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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Immigration Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module and lesson plan on the challenges of creating immigration policy. Includes all the materials students need for a well-informed opinion on immigration reform, C-SPAN video with background information, related articles,...
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Article
Other

Protesters Rally Against Illegal Immigration Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
May, 2006, coverage of a Chicago rally to protest legislation proposed in the House of Representatives that would strengthen border protection as the U.S. tries to halt illegal immigration. Video and photo slideshow of the protest...
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Article
PBS

News Hour: Mexicans React to Immigration Crisis in u.s. (2006)

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating look at the Mexican viewpoint of the immigration debate in the United States. Transcript, audio, and video of this July, 2006, report available.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: States Try to Block Illegal Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
Article covers the continued controversy surrounding illegal immigration. The debate has moved to the states as over 30 states have now enacted laws to crack down on illegal immigration. July, 2006.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Immigration Act of 1924

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts about the Immigration Act of 1924 that used national origin quotas as a permanent basis for U.S. immigration policy.
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Evian Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Evian Conference, a meeting of thirty-two countries which gathered in 1938 to address the question of Jewish refugees from Germany. The result of the meeting was very disappointing.