COMM 157SL SJSU Immigration Discussion
Description
Discussion #5: Immigration
For this discussion, please do the following:
First, listen to 1 of the 2 podcasts listed below:
- Immigrants In ICE Detention Face The Threat Of COVID-19 (Links to an external site.)
- For Immigrant Communities, Coronavirus Is A Different Kind Of Threat (Links to an external site.)
1. What does COVID-19 expose about immigration and the status of immigrants in the United States?
2. How does the information (from any of the assigned content) on immigration link up or fit together with information on other inequalities that you have been discussing in 157SL this semester (e.g. income, health, race, incarceration, etc.)?
Second, read this article about the U.S. Immigration Debate
3. What new information about immigration did you learn from this article? What key aspects of immigration law and/or immigration reform stood out to you most and why? What aspects of immigration law and/or immigration reform do you think are most promising in terms resolving the immigration debate and why?
(350-400 words – state your word count on top of your answer.)
Make use of any combination of 157SL materials (readings, documentaries, discussions, etc.) to explain and support your position but be sure connect your arguments, thoughts, and ideas clearly and substantially to the content from the podcasts and article linked above. Note: you can take any position you want. Regardless of what your position is, you will be graded on the quality of your argument, including how effectively you explain and support your position using 157SL materials.
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