Immigration In America

1. Home Immigration In America Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home AN OVERVIEW OF IMMGRATION IN AMERICA Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment

2. Home Immigration in America Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Introduction The purpose of this tutorial is to teach 9th grade U.S. History students to learn vocabulary words. We will use the journey to America lesson. This unit will help other students understand immigration and the circumstances that motivated people to leave their homeland for a new start in America. This unit will help students understand the diversity of people and cultures that make up these United States of America. Students will gain an appreciation for their own heritage and those of other students through the concept of “one from many”. They will understand the significance of the Statue of Liberty and what it symbolizes as well as the roles they played in the journey to America. Reasons What will I learn? The goal of this unit is to provide and overview of Immigration in America and for students to remember the key terms. Also, they will become familiar with the struggles and hardships many people endured to come to America. This is a self-paced tutorial that is easy to understand. This unit is divided into several sections and at the end of the tutorial, you will be given a short quiz. It will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You will learn about a small par of American History and it will aid you in your future lessons on immigration in America. Contributions Policy

3. Home Immigration in America Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Before you begin you will need the following: Understanding of basic academic language Ability to use a computer and follow simple directions Basic understanding of American History Desire and attitude to learn about Immigration in America An available computer with internet access What do you know about Immigration in America? Click on the box to take the pretest. Reasons Contributions Policy PRETEST

4. Immigration in America Overview: The Immigration to America tutorial is designed to help 9th Grade/U.S History students better understand the key terms associated with immigrationin America. Home Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment

5. Immigration in America OBJECTIVES: After completing this tutorial unit, you will be able to: • Identify the keys terms associated with Immigration in America • Identify the people, places, and things important to Immigration in America • Describe the meaning of home • Distinguish between the pros and cons of immigrating to America • Defend the affirmative or negative aspects of America’s current immigration policy Home Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment

6. Immigration in America Key Terms: 1. Immigrants 2. Ellis Island 3. Statue of Liberty 4. Citizen 5. “e pluribus unum” 6. Policy 7. Contribution 8. Home Home Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment

7. Immigration in America IMMIGRANTS: A person who leaves his or her country and move s to another country. Click the link below to view images of individuals leaving their country to move to another country. ELLIS ISLAND: A small port in New York harbor where millions of immigrants entered the United States. It was known as the gateway to the new world. STATUE OF LIBERTY: A symbol of Freedom and Democracy. It was a gift from the people of France to the United States to show their friendship. CITIZEN: A member of a country. “e pluribus unum”: means out of many, one Home Introduction The Golden Door Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment

8. Immigration in America WHAT IS HOME? Is home the place where you live? Where you were born? Click the link below to type your response https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PSCKVKJ Home Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms Click to answer the question What is Home? Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment

9. Home Immigration in America Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home REASONS FOR IMMIGRATING TO AMERICA Political Freedom Religious Freedom Economic Opportunities Land Jobs “Land of Opportunity” Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment

10. Immigration in America CONTRIBUTIONS Immigrants give the United States economic edge, new innovations and creations, entrepreneur spirits, offer business contracts to other markets, provide ability to trade resources, and invest. Overall, they support the United States ability to thrive in a global economy. Immigrants shape the resources, history, and structure of United States History. Home Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment

11. Immigration in America POLICY • U.S. immigration law is very complex, and there is much confusion as to how it works.  The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), the body of law governing current immigration policy, provides for an annual worldwide limit of 675,000 permanent immigrants, with certain exceptions for close family members.  Congress and the President determine a separate number for refugee admissions.  Historically, immigration to the United States has been based upon three principles: the reunification of families, admitting immigrants with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy, and protecting refugees.  This fact sheet provides basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed. • I. Family-Based Immigration • Family unification is an important principle governing immigration policy. The family-based immigration category allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to bring certain family members to the United States. There are 480,000 family-based visas available every year.   Family-based immigrants are admitted to the U.S. either as immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or through the family preference system. • There is no numerical limit on visas available for immediate relatives, but petitioners must meet certain age and financial requirements. Immediate relatives are: • spouses of U.S. citizens, • unmarried minor children of U.S. citizens (under 21 years old) • parents of U.S. citizens (Petitioner must be at least 21 years old to petition for a parent.) • There are a limited number of visas available every year under the family preference system, and petitioners must meet certain age and financial requirements. The preference system includes: • adult children (married and unmarried) and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens. (Petitioner must be at least 21 years old to petition for a sibling.) • spouses and unmarried children (minor and adult) of LPRs • In order to balance the overall number of immigrants arriving based on family relationships, Congress established a complicated system for calculating the available number of family preference visas for any given year.  The number of family preference visas is determined by subtracting from 480,000 the number of immediate relative visas issued in the last year and the number of aliens paroled into the U.S. for at least a year. Any unused employment preference immigrant numbers are then added to this sum to establish the number of visas that remain for allocation through the preference system.  By law, however, the number of family-based visas allocated through the preference system may not be lower than 226,000.  Consequently, the total number of family-based visas often exceeds 480,000.  Click the text box below to explore more on immigration reform in the U.S. Home Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment U.S. Immigration Reform

12. Immigration in America Summary Key Terms are words that are important in a lesson. There are several ways for students to remember key terms such as: • Tutor explains the word. • Student restate and explain the word. • Student demonstrate his or her understanding of the word verbally or non-verbally • Student discuss the word via collaborating with peers. Home Introduction Overview Objectives Key Terms What is Home Reasons Contributions Policy Assessment