Immigration In America

AN OVERVIEW OF IMMGRATION IN AMERICA

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The purpose of this tutorial is to teach 9th grade U.S. History students to learn vocabulary words. We will use the journey to America lesson. This unit will help other students understand immigration and the circumstances that motivated people to leave their homeland for a new start in America. This unit will help students understand the diversity of people and cultures that make up these United States of America. Students will gain an appreciation for their own heritage and those of other students through the concept of “one from many”. They will understand the significance of the Statue of Liberty and what it symbolizes as well as the roles they played in the journey to America.

What will I learn?

The goal of this unit is to provide and overview of Immigration in America and for students to remember the key terms. Also, they will become familiar with the struggles and hardships many people endured to come to America. This is a self-paced tutorial that is easy to understand. This unit is divided into several sections and at the end of the tutorial, you will be given a short quiz. It will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You will learn about a small par of American History and it will aid you in your future lessons on immigration in America.

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Before you begin you will need the following:Understanding of basic academic languageAbility to use a computer and follow simple directionsBasic understanding of American HistoryDesire and attitude to learn about Immigration in AmericaAn available computer with internet access

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The Immigration to America tutorial is designed to help 9th Grade/U.S History students better

understand the key terms associated with immigration in America.

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OBJECTIVES:

After completing this tutorial unit, you will be able to:

Identify the keys terms associated with Immigration in America

Identify the people, places, and things important to Immigration in America

Describe the meaning of home

Distinguish between the pros and cons of immigrating to America

Defend the affirmative or negative aspects of America’s current immigration policy

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Key Terms:

1. Immigrants2. Ellis Island3. Statue of Liberty4. Citizen5. “e pluribus unum”6. Policy7. Contribution8. Home

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IMMIGRANTS: A person who leaves his or her country and move s to another country.

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ELLIS ISLAND: A small port in New York harbor where millions of immigrants entered the United States. It was known as the gateway to the new world.

STATUE OF LIBERTY: A symbol of Freedom and Democracy. It was a gift from the people of France to the United States to show their friendship.

CITIZEN: A member of a country.

“e pluribus unum”: means out of many, one

The Golden Door

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WHAT IS HOME?

Is home the place where you live?

Where you were born?

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REASONS FOR IMMIGRATING TO AMERICA

Political FreedomReligious FreedomEconomic OpportunitiesLandJobs“Land of Opportunity”

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CONTRIBUTIONS

Immigrants give the United States economic edge, new innovations and creations, entrepreneur spirits, offer business contracts to other markets, provide ability to trade resources, and invest. Overall, they support the United States ability to thrive in a global economy.

Immigrants shape the resources, history, and structure of United States History.

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POLICY

• U.S. immigration law is very complex, and there is much confusion as to how it works. The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), the body of law governing current immigration policy, provides for an annual worldwide limit of 675,000 permanent immigrants, with certain exceptions for close family members. Congress and the President determine a separate number for refugee admissions. Historically, immigration to the United States has been based upon three principles: the reunification of families, admitting immigrants with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy, and protecting refugees. This fact sheet provides basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed.

• I. Family-Based Immigration

• Family unification is an important principle governing immigration policy. The family-based immigration category allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to bring certain family members to the United States. There are 480,000 family-based visas available every year. Family-based immigrants are admitted to the U.S. either as immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or through the family preference system.

• There is no numerical limit on visas available for immediate relatives, but petitioners must meet certain age and financial requirements. Immediate relatives are:

• spouses of U.S. citizens,• unmarried minor children of U.S. citizens (under 21 years old)• parents of U.S. citizens (Petitioner must be at least 21 years old to petition for a parent.)• There are a limited number of visas available every year under the family preference system, and petitioners must meet certain age and financial

requirements. The preference system includes:• adult children (married and unmarried) and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens. (Petitioner must be at least 21 years old to petition for a sibling.)• spouses and unmarried children (minor and adult) of LPRs • In order to balance the overall number of immigrants arriving based on family relationships, Congress established a complicated system for

calculating the available number of family preference visas for any given year. The number of family preference visas is determined by subtracting from 480,000 the number of immediate relative visas issued in the last year and the number of aliens paroled into the U.S. for at least a year. Any unused employment preference immigrant numbers are then added to this sum to establish the number of visas that remain for allocation through the preference system. By law, however, the number of family-based visas allocated through the preference system may not be lower than 226,000. Consequently, the total number of family-based visas often exceeds 480,000.

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Summary

Key Terms are words that are important in a lesson.

There are several ways for students to remember key terms such as:1. Tutor explains the word.2. Student restate and explain the word.3. Student demonstrate his or her understanding of the word verbally or

non-verbally4. Student discuss the word via collaborating with peers.

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