BR: Where are immigrants today ?

BR: Where are immigrants today?Highest Percentage? Lowest Percentage? National Percentage? Why do you think this is?

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)

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.)

Netflix Video-ImmigrationEvidence, facts, observations Opinions, analysis, thoughts

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

The Dream Act

• CON - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6bZQoFdb1c

3:31 min• PRO• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZdBlzhc9

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4:00 min

SB 1070

• SB1070• http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/

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• (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

Banning Ethnic Programs in Arizona

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsbSW36YAdk

9:42 min

Policies on Immigration

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/17/exclusive_expanding_the_debate_with_thirdStart 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)

Bell-ringer: Analyze this image. What do you see? What is the author implying about immigration to the US?

Immigration Issues Today

Does the cartoon support yes or no side of debate? Why? Explain what the cartoon infers.