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

Immigration Issues Today

Where are immigrants today?

• Highest Percentage?• Lowest Percentage?• National Percentage?

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.)

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)

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