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Background and Context
These immigration teaching resources will help students develop a thorough understanding and make connections between historical events, current conversations, and current policy proposals surrounding the issue.
Available for Middle & High School
Current Issue Debates
Current Issues Immigration Debates are framed by a central question and followed by historical context, an overview of both sides of the topic, and discussion questions to facilitate deliberation in the classroom.
Available for Middle & High School
Available for Middle & High School
Videos from Policymakers
Brought to you by ASP HOMEROOM, through a collaboration between Close Up Foundation and A Starting Point, these supplemental immigration videos are an introduction to policy areas that provide an opportunity for students to hear different perspectives directly from lawmakers.
Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) April 7, 2021
Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) April 1, 2021
Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX) & Michael Mccaul (R-TX) January 25, 2021
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Post | February 8, 2024
On Sunday, February 4, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a compromise bill intended to address border security concerns and to provide further funding for Ukraine’s military defense against Russia.1 In this post, we will examine the immigration-related contents of the compromise legislation and explore different perspectives about the border security bill. What Is in […]
Post | March 15, 2023
On March 6, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law the Youth Hiring Act, a law that, among other things, allows children between the ages of nine and 16 to be hired without the need for an employment certificate to be filed with the state. Under previous state law, an employment certificate was required […]
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 20, 2021
Words of Ages Teacher’s Guide are designed to supplement your standard classroom history text while offering new, creative perspectives on the nation’s heritage.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Just before the Civil War, writers all across the United States began telling stories about people and places they knew well.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Many American historians view the late 19th century in terms of technology and science, identifying the dynamism that helped drive the massive social changes of the period.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
American history is full of individuals agitating for change. However, between the end of the Civil War and World War I, writers and lecturers poured forth ideas for improving society from a particularly deep well.
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
In 1880, the sultan of Turkey closed the Turkish diplomatic mission to the United States, believing it to be a waste of money on a second-rate nation.
Post | April 13, 2021
Last month, nearly 19,000 unaccompanied migrant children were stopped at the U.S.-Mexican border, a record since documentation began in 2010, beating a previous record set in May of 2019.1 Currently, the Biden administration is allowing only children traveling alone to stay in the U.S. while their asylum claims are being evaluated, a process that can […]