Immigration

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=Immigration Week Objectives:=


 * Objectives (Content):**

-describe the effects of immigration -idenitfy and describe ethnic neighborhoods/enclaves -analyze the growth of cities as a result of immigration -connect the effects of immigration in the past to those of today


 * Objectives (technology):**

-utilize interactive maps -annotate a text -create a podcast -create a mini video using Flip

=**Day 1**= =**Introduction**=

Document mark up on Mexican Border Shooting:
[|mexican shooting.doc]

=Day 2=

Find one image that represents your family's immigration history:
 * Activity 1:**

[[image:http://www.aiesec.org/cms/aiesec/AI/Central%20and%20Eastern%20Europe/SLOVENIA/china-flag.gif width="200" height="123" align="center"]]
My parents immigrated from China to America to "find a better life." Many relatives still live in China today.


 * Wordle that describes why people immigrate:**



[|wordle on immigration.docx]

Effects of Immigration Activity:
a.. What is a tenement house? (You may have to search other sites to answer this question) b.. How did immigration lead to the creation of tenement housing? c. What is life like for new immigrants in the early 1900's? What is life like in tenement housing? d. What potential obstacles can you forsee for recently arrived immigrants in the early 1900s?

a. A tenement house is an apartment building where immigrants would reside in once they have reached America. Living conditions were poor and diseases spread quickly because many immigrants were forced into one building. b. Most immigrants were poor and therefore they couldn't afford to rent or purchase better living quarters. Tenements were affordable and so immigrants chose to live in these rundown appartments. c. New immigrants had difficulty finding jobs and life was very difficult. Americans believed that the immigrants were inferior and the immigrants were even resented because many Americans felt that they were stealing their jobs. Life in tenements were unsanitary because so many immigrants were forced to live in one appartment building. d. The new immigrants would have difficulty earning a living since many didn't speak English. They would be looked down upon by other Americans because of their poor economic state.

Day 3
Illegal immigration is a controversial topic. Not enough is known about it since it's difficult to collect accurate statistics on this matter. One solution being implemented is to try and catch the leaders of smuggling rings to putting an end to human smuggling and the smuggling of illegal drugs. But even so, many still try to cross the border illegally in hopes of finding a better life in the US and there are patrol officers contantly paroling the borders in an attempt to put an end to this type of activity. it's extremely dangerous for illegal immigrants to try and cross the borders on foot since this would mean walking for miles and miles in desert like conditions with limited amounts of water. helicopters are sent to combat vehicles transporting drugs or people but this task is also difficult due to the fact that the native vegetation provides perfect cover.


 * Immigration Voice Thread**

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