History of Immigration to the United States

August 23 - October 13, 2017                          .25 credit US History                           M, W, F                 1:10 - 2:30 pm

Teacher:  Jennifer Perry-Daly                   jperryda@jeffcoschools.us                       (303) 982-8587
                                                                     Essential Questions for Immigration

• How has immigration shaped our nation? Does our country have a right to limit who comes to live here?  Why do people leave their homelands and move to new places? • What factors might someone think about before deciding to immigrate? • What challenges do immigrants face in their new homes? • What makes immigration easier for some and harder for others? • How can immigration lead to conflict? • How do immigrants contribute to their new countries? • What factors influence an immigrant’s chance of success in a new country? • What causes some citizens to make immigrants feel unwelcome? • Why might citizens have different viewpoints on immigration?  • Do people migrate today for the same reasons as in the past? • Is America still a land of opportunity for immigrants?

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

​What is true about Immigration?

​Myths v Realities of Immigration    
Questions https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UQq3TigU4RLIfVFiO-k4Zs8A7_CvPlQqvf9yE3JdKL0/edit?usp=sharing

​Answers https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gjkw1xGL1JWD_5J9FUZwsRglLb1AshNajd1JzRffpfU/edit?usp=sharing



Friday, August 25, 2017

Who are the Immigrants among us?  
Class discussion of the immigrant communities in the Denver area 

Watch documentary:  The Harvest about Migrant Worker children

3-2-1 Worksheet  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cXvZqhAUSvxK_JX88R8LfsGuJJcPTLodD9RQegSSxF8/edit?usp=sharing

Companion Curriculum http://theharvestfilm.com/files/TheHarvestLaCosechaCompanionCurriculum.pdf
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Monday, August 28, 2017
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What is being done to protect child migrant farm workers?

New York Times:  Us Cracks Down on Farmers Who Hire Children
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/us/19migrant.html

The CARE Act https://roybal-allard.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398298

Human Rights Watch:  Fields of Peril  https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/crd0510webwcover_1.pdf

Human Rights Watch: Budget Cuts Hurt Children www.hrw.org/news/2017/03/20/how-trumps-budget-would-hurt-kids-and-us-workers

Course Description 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fgamji9Za3OwQr8R4zqDXTPzR7H_QJidvu5MjiliBsU/edit?usp=sharing​


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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

How has US Immigration Policy changed over time?​

US Immigration Policy  
Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ACKrlH92W-Tv1QfWrL6Uddbidyi6K8lC3oMSiTUxYVM/edit?usp=sharing

Timeline http://sunlightfoundation.com/2013/05/08/immigration-timeline/#1
Friday, September 1, 2017

What is life like in the US for undocumented youth?

VIdeo:  No Le Digas a Nadie  (Don't Tell Anyone)

Since the age of 4, Angy Rivera has lived in the United States with a secret that threatens to upend her life: She is undocumented. Now 24 and facing an uncertain future, Rivera becomes an activist for undocumented youth with a popular advice blog and a YouTube channel boasting more than 27,000 views. She steps out of the shadows a second time to share her story of sexual abuse, an experience all too common among undocumented women. Don't Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie) follows Rivera's remarkable journey from poverty in rural Colombia to the front page of The New York Times. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting.

​https://vimeo.com/ondemand/noledigasanadie
Monday, September 4, 2017

No class - Labor Day
Wednesday, September 6, 2017


Should undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children be subject to deportation?

Undocumented Video http://www.apa.org/topics/immigration/undocumented-video.aspx

DACA Program 
Trump Moves to End DACA, Calls on Congress to Act www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/us/politics/trump-daca-dreamers-immigration.html

US Immigration Policy
Slides docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ACKrlH92W-Tv1QfWrL6Uddbidyi6K8lC3oMSiTUxYVM/edit?usp=sharing

Activity:  Write a 1-page opinion essay giving your views on the end of the DACA program
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Friday, September 8, 2017

What causes conflict when immigrants are pitted against American workers?

Read and Discuss:  Us and Them:  A Rumbling in the Mines p. 49 - 57
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Monday, September 11, 2017

How has US Immigration Policy Changed Since 9/11?

Long View Poem about September 11, 2001
​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w2RqIk_FyMVhjGQZQI3oFTkeFf62N4XxHUDo9PFvO3M/edit?usp=sharing

Activity:  On a notecard, write your impressions of what happened on 9/11/2001.  What have you heard?  What do you know?

Read, Listen, Discuss 16th Anniversary of 9/11  http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/09/11/911-16th-anniversary-memorial-ceremony/

National Security and Border Patrol Policies:  How U.S. Immigration Policy Has Changed Since 9/11
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-immigration-since-911_us_57d05479e4b0a48094a71bc0


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​Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Why do people migrate and what is life like for them in the US?​

​Colorado's Refugees:  A New Beginning (19:54) http://video.rmpbs.org/video/2365983405/

Yasser and Mustafa Hussein and Huda Sheet  (a1hoodandcarpetcleaning.com/http://a1hoodandcarpetcleaning.com/)

Walid Sharif  http://www.9news.com/news/politics/national-politics/iraqi-refugee-worries-travel-ban-puts-americans-in-danger/433870066



Timeline of US Immigration History  https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/immigration-timeline​

Thursday, September 14, 2017

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​Field Trip - Around the World Market Tour



Al Mustafa International Market






H Mart Korean Grocery









​​Laxmi  Foods 
Friday, September 15, 2017

Debrief Field Trip
Who did you meet?  What did you learn?

What do immigrants lose when they migrate to other countries?

As Migrants We Leave Home in Search of a Future, But We Lose the Past  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/24/migrants-leave-home-future-past-borders


Continue Immigration Timeline
Present Posters 


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Monday, September 18, 2017

Who are the refugees who make Colorado their home?

Watch Video:  Somali Bantu Refugees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_4eHOmQKec​

Colorado Refugees in 4 Charts
http://www.cpr.org/news/story/colorados-refugee-population-explained-in-4-charts

Refugees in Colorado Graph  http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/23/colorado-refugees-graphic/

Swift Meatpacking Immigration Raids http://www.denverpost.com/2013/01/14/fear-from-swift-plant-raid-resonates-in-greeley-six-years-later/
Choose one of these refugee groups and research why they come to Colorado and the US​.  What are they fleeing from?  Write your notes on a separate piece of paper and turn in at the end of class. Start with the suggested websites and move on to others if you need more info.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

How hard is it to become a US citizen?

Path to US Citizenship Costly, Tedious http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=87996

Why Don't They Just Get in Line?  https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/why-don%E2%80%99t-they-just-get-line

​How hard is the US Citizenship Test?  Take the Civics Practice Test https://my.uscis.gov/en/prep/test/civics/view
      How many did you get wrong?  

All the Questions:  https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Office%20of%20Citizenship/Citizenship%20Resource%20Center%20Site/Publications/100q.pdf
Could you pass this test of 100 Question?  
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Friday, September 22, 2017

How do immigration raids harm families and communities?

Swift Meatpacking Immigration Raids http://www.denverpost.com/2013/01/14/fear-from-swift-plant-raid-resonates-in-greeley-six-years-later/
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Class Discussion of research results:  Choose one of these refugee groups and research why they come to Colorado and the US​.  What are they fleeing from?  Write your notes on a separate piece of paper and turn in at the end of class. Start with the suggested websites and move on to others if you need more info.

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Monday, September 25, 2017

Review:  What have we learned so far?
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
How does assimilation happen and is it important?

​German Americans https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21642222-americas-largest-ethnic-group-has-assimilated-so-well-people-barely-notice-it

Mexican Americans http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-mexican-americans-molina-20161123-story.html

Native Americans http://www.gwichinsteeringcommittee.org/the-forced-assimilation-of-native-americans.html

African Americans http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/07/05/assimilation-black-americas-elusive-goal/​

Irish Americans 
https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/irish3.html​
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/generationemigration/2013/02/12/when-the-irish-became-white-immigrants-in-mid-19th-century-us/​

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Friday, September 29, 2017

​Discussion:  Assimilation, American Style
http://reason.com/archives/1997/02/01/assimilation-american-style
​Monday, October 2, 2017

Complete this Questionnaire:  Finding Your Roots
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV0nt26JPbXcSZJ8VRf2QhUoS2NJimJwKJhSd-f4IaBeJVRA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Assignment:  Your choice of writing assignments:

1) Write the immigrant story of one of your ancestors.  Research the time period in which your ancestor lived, the reasons for leaving the home country, as well as the climate for immigrants in the US at that time.  

2) Write a fictional short story about an immigrant who comes to the US.  Research the time period in which your story takes place, the reasons for leaving the home country, as well as the climate for immigrants in the US at that time.  You may use elements of your family's story 
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

​What was the experience like for immigrants who came from Ellis Island?

Immigration Through Ellis Island Documentary    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4wzVuXPznk

Friday, October 6, 2017

What might the experience of your ancestors been like?
Continue your immigration story
Monday, October 9, 2017

Dan O'Brien - guest speaker
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Final Exam:
​Read the following article and choose 5 of the arguments.  In your own words, summarize how the author addresses each anti-immigrant argument and what facts are offered to refute them.  Alternatively, you may write a play with 2 characters discussing 5 of the arguments:   https://fee.org/articles/15-common-arguments-against-immigration-addressed/
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Thursday, October 12, 2017



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​Nile Ethiopian Restaurant  
  • 1951 S Havana St
    Aurora, CO 80014
  •  Phone number  (720) 748-0239
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Solomon's Market

Address: 1939 S Havana St, Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: (303) 337-6454

http://www.westword.com/location/solomons-grocery-and-european-deli-5172432

​What was the experience like for immigrants who crossed the border?

Illegal Border Crossing from Mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH_Z5BEZ5ts

​How America's Idea of Illegal Immigration Doesn't Always Match Reality  http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/08/517561046/how-americas-idea-of-illegal-immigration-doesnt-always-match-reality​


Project:  Immigration Stories  http://www.envisionprojects.org/pub/env_p/80.html#
Project Worthmore   http://denverartmuseum.org/article/how-you-can-help-refugees-colorado-project-worthmore

Colorado organizations helping refugees  http://denverartmuseum.org/article/common-ground-how-are-coloradans-helping

Forbes "Immigration and Isolationism.  We've Been Here Before"  https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/05/24/immigration-and-isolationism-weve-been-here-before/#5643651e7f3f
Guest Speakers

Don Coen  http://www.doncoen.com/contact.htm
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Field Trips

Littleton Immigrant Resources Center at Bemis Library  https://www.littletongov.org/city-services/immigrant-resources-center​ To learn more about these programs, contact Erica Bisbey  at libeb@littletongov.org or call 303-795-3968.

Mango House  
  • http://www.westword.com/restaurants/mango-house-receives-anonymous-note-threatening-to-blow-up-refugees-8738241
  • https://doowopwop.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/the-rickety-orange-refugee-center/
Videos
Colorado's Refugees:  A New Beginning (19:54) http://video.rmpbs.org/video/2365983405/
  • Yasser and Mustafa Hussein and Huda Sheet  (http://a1hoodandcarpetcleaning.com/)
  • Walid Sharif  http://www.9news.com/news/politics/national-politics/iraqi-refugee-worries-travel-ban-puts-americans-in-danger/433870066
Sudan’s Lost Boys from KTEHTV (10:43)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kQSg0z6vEA 
Bhutan: Forgotten Refugees from United Nations (8:19)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0lUuvm1KHA&feature=related
The Somalis of Lewiston from Al Jazeera (5:48)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0g-h_aL458
Many Iraqi Refugees in US Face Hardship from VOAvideo (4:35)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-jncgjextk&feature=related
Educating the Community About Refugees
  •  http://www.reformer.com/stories/refugees-in-the-usa-today-gaining-some-perspective,513116
Books

  • Immigration Experience Novels:  https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/ten-young-adult-books-that-reflect-the-us-immigration-experience-by-natalie-dias-lorenzi/
  • Books Essential to Teaching the Immigrant Experience-High School  https://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/R2IQP90QFSQBLH
  • High School Fiction and Non-Fiction https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/immigration/

The Real History of American Immigration http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/06/trump-history-of-american-immigration-215464


"Why are we letting them in?  We can't even take care of our own people."

"Everyone has a hard time getting good work"


​The New Americans http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/foreducators_lesson_plan_03.html



​Bill of Rights Institute:  Immigration and Citizenship In America Unit ​http://voicesofhistory.org/immigration-and-citizenship/

​Coming to America: the reality of resettlement  https://www.rescue.org/article/coming-america-reality-resettlement
Continuity and Change Over Time  -  Nativism in America

Essential Question:  From the late 1800’s to today, what has changed and what has remained the same in America's attitudes toward immigrants?

Introduction
  • Q:  What has changed about you since you were 12?  What has remained the same?

Activity:  Look at each primary source document and complete a document analysis worksheet for each one.
If you get done before others: -  Readings:
Concluding Discussion:  In what ways has Nativism remained the same since the 1880's?  What evidence is there of this? Have American attitudes changed over time?  In recent times is there evidence of Nativism?  What evidence is there of this?  How does it differ from Nativism of the 1880's.

Writing:  From the information you have gathered so far, answer the essential question of the day:   From the late 1800’s to today, what has changed and what has remained the same in America's attitudes toward immigrants?History of Immigration Policy  Slides    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ACKrlH92W-Tv1QfWrL6Uddbidyi6K8lC3oMSiTUxYVM/edit?usp=sharing



What will be the new Immigration Policy?  https://www.greatagain.gov/policy/immigration.html​

Research: Should cities institute Sanctuary policies to protect immigrants?
​Discussion:  What did you find out about Sanctuary in Colorado? Should cities institute Sanctuary policies to protect immigrants?

Read:    Undocumented immigrant workers number 140,000 in Colorado, Pew estimates
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/03/pew-undocumented-immigrant-workers-number-140000-in-colorado/​

Activity:  Students divide into 4 groups:  Public Safety and National Security, Economy, Stopping Illegal Immigration, Amnesty.  Each group researches their assigned topic, starting with the source below.  On a poster each group presents the arguments for and against and gives supporting data for each side.  
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The Real Problem with Immigration and the Real Solution http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2006/03/the-real-problem-with-immigration-and-the-real-solution


Immigration Online Quiz  http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/immigration-quiz-2/

Group Presentations and Discussion            Illegal Immigration - Opposing Viewpoints
 Public Safety and National Security, Economy, Stopping Illegal Immigration, Amnesty

​The State of Arizona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz9q4EQJs_0​  In 2010, the Arizona Senate passed controversial immigration law SB1070, also known as the “papers please” law, igniting a national maelstrom. Supporters call it a common sense law-enforcement tool; opponents feel it will inevitably lead to racial profiling. Neighborhoods empty, businesses shutter, and immigrants flee the state. Those who choose to stay organize boycotts, mass demonstrations, daring acts of civil disobedience, and prepare families for the possibility of separation by sudden deportation.

Read LA Times Article:  What was the fate of SB1070 http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-arizona-law-20160915-snap-story.html

​Why Are People So Scared of Syrian Refugees?  http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2015/11/why_american_people_are_scared_of_syrian_refugees.html



Trump's Speech to Citizens of Arizona https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-address-on-immigration

​​​Continuity and Change Over Time  -  Nativism in America

Essential Question:  From the late 1800’s to today, what has changed and what has remained the same in America's attitudes toward immigrants?

Introduction
  • Q:  What has changed about you since you were 12?  What has remained the same?

Activity:  Look at each primary source document and complete a document analysis worksheet for each one.
If you get done before others: -  Readings:
Concluding Discussion:  In what ways has Nativism remained the same since the 1880's?  What evidence is there of this? Have American attitudes changed over time?  In recent times is there evidence of Nativism?  What evidence is there of this?  How does it differ from Nativism of the 1880's.

Writing:  From the information you have gathered so far, answer the essential question of the day:   From the late 1800’s to today, what has changed and what has remained the same in America's attitudes toward immigrants?

​Activity continuation Essential Question:  From the late 1800’s to today, what has changed and what has remained the same in America's attitudes toward immigrants?  
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Discussion:  Nativism in the US:  Who were the unwanted in America?  Who are they now?



​Essential Question:  How hard is it to become an American citizen?

Activity:  Take a practice test to see how well you would do on the Citizenship Test.  Print your results and turn them in.   https://my.uscis.gov/prep/test/civics

Steps to Naturalization  https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/files/M-1051.pdf

Path to US Citizenship Costly, Tedious  http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=87996&page=1

Play the Game How Hard is It to Become a US Citizen? http://www.ibtimes.com/immigration-reform-how-hard-it-become-us-citizen-play-game-interactive-game-1370721



​Question of the Day:  How do we fix our broken immigration system?

​Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules  https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/29/fact-sheet-fixing-our-broken-immigration-system-so-everyone-plays-rules

How Has Obama Changed Immigration Policy? http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016/01/12/ask-an-analyst-how-has-obama-changed-immigration-policy



Of Course, Ilegal Immigrants Should Fear Law Enforcement http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/445671/course-illegal-immigrants-should-fear-law-enforcement



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