1.
Write a five-page report on your findings about the costs and benefits of
immigration in our country.
2.
Give an oral presentation on your findings.
3.
Complete all the TIPS worksheets.
1. You will work in a group of
five. Each person of the group will be responsible for the research paper and
the oral presentation.
2. Read the articles from the
links below and choose the information you need to complete the assignment.
3.
Use the 6 – step Public Policy format.
4. Use the links to the websites below to
complete this research paper. You may also use other sources like books, newspaper articles etc.
Search
Engines:
Web
Sites:
The Alien
Payoff: The Surprising New Bottom Line on Immigration Costs and Benefits."
Paul Glastris, USNews
Online.
"Study Finds
Immigration Benefits."
"What
Price the Huddled Masses?" The Economist
print edition.
"Immigration:
Costs and Benefits." Russil Wvong, can.politics. 4/97.
"Immigration
Benefits U.S. Economy, Study Finds." David Lagesse,
The
"The
New Economics of Immigration: Affluent Americans Gain; Poor Americans Lose."George J. Borjas, The
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GRADE: |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Oral Presentation |
no knowledge of the uses
of PPA - presents no data to
support the proposed policy |
little knowledge of the
uses of PPA.-presents several sources of data in a logical format to support
the proposed policy |
acceptable amount of knowledge Of the uses of PPA
–presents several sources of data in a
logical and organized format to support the proposed policy |
superior knowledge of the
uses of PPA.-presents an exceptional
amount of data to support the proposed policy |
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Research |
links not relevant to
support the proposed policy |
enough links but few
support the proposed policy |
many links that support
the proposed policy |
all links support the
proposed policy |
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Report and worksheets |
Incomplete - does not use
the conventions of standard written English |
Complete but weak usage of
the conventions of standard written English |
complete with and
acceptable usage of he conventions of standard written English |
-complete with superior
use of the conventions of standard written English |
ELA Standards:
1. Students will read and
write for information and understanding
2. Students will read and
write for literary response and expression
3. Students
will read and write for critical analysis and evaluation
4. Students will speak
and listen for social interaction
Social Studies Standards
1. compare and contrast the experiences of different
ethnic, national, and religious groups, including Native American Indians, in
the
2.
Understand
the interrelationships between world events and developments in
After completing this assignment you will have a
better understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of immigration in