Legal Mexican immigrants are far less likely to choose
naturalization than other immigrants, according to the New Pew Report, which found
that two thirds of the 5.4 million Mexican immigrants eligible to become US
citizens have not done so. Many immigrants who support overhaul legislation now before the
Senate do not have legal immigration status, so they cannot travel easily
across state lines and they think twice about turning out in public. Statistics
show that 300,000 to 400,000 children are born of illegal immigrants each year.
Why do you think the Mexican
community are keeping themselves from obtaining legal rights?
Students
will create a PowerPoint using the PPA policy, on the issues regarding Mexican
naturalization, followed by an oral presentation of the PowerPoint.
Process/Resources:
Students will be divided in 6 groups
of 5 students. Each student in a group will have a specific task to complete. Each group will complete the PPA worksheets
for the policies they are given. Finally they will create a presentation with a
solution to their assigned problem. Below you will find a task description for
each student.
The PPA Steps:
http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips/ppaqe.html
1.
Define the problem
Worksheet 1
(http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet1.doc)
2.
Gather evidence
Worksheet 2
(http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet2.doc)
3.
Identify causes
Worksheet 3
(http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet3.doc)
4.
Evaluate a policy
Worksheet 4 (http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet4.doc)
5.
Develop solutions
Worksheet 5
(http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet5.doc)
6.
Select the best solution
Worksheet 6:
(http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet6.doc)
Student #1
will use the website below to Read about low rates of citizenship within the
Mexican community. Identity the problem
Legal Mexican immigrants become U.S. citizens at a
lower rate than others
Student#2
will use the website below to gather evidence about citizenship in the Mexican
population of the USA
Legal Immigrants don’t apply for
citizenship
Student #3
will use website to identify causes
Student #4
will go to the website below to evaluate a policy on American Citizenship
US Citizenship and Immigration
Students #5
will develop solutions
Develop solutions
Worksheet 5
(http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet5.doc)
Student#6
will evaluate feasibility and effectiveness
Select the best solution
Worksheet 6:
(http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet6.doc)
Evaluation
Power Point
Rubric:
http://imet.csus.edu/imet6/canet/classes/csus/i_met/284/PPRubric-1.pdf
Oral
Presentation Rubric:
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~david/courses/cs758/Fall2010/handouts/Oral_presentation_grading.pdf
Conclusion:
Congratulations
now you have mastered the public policy. You should have learned that refraining
from citizenship can affect the right that a legal immigrant can enjoy by
becoming American.
Standard:
1.
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to
support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn
from the text.