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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Immigrants Say 'We Need to Be Heard'

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the boycott of businesses and schools by immigrant rights supporters that took place on May 1, 2006. Discusses the impact of the protests nationwide. Links to other articles on immigration.
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Article
BBC

Bbc News: Us Immigrants Stage Boycott Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed report of the May 1, 2006 protest against immigration law reform. Immigrants across the United States boycotted work to show their worth to America's economy. Provides links to a collection of stories about the immigration debate.
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Nation Sees Effects of 'Day Without Immigrants'

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the nationwide boycott by immigrants that took place across the nation on May 1, 2006 and its effect if any on our economy.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Destination America

For Students 9th - 10th
Why did they come? When did they come? Find out the answers and learn much about immigration to America that has been going on for generations.
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Primary
Harvard University

Harvard Univ. Library: The Tide of Immigration: The Alien Contract Labor Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter from a 1916 book by Frank Julian Warne, titled The Tide of Immigration, outlines how the so-called native workers' jobs should be protected from the influx of immigrants. Read about the law that made it illegal for...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The New Americans (Lessons on the Immigrant Experience)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find eleven lesson plans developed in conjunction with the PBS documentary "The New Americans," which explores what it means to be a new Americans in the twenty-first century. Lessons touch on topics associated with recently arrived...
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Curated OER

Pbs News Hour Extra: Illegal Immigration Protest: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Color photograph of a protest against illegal immigration reform in Alabama.
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Article
BBC

Bbc News: Migration Key Issue as Mexico's Calderon Visits Us

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News examines the issues of migration from Mexico to the United States. Arizona's illegal immigration and the implications of the drug violence in Mexico on economic cooperation between Mexico and the U.S. are discussed in some...
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Effort to Deport Central American Families

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport families who were part of the surge of Central Americans who crossed into the U.S. illegally over the past two years.
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Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Torrie Hester "Repatriation Agreements of the U. S., Mexico, and Canada"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on repatriation agreements, which streamline immigrant removals after a person has been ordered from a country. Without these agreements, officials deporting an immigrant must secure approval through individual...
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Graphic
Other

Theundocumented.com: The Map of the Undocumented

For Students 9th - 10th
In an effort to honor every life that has been lost on our borders, Coalicion de Derechos Humanos records the number of bodies that are recovered in the Sonoran Desert. View the map to read the names of those that died since 2000. Click...
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Primary
Other

Dieoff.com: Immigration, Jobs, & Wages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Dieoff.com provides an essay about the issue of immigration. The author challenges position that immigration is good for America.
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Website
Other

Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America

For Students 9th - 10th
This group seeks to stabilize the population growth in America by limiting immigration. They present their platform and possible solutions.
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Article
New York Times

New York Times: Biometrics to Track Who Crosses Borders

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the challenges the U.S. government faces in using biometric data, such as scanned fingerprints and facial features, to track foreign visitors in an effort to control illegal immigration and terrorist activity. Click on link for...
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Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Julie Weise, "2016: The Year Nativism Conquered the South"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on South's change of heart toward undocumented immigrants from Mexico especially regarding their votes during the 1916 Presidential election of the anti-immigration Trump.
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Article
Other

Ar Net: Hispanic Americans, an Under Represented Group

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent description of the problems facing the involvement of Hispanic-Americans in American politics. The essay covers 1948 to 1996, with a good discussion of the civil rights era.
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Article
Other

Enki Village: Social Issues in America: Top 10 Social Issues in America

For Students 9th - 10th
An article addresses the ten primary concerns in the United States from obesity to illegal immigration when discussing social issues.
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Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem: Border Control & Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource uses articles, images, and videos that describe the use of sophisticated technologies to control migration at the border between the United States and Mexico. The goal is to encourage students to understand how technology...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ny Times: Biometrics to Track Who Crosses Borders

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the challenges the U.S. government faces in using biometric data, such as scanned fingerprints and facial features, to track foreign visitors in an effort to control illegal immigration and terrorist activity. Click on link for...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ny Times: Biometrics to Track Who Crosses Borders

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the challenges the U.S. government faces in using biometric data, such as scanned fingerprints and facial features, to track foreign visitors in an effort to control illegal immigration and terrorist activity. Click on link for...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ny Times: Biometrics to Track Who Crosses Borders

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the challenges the U.S. government faces in using biometric data, such as scanned fingerprints and facial features, to track foreign visitors in an effort to control illegal immigration and terrorist activity. Click on link for...
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Viva La Raza!

For Students 9th - 10th
This Digital History site provides an informative overview of the Mexican American civil rights movement in America.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Nicaraguan Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Nicaraguan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

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