M9: Post-1965

Immigration Act of 1965

• Alvin Chang, “Watch How Immigration in America Has Changed Over the Last 200 Years,” (interactive data, may not work in Chrome) Vox, April 26, 2016.

• The Geopolitical Origins of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1965 (7pgs)

• MPI - 2015 - Fifty Years On, the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act Continues to Reshape the United States By Muzaffar Chishti, Faye Hipsman, and Isabel Ball.

• Pew Research Center - The Next America

• Massey, Douglas. (2008) CH1: People and Places. (http://tinyurl.com/jm7lhz3) (21pgs)

Agencies in the US Immigration System

• Federal Agencies of US Immigration System (http://tinyurl.com/gpra2wn) & Basics of US Immigration PPT

• SUGGESTED

  • Daniels Ch8 Asians

  • Daniels Ch9 Latinos

  • Inheriting the City

• MPI Post-1965 Chinese Immigration to US 

Debating Birth Right Citizenship

Prepare for the activity by doing the following:

• Read the U.S. Bill of Rights (http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/) 

• Read 14th Amendment 

• Read Arguments For/Against Birthright Citizenship

• Prepare: Debate Preparation Worksheet (bring this to class with you)

Review 1924 Immigration Act

• view quota restrictions

Review Immigration & Nationality Act of 1965 (Hart-Cellar Act)

• NPR 1965 Immigration Law Changed Face of America

• Q&A: Sen. Kennedy on Immigration, Then & Now