English 111 Spring 2020 Dr. De Naples Adapted from Dr. Groth’s ENG 111 assignment Essay 2: Immigration, Citizenship, National Interest Any debate about immigration is informed by ideas about the character of a nation. Immigrants impact not just the current workforce, institutions, culture, and political orientation of a society; more important, they shape the nation’s future. What is this country all about? How do we want to evolve? What kind of society do we want to be and become? While the United States has always been a country of immigrants, historically immigration was restricted in many ways. There have been waves of immigrants from different parts of the world, and at different times certain groups were deemed more desirable than others. The debate about who should be allowed to come here and ultimately become American citizens continues. The political struggle about President Trump’s proposed wall at the US-Mexican border is one manifestation of a long history of arguments for and against immigration. Assignment: Write a 3- to 4-page essay using at least 3 of the following sources as well as several interviews with people who represent the various political positions on the issue. If you like, you may use other sources, preferably articles from reputable magazines and newspapers, like The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. You don’t have to take a position, though you are welcome to if you wish—just be sure to marshal some evidence to support your view. Either way—staying neutral or offering your opinion—your essay needs to shed light on the complex motivations and concerns of proponents and opponents of immigration. Why do people feel the way they do? Why do they get so passionate about immigration? Discuss 3 or 4 related issues, one per paragraph at minimum. (If you have more to say about a particular issue, feel free to extend your discussion to multiple paragraphs.) Make sure each paragraph uses information from a source. Below are titles of articles and web sites where you will find good sources for this assignment as well as jumping-off points for deeper exploration. I was able to find these by entering the title and author/agency into Google and clicking through to the site or the article. You should have similar results, but feel free to contact me if you’re having trouble. AFL-CIO. “Immigration.” 2019. Camarota, Steven A. “The Case Against Immigration: Why the United States Should Look Out for Itself.” Center for Immigrations Studies. 2018. DeParle, Jason. “How Stephen Miller Seized the Moment to Battle Immigration.” The New York Times. 2019. Hauslohner, Abigail, and Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti, and Tracy Jan. “Trump officials move to deny green cards, path to citizenship for poor immigrants.” The Washington Post. 2019. Kazin, Michael. “How Labor Learned to Love Immigration.” New Republic. 2013. Seller, Maxine. “Historical Perspectives on Am ...

1. English 111 Spring 2020 Dr. De Naples
Adapted from Dr. Groth’s ENG 111 assignment
Essay 2: Immigration, Citizenship, National Interest
Any debate about immigration is informed by ideas about the
character of a nation.
Immigrants impact not just the current workforce, institutions,
culture, and political
orientation of a society; more important, they shape the nation’s
future. What is this
country all about? How do we want to evolve? What kind of
society do we want to be and
become?
While the United States has always been a country of
immigrants, historically
immigration was restricted in many ways. There have been
waves of immigrants from
different parts of the world, and at different times certain
groups were deemed more
desirable than others. The debate about who should be allowed
to come here and
ultimately become American citizens continues. The political
struggle about President
Trump’s proposed wall at the US-Mexican border is one
manifestation of a long history
of arguments for and against immigration.

2. Assignment: Write a 3- to 4-page essay using at least 3 of the
following sources as
well as several interviews with people who represent the various
political positions on
the issue. If you like, you may use other sources, preferably
articles from reputable
magazines and newspapers, like The Guardian, The New York
Times, and The Wall
Street Journal. You don’t have to take a position, though you
are welcome to if you
wish—just be sure to marshal some evidence to support your
view. Either way—staying
neutral or offering your opinion—your essay needs to shed light
on the complex
motivations and concerns of proponents and opponents of
immigration. Why do people
feel the way they do? Why do they get so passionate about
immigration? Discuss 3 or 4
related issues, one per paragraph at minimum. (If you have more
to say about a
particular issue, feel free to extend your discussion to multiple
paragraphs.) Make sure
each paragraph uses information from a source.
Below are titles of articles and web sites where you will find
good sources for this
assignment as well as jumping-off points for deeper exploration.
I was able to find these
by entering the title and author/agency into Google and clicking
through to the site or
the article. You should have similar results, but feel free to
contact me if you’re having
trouble.
AFL-CIO. “Immigration.” 2019.

3. Camarota, Steven A. “The Case Against Immigration: Why the
United States Should Look Out for
Itself.” Center for Immigrations Studies. 2018.
DeParle, Jason. “How Stephen Miller Seized the Moment to
Battle Immigration.” The New York
Times. 2019.
Hauslohner, Abigail, and Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti, and
Tracy Jan. “Trump officials move to deny
green cards, path to citizenship for poor immigrants.” The
Washington Post. 2019.
Kazin, Michael. “How Labor Learned to Love Immigration.”
New Republic. 2013.
Seller, Maxine. “Historical Perspectives on American
Immigration Policy.” Law and Contemporary
Issues. 1983.
“US Citizenship Through Naturalization.” USA.Gov