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Some people say that illegal immigration benefits the US economy through additional tax revenue, expansion of the low-cost labor pool, and increased money in circulation. They contend that immigrants bring good values, have motivations consistent with the American dream, perform jobs that Americans won’t take, and that opposition to immigration stems from racism. ======

CONS: Opponents of illegal immigration say that "aliens" who break the law by crossing the US border without proper documentation or by overstaying their visas should be deported and not rewarded with a path to citizenship and access to social services. They argue that "illegal aliens" are criminals and social and economic burdens to law-abiding, tax-paying Americans.


 * Additional Resources:**

www.ellisisland.org This interactive website allows users to search the passenger database of immigrants who may have passed through Ellis Island. It also has a feature where individuals can trace their family history or genealogy. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/projects/stereo/immigration/ellisisla nd.html This website displays a collection of immigration photos, housed at the California Museum of Photography. http://www2.hsp.org/exhibits/strangers/index.html The Pennsylvania Historical Society hosts an online exhibit on diverse immigration experiences and the changing meaning of “American” over time. The exhibit covers the period from the Revolution to the Civil Rights Movement. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/watch/player.html?pkg=704_crimes&seg=1&mod=0 The New York Times and FRONTLINE/World investigate human smuggling across ports of entry between Mexico and the United States. http://listenup.org/screeningroom/index.php?view=6494cc25898e091c1d2b212f21af072a The daily struggles of a young undocumented immigrant from St. Vincent who works long hours for meager wages. The views and actions of anti-immigration groups are also presented as the nation debates the rights of its out-of status immigrants. http://dreamact.info This website provides information on the DREAM act and on ways to get involved to support this policy. http://www.borderangels.org Founded by Enrique Morones in 1986, Border Angels is a non-profit organization that provides support to immigrants crossing the desert between Mexico and the United States. Immigration ProCon.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit website that presents facts, studies, and pro and con statements on questions related to illegal immigration in the US. The term "alien" refers to all non-US nationals and to all non-US citizens. The term "immigrant" refers to an alien with lawful permanent resident status who has been granted the right by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service to reside permanently and to work without restrictions in the United States. The term "illegal alien" is used for aliens who have entered the United States without authorization and who are deportable if apprehended, or who entered the United States legally but who have fallen "out of status" and are also deportable. [] NumbersUSA Education and Research Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan immigration-reduction organization. We conduct research on the impacts of high numerical levels of immigration and educate the public, opinion leaders and policymakers on the results of those and other studies. Undergirding our work are beliefs in environmental sustainability, economic justice, the rule of law, and individual liberty, and opposition to federal immigration policies that threaten these values by forcing massive U.S. population growth. https://www.numbersusa.org/
 * Websites: **
 * The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation**
 * The Golden Door: Immigration Images from the Keystone-Mast Collection**
 * Strangers in the Land of Strangers**
 * Mexico Crimes at the Border**
 * Video on Arizona’s immigration debate** (PBS) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/thenews/foreducators/story.php?id=16274&package_id= 634 A news report on Arizona’s new immigration law and the surrounding national debate.
 * Alienated: Undocumented Immigrant Youth, Listen Up!**
 * The Dream Act Portal**
 * Border Angels**
 * Immigration Procon.org**
 * NumbersUSA: For Lower Immigration Levels**

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/02/chipotle-chain-targeted-federal- immigration-audits.html This article describes the government crackdown on companies hiring undocumented workers through the use of immigration audits. http://www.crfimmigrationed.org/index.php/immigrant-stories The Constitutional Rights Foundation website offers resources for students and teachers, and includes immigrant testimonies as well as links to a number of immigration related organizations. http://www.storycorps.org/historias-en StoryCorps is a national nonprofit that records and shares the stories of everyday people. As part of this initiative, StoryCorps Historias focuses on stories and life experiences told by Latinos in the United States. Listen to stories on their website. http://www.myimmigrantionstory.com This website offers a range of stories from recent immigrants via photographs, video clips, audio recordings, and written accounts. Immigrants are invited to share their own experiences and stories on this interactive site. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans This website shows the real-life stories of immigrants from different parts of the world. For example, the stories of Ogoni refugees from Africa, Dominican baseball players, and Indian technical workers are told. They share how they came to the United States, what they do for a living, their dreams and challenges, as well as the art, music, food, and languages from their nations. http://medialiteracyproject.org/language-persuasion The Media Literacy Project provides a number of resources and explains how language can be used to tell stories from different angles and perspectives. http://clpmag.org/quiz.php An online media literacy IQ Test that includes questions based on various media stories. http://www.authentichistory.com/diversity/ The Authentic History Center provides a collection of images of cultural artifacts that aims to educate people about the power of imagery in the stereotyping of race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrw66BL-Izo&feature=player_embedded This video, produced by the Pearson Foundation, follows students through the creation of digital stories portraying their families’ immigration experiences. New York Times Upfront article: The Great Immigration Debate (//The New York Times Upfront//, Vol. 143, September 6th, 2010).
 * Articles: **
 * Kidding Ourselves About Immigration** (December 6, 2007) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1692059,00.html This Time magazine article presents various political perspectives on the immigration debate.
 * Chipotle chain targeted for federal immigration audits**
 * Websites: Learning about U.S. Immigration with the New York Times** http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/learning-about-u-s-immigration- with-the-new-york-times/ On their website, the New York Times provides educational resources on immigration as well as a list of lesson plans, and multimedia tools.
 * Immigration Stories, Constitutional Rights Foundation**
 * StoryCorps Historias**
 * My Immigration Story.com**
 * Independent Lens: The New Americans, PBS.org**
 * The Language of Persuasion: Different way language is used to shape opinion**
 * Media Literacy IQ Test**
 * The Authentic History Center: Teaching Diversity with Multimedia**
 * Literacy, ELL, and Digital Storytelling: 21st Century Learning in Action**
 * The Great Immigration Debate**

http://www.refugeeallstars.org This documentary follows six refugees from civil war–ravaged Sierra Leone as they reside in a refugee camp in the Republic of Guinea. They create a band, called the Refugee All Stars, that uses music as a way in which to deal with the horrors they have experienced. They are also able to share their stories through their music, which has brought them international recognition.
 * Movies: **
 * The Visitor** (2007) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0857191 This is a drama that develops when a college professor and recent widower discovers a couple of undocumented immigrants, a Syrian musician and his Senegalese girlfriend, living in his New York apartment. The professor eventually invites the couple to stay and an unusual friendship blooms.
 * Papers** (2009) http://www.papersthemovie.com This documentary tells the stories of undocumented youth and their struggles as they come of age without legal status in the United States.
 * Crossing Arizona** (2005) http://www.crossingaz.com/web_pages/synopsis.html This documentary explores the how farmers, Minutemen, and human rights groups respond to inadequate immigration policy that results in thousands of border-crossers migrating to the US daily.
 * Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars: A Documentary Film (2005)**
 * Spanish:**
 * La Misma Luna** //(Under the Same Moon)// (2007) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796307 This movie depicts the story of a nine-year-old boy who embarks on a journey from Mexico to reunite with his mother, an undocumented worker in the United States.
 * Movies: Spanglish** (2004) http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/spanglish This film is about a single mother and her daughter, who immigrate to America in pursuit of a better life. The mother discovers that the culture in the United States challenges some of the values she wants to pass on to her daughter. The movie presents the clash between cultures, family values, and perspectives.
 * Amreeka** (2009) http://www.amreeka.com A film on the adventures and challenges of a single mother and her teenage son as they leave the West Bank and move in with their family in Illinois in search of a better future.
 * Spanish: StoryCorps Historias** http://storycorps.org/espanol/ The Spanish language version of the Storycorps Project “Historias” (see above).
 * Entre Nos** (2009) http://entrenosfilm.com This movie tells the story of a Colombian mother and her two children as they struggle to survive after her husband abandons them in New York to work in Miami. The story represents the immigrant experience of many who struggle to make it in a new country and hope for the American Dream to become a reality.
 * Exiled in America** (2009) http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/watch/9/exiled_in_america Five siblings, all of whom are U.S. citizens, must make a life for themselves following the deportation of their mother to Mexico.

( http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310- immigration-explorer.html ) find your school’s county on the map and learn about the actual number of immigrants and your region/origin
 * New York Times Immigration Explorer map: **

a. **Trent Franks on Arizona Immigration Bill (SB 1070)** – Fox News (4:43) b. **Arizona Immigration Battle** – CBS (3:29)
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