Article reports on President Obama's executive order on immigration. Contains a video of Obama's full speech on the order.

This article focuses on the history of the relationship between the US and Mexico regarding immigration. In the 1930s, the U.S. government forced hundreds of thousands of ethnic Mexicans, including some U.S. citizens, back across the...

Players navigate New York's Lower East Side as Lena, a young Jewish immigrant from Russia who is trying to save money to bring her parents to America. She works long hours in a factory for little money and gets caught up in the growing...

This country profile examines key legislative events that form the history of the U.S. immigration system, the size and attributes of the immigrant population in the country, the characteristics of legal and illegal immigration streams,...

Syllabus for WEEK 7: World War II and the Cold War: The Geopolitics of Immigration Reforms. WEEK 8: Family, Gender, and Sexuality

Provides a brief history of the migration and immigration laws starting in 1790, with brief descriptions of each law. Includes court decisions.

Using this history lab, learners will examine the impact immigration had on urbanization and the reform movements of the time, as well as the addressing the backlash to immigration by understanding nativism.

April, 2006, report depicting the controversy over the stalled Congressional immigration laws. There is major disagreement over immigration in the United States. Video, audio, and text of this report are available.

This site from Dieoff.com provides an essay about the issue of immigration. The author challenges position that immigration is good for America.

A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...

This multi-task activity asks students to look at the DREAM Act in the context of immigration reform and also to reflect on blogging as civic engagement.

Detailed report of the May 1, 2006 protest against immigration law reform. Immigrants across the United States boycotted work to show their worth to America's economy. Provides links to a collection of stories about the immigration debate.

Early attempts at promoting total abstinence from hard liquor had some basis in a backlash against immigrants. Read about the reasons for moral reform.

Comprehensive teaching unit that explores the "second industrial revolution" and the mass production of consumer goods. This, in turn, caused an increase in the labor force and immigration. Learn how these changes brought about the start...

This article focuses on the "Water Street Revival," a short-lived (July-October 1868) religious reform effort, which began after journalist Oliver Dyer published a "Packard's Monthly" article identifying John Allen, the owner of a...

Experience the results of the Border Film Project that attempts to "show the human face of immigration" from both sides of the border. This site showcases photos and twelve video clips that were recorded with undocumented migrants and...

This site provides a summary of the goals of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, and how it relates to such issues as marriage and sexual behavior. From the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization focused on sexual and...

Color photograph of a protest against illegal immigration reform in Alabama.

An excellent description of the problems facing the involvement of Hispanic-Americans in American politics. The essay covers 1948 to 1996, with a good discussion of the civil rights era.

A special collection of articles, resources and data relating to United States-Mexico relations. Includes a country profile of Mexico and updated information on Bush's temporary worker program and US migration policy.

Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...

In this 4th grade unit, young scholars study how citizens and government of the early 20th century sought solutions to problems that accompanied immigration and industrialization. By focusing on child labor, factory working conditions...

Article covering Antebellum social and cultural movements including education reform, literature, Seneca Falls, immigration, and religion.

Explains what Progressivism looked like in Texas and how it differed from national Progressivism. It describes the laws and election reforms that discriminated against African Americans, immigrants, and poor people, the education reforms...