Wk 8: Post-1965 Immigrants

Who are the new immigrants? Where are they coming from? What changed to restart immigration flows to the US? 

T, 10/16 - Q2 + Reforming the Quota System & Current Migration

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Pew Research Center - The Next America

• SUGGESTED

  • Daniels Ch8 Asians

  • Daniels Ch9 Latinos

  • Inheriting the City

R, 10/18 - in-class debate and Gerstle on American Nationality

• Gerstle (2015) “The Contradictory Character of American Nationality: A Historical Perspective” in Foner and Simon (eds) (2015) Fear, Anxiety, and National Identity: Immigration and Belonging in North America and Western Europe, Russell Sage Foundation.

• 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)