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Drawing on statistics, speeches, and commission reports, students examine the historical and current dimensions of immigration policy from multiple perspectives.
This packet contains student materials and a teacher's guide. The materials engage students in the leading issues driving the current immigration debate. Students explore background materials and debate policy options as to what the U.S. immigration policy should be. The student booklet contains background essays on: (1) "The Role of Immigration in the American Experience"; (2) "A New Generation of Newcomers"; and (3) "Assessing the Impact of Immigration." Students are presented options as to what the U.S. immigration policy should be. Options include: (1) "Opening Ourselves to the World"; (2) "Balancing Our Responsibilities"; (3) "Competing in a Competitive World"; and (4) "Recognizing Our Limits." Supplementary documents are included to enhance the study of the policy question. The Teacher's Resource Book contains lesson plans for 5 days and an alternative 3-day lesson plan. (EH)
Since the first European settlers set foot in North America, immigration has suffused the American experience. The United States continues to lure many with the promise of a better future. Yet as the number of immigrants coming into the United States has increased, so has the scope of the immigration debate. This unit engages students in the leading issues driving the current immigration debate. This title is one in a continuing series from the Choices Program.
Few issues on the American political agenda are more complex or divisive than immigration. There is no shortage of problems with current policies and practices, from the difficulties and delays that confront many legal immigrants to the large number of illegal immigrants living in the country. Moreover, few issues touch as many areas of U.S. domestic life and foreign policy. Immigration is a matter of homeland security and international competitiveness, as well as a deeply human issue central to the lives of millions of individuals and families. It cuts to the heart of questions of citizenship and American identity and plays a large role in shaping both America's reality and its image in the world. Immigration's emergence as a foreign policy issue coincides with the increasing reach of globalization. Not only must countries today compete to attract and retain talented people from around the world, but the view of the United States as a place of unparalleled openness and opportunity is also crucial to the maintenance of American leadership. There is a consensus that current policy is not serving the United States well on any of these fronts. Yet agreement on reform has proved elusive. The goal of the Independent Task Force on U.S. Immigration Policy was to examine this complex issue and craft a nuanced strategy for reforming immigration policies and practices.