WET FEET DRY FEET 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act
“WET FEET, DRY FEET” 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act: U. S. -Cuba Immigration Accord
Objectives ▪Students will identify the push-pull factors in Cuban immigration by hypothesizing and interpreting information ▪Students will understand interpret the US policy on Cuban immigration from multiple perspectives ▪Students will utilize their new content knowledge of US policies and Cuban immigration to evaluate the United States policies on immigration and the US role in protecting Cuban human rights
Standards Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: ▪ SS. 912. C. 2. 11: Analyze public policy solutions or courses of action to resolve a local, state, or federal issue. ▪ SS. 912. C. 4. 2: Evaluate the influence of American foreign policy on other nations and the influences of other nations on American policies and society. ▪ SS. 912. C. 3. 5: Identify the impact of independent regulatory agencies in the federal bureaucracy. ▪ SS. 912. C. 3. 13: Illustrate examples of how government affects the daily lives of citizens at the local, state, and national levels. SS. 912. G. 4. 2: Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the push/pull factors contributing to human migration within and among places. NCSS Themes: ▪ Civic Ideals and Practices: C. locate, access, organize, and apply information about an issue of public concern from multiple points of view ▪ People, Places, and Environments: D. estimate distance and calculate scale.
Bell Work: Record answer the following questions in your notebook: Have you ever moved? What were the circumstances? Considering your own experiences, or the experiences of others, why do you think people move? Where do they go, or, why do they choose to go to one place rather than another?
PUSH Economic Struggle: high unemployment, lack of goods. Political persecution: Castro regime Social turmoil: lack of belonging, miss family, lack of intellectual or academic opportunities & PULL Economic Opportunity Political freedoms or asylum: US favorable immigration status. US democratic ideals Social factors: Family, sense of belonging, intellectual and academic opportunity
Pair & Share 1 Record answer on your Pair & Share worksheet: Why do you think people leave Cuba?
Pair & Share 2 Record answer on your Pair & Share worksheet: Looking at your map, where do you think they might go?
Pair & Share 2 Record answer on your Pair & Share worksheet: Looking at your map, where do you think they might go? Why do you think they might go to Florida instead of other places?
Pair & Share 3 Record answer on your Pair & Share worksheet: Approximately how far is the closest part of the United States to Cuba?
Florida Keys Florida Straits
Pair & Share 4 Record answer on your Pair & Share worksheet: How do you think Cuban immigrants get here? Chart the route you think they may take
Florida Keys Florida Straits
Video Cuban Migrants Face Choppy Waters Feb 21, 2008
How many people do you think immigrate into the United States from Cuba annually, on average?
News
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Role Play Read the “Background information” and follow directions on your worksheet. If you finish early, practice quietly reading the letter aloud to your group
Think-Write-Share In one to three full paragraphs, answer the following questions: Do you agree or disagree with the United States’ Wet Feet, Dry Feet Policy for Cuban immigrants? Why? Refer to at least three specific examples from this class period and/or personal experiences. What may be a better solution? Consider: Does the US Government have the responsibility to protect human rights of Cuban immigrants seeking asylum in the United States? Do you think any one group of immigrants should have preferential treatment?
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#Ms. Stalnaker On your “Twitter sheet, ” explain what you learned from today’s lesson in 140 characters or less. On a separate sheet of paper, write questions that you still have from this lesson.
Homework Record and thoroughly answer the questions you still have! At least one paragraph.
Food for Thought Does the United States have a responsibility to protect immigrants illegally seeking asylum in the United States? Are any humans really “illegal? ”
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