few months and I feel like there’s a lot of changes happening. I know that as I grow older, if I ever have kids, this might be a story worth re-visiting, so here goes. The main thing that’s central to my big shift in my life right now is that my brother, my mom, and I have decided that we’re going to move to the United States. Leaving my home of Greece seems crazy in some ways. It’s so beautiful here, my friends are here, I have my routines and my life has been okay. I guess that’s the thing though. My life, and my brother’s, and my mother’s have really JUST been okay. The problem with Greece is that there isn’t a whole lot of opportunity for guys like me, coming from a working class background to actually find a job where I’d make enough money to really be successful. My Uncle George is living in Belmont, Massachusetts and he’s already been telling my about a few different jobs he could help set me up with. My family has been working with the US embassy in Athens trying to get all of our paperwork done, and it’s been difficult getting in touch with my father, who has also been living in Massachusetts for the past several years. Even though he’s still technically married to my mom, they haven’t spoken in years. We know though that immigrating with a family sponsor will make a successful move more likely. That’s all for now

Sincerely, Jon

Monday 11/5

Do Now

Today's class we will be working on designing our diary covers (due Wednesday)

Your interview should be completed by Wednesday

Immigration Diary Assignment (directions, criteria, due dates)

Updated Questions List

Homework for the weekend:

Considering the following questions, write a one page reflection. You don't have to speak to each one, but touch on at least three or four.
What new insights do you now have, if any? How was your experience exploring a viewpoint you personally agreed with or disagreed with? How did the debate contribute to your understanding of immigration policy? Would you have done anything differently if you were the facilitator? How did you feel you did in terms of presenting your position and interacting with your classmates? What about the process did you enjoy? Was there anything about the process that frustrated you?

Make sure you are conducting your interviews! Your interview notes (answers to the questions) are due on Wednesday the 7th.

Thursday 11/1

Thursday 11/1

Do Now: Click Here

Use class time to prepare for tomorrow's fishbowl debate.
Use the following sources as well as class resources (or other sources if you'd like) to prepare three talking points for each of these questions:


Question 1
Should the United States have a more or less stringent

immigration policy than it currently has, or are you happy with current circumstances?

Key Facts About US Immigration Policies & Proposed Changes
Factual info about immigration info in US

CFR US Immigration Policy
Ideas for reforming immigration policy

Immigration Pro Con
Pro's and con's on many different issues (remember that almost anything can be spun in either liberal or conservative view)

NYT Comparing Immigration Policies
Some info on how other countries do immigration

CNN Immigration Landscape
How immigrants at the border are being treated (more of a humanitarian viewpoint).

Washington Post Immigration Reform
Why there is so much debate - quick background and recap of arguments.

Fox News Immigration System
Asylum requests are overloading the immigration system and how this affects the US.

FAIR US Fiscal Burden
The fiscal burden that illegal immigrants may (does it? does it not?) put on the US taxpayers (citizens).

Question 2What is good about the current naturalization process?

Bad? What would you change and why?

Birthright Citizenship
A conservative view for birthright citizenship, and how this actually goes against Trump's position.

Reforming the Naturalization Process
Ideas on how to make the process better (how would conservatives react?)

Int Policy Digest - Reforming the American Citizenship Process
No solid plan, but plea for reform of the process so it is more in line with our country's values.

Open Borders
Liberal view pushing for open borders, conservatives could use this to push back on the impracticality of the idea.

FAIR US Chain Migration
What chain migration is and why it's a problem in this country

Question 3Should cities (or states) be allowed
to declare themselves sanctuary cities and refuse to cooperate with ICE?

What is a Sanctuary City
More liberal tilt on the importance of 'safe' cities.
The False Promise of Sanctuary Cities
Details implications of being a sanctuary city - are these protections even working? Should they be?
Fox News The Sanctuary City Mess
Conservatives might feel like this, liberals might see this as unfair blame or exaggeration
MSNBC Sanctuary Cities
Both sides may find helpful evidence from this article, depending on if your focus is on the crime(s) mentioned or the humanity of immigrants.

Directions for fishbowl: Immigration Debate Directions

HW:

Finish preparing for debate! (see directions above! Skills 2 Grade (I can clearly convey ideas and information through effective organization).
Work on diary cover - due Wednesday.

wednesday 10/31

HW:

Have your 15 interview questions selected for tomorrow. We will check this, so have it prepared on a document. Complete classwork if you don't finish.

Trump Citizenship EO
Video on Citizenship from beginning of class
What the midterms could look like

Pathways to Citizenship - 10/31

Using the following resources (and other reputable sources if you so desire), explore the different pathways to United States Citizenship if you were:

• The brother of a US citizen
• The mother who has a 15 year old child who is a US citizen
• The uncle of a US citizen
• A skilled worker accepting an emerging tech (or other) job offer who wishes to stay
• A pro basketball player from Western Europe
• A doctor from Central America
• A refugee fleeing natural disaster
• Another specific situation of your choice (confirm w/ Mr. Galanis or Ms. Manderville)

*PICK AT LEAST THREE*

United States Customs and Immigration Services website: https://www.uscis.gov/

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

Tuesday 10/30

Video Do Now

Video today - migrant caravan. In notebook, jot down reactions

Immigration and Nationalization Act of 1965 (digital only)

All other documents below given hard copy
Chinese Exclusion Act // Alien Contract Labor Laws // Immigration Act of 1924 // Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965

Getting The Gist Protocol (activity from classwork)


Homework: Read npr article on ‘65 Law. IN a paragraph, what is your opinion on the question brought up in the article -  'Are we true to what we say our values are?'

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5391395

Monday 10/29

Do Now: 
Complete this survey
Read/listen to this interview titled "Gertrude Remembers Changing Her Name"


Class Work
Immigration Timeline

Current US Immigration Policy Explained

Classwork time:

Rewatch dots video but pause and make note of significant shifts through time. Make notes clear as they will help guide your next

Evaluate immigration legislation timeline. In notes: What themes do you see? Has our view on immigration changed over time? Which periods were more/less strict? Connect these notes together.

No Homework Tonight.

Debrief <--- Click Here