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Bell-ringer: Analyze this image. What do you see? What is the author implying about immigration to the US? Immigration Issues Today
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Where are immigrants today? Highest Percentage? Lowest Percentage? National Percentage?
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How do people immigrate to the US? VISAS (Temporary Documentation) – Travel Visas – Work Visas – Student Visas – Spouse/Family Visas GREEN CARD (Permanent Residency) CITIZENSHIP (To become a legal inhabitant of a country and vested with the rights and privileges involved)
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Undocumented Immigration There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US The vast majority of undocumented immigrants entered the US legally, but overstayed their visas Undocumented immigrants do not have a social security number, so they cannot work, get a drivers license, get a loan, get financial aid, vote, get federal or state assistance (food stamps; public housing; etc.)
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Immigration Issues For each of these issues, watch the following clips and write in your binder: – What is the main idea? – 2 arguments in favor/2 arguments against – What do you think? The Dream Act SB 1070 Banning Ethnic Studies in Arizona Presidential Debates - Immigration
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The Dream Act CON - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6bZQoF db1c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6bZQoF db1c 3:31 min PRO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZdBlzhc9 1c&playnext=1&list=PLE6079FBDADEBB331&f eature=results_video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZdBlzhc9 1c&playnext=1&list=PLE6079FBDADEBB331&f eature=results_video 4:00 min
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SB 1070 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052 910_1070march/tens-thousands-protest-sb- 1070-phoenix-march/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052 910_1070march/tens-thousands-protest-sb- 1070-phoenix-march/ (Scroll Down - it is the video after the words in the article “If you attended either event, tell us about it. How many people were there, what were protesters - pro and con - saying about SB 1070?”) 3:50min
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Banning Ethnic Programs in Arizona http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsbSW36Y Adk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsbSW36Y Adk 9:42 min
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Policies on Immigration http://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/17/exc lusive_expanding_the_debate_with_third Start at 43:30 min (13 min) Romney – Republican Party Obama – Democratic Party Goode – Constitution Party (libertarian) Anderson – Justice Party (Progressive) Stein – Green Party (Progressive/Left)
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Does the cartoon support yes or no side of debate? Why? Explain what the cartoon infers.
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