NAFTA and Mexican Migration

To Start:

• Did your ancestors immigrate to the U.S.? If so, where did they immigrate from, when and why?
• In general, why do people immigrate to the U.S.?

In Class:

• Background Information:
  • "War and Expansion" Crash Course by John Green (First Half Only)
  • "Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program" trailer by the Putnam Museum
  • "After NAFTA" and "Rethinking the NAFTA Record" from "The Line Between Us"
  • "Mexican Immigration is Going South: More Mexicans Leaving..." by AJ+
• Border Photos: ​"On The Border" photo exhibit by the Atlantic Monthly
• Current Issues:
  • ​"The Cost of Crossing" podcast by NPR's Planet Money
  • "Why Don't They Just Get in Line?" by  by the American Immigration Council
  • "5 Immigration Myths Debunked" by CNN Money
  • "By the Numbers: The U.S.'s Growing for Profit Detention Industry" by ProPublica

To Close:
How you modify your ideal immigration policy based on what you learned today? Why?