Exploring U S Laws Immigration Tessa Sutton In

Exploring U. S. Laws & Immigration Tessa Sutton

In your opinion, have the immigration laws in the U. S. been to harsh or too lenient? Why?

1. Choose a mass migration into the U. S. in history from 1850 -2019: Please research a mass migration either alone or with a partner. You can choose from one of the following or come up with your own through research (links are in the titles below to get you started): Mexican Americans 1920 s Irish Immigration 1850 -1920 Sudan 1990 s Southern Europeans 1880 -1920 Chinese Americans 1870 s, 1940 s Other of your choice

Timeline to help you choose: http: //www. loc. gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsa ndactivities/presentations/immigration/timeline. html

2. What is the relationship between the immigration laws made during the time of your migration and after the migration itself? Did laws get more rigid after or did they loosen up?

Evaluating sources: 1 What’s the evidence? 2 Who’s behind the information? 3 What do other sources say? Also ask: 4 Who was the publisher? 5 Is there evidence of bias? 6 When was it written? 7 Is it a primary or secondary source?

References Civic online reasoning poster. (2019). Standford History Education Group. reasoning/classroom-poster. Retrieved from https: //sheg. stanford. edu/civic-online- Global timeline. (2019). Library of Congress. Retrieved from http: //www. loc. gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/timeline. html.