Coming to America: Immigration Today

As if surviving a journey to America wasn't enough of a feat for early 20th century immigrants, they then needed to settle into American life. Learn about the ways New York public education attempted to meet the needs of its high...

This 3-day immigration study draws on historical trends and current events. A worksheet accompanies initial research on one group's U.S. immigration history, giving opportunity for collaborative learning through sharing findings. Groups...

The United States Immigration Policy is incredibly complex. To gain a deeper understanding of the criteria, quotas, preferences, and categories of immigrants admitted to the US, class members engage in a role playing activity that...

This website is filled with resources to help you better understand the immigration issue. For teachers, there are learning modules built around specific immigration issues. Also, provided are links to current event articles, immigrant's...

This article focuses on a guide for teaching immigration. It is a guide to smart, accessible materials on U.S. immigration for teachers to use, as well as advocates, activists, and others. The guide consists of a thematically-organized...

Students explore contemporary lifestyles, cultures, traditions are influenced by the contributions of the German settlers of that region. They research these influences and design a brochure to entice potential immigrants to the Upper...

As part of a unit study of immigration, class members participate in a mock Immigration Court activity in which they argue four cases before an immigration judge.

Where do anti-immigrants myths come from, and how can they be refuted? Learners critically analyze media reports and how to identify reliable sources. After studying a timeline that details the history of US nativism, groups research the...

If citizens are living abroad, can their children still be considered citizens? How long does citizenship last for someone who has been permitted to work in the country? Here is a fun online interactive game that will help your learners...

This article is written by a doctoral student of American foreign relations and immigration policy who doing research in Cameroon, Africa. In 1990, just 3000 Cameroonian immigrants resided in the United States. Today the number has...