WEEK 12

Undocumented Immigrants / Immigrant Rights

How did immigrants become “illegal?” What does it feel like to live in the shadows? How have immigrants and their allies fought for rights, protection, and belonging?

 

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WEEK 13

Border Walls & Border Policing

Why do nation-states build walls and police borders? What impact do walls and border policing have on individuals, families, and communities? How do they shape our views of immigrants and our neighbors to the north and south? Why are borders more permeable for some people — and goods — than for others?  

 

 

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WEEK 14

Post-9/11 America

In the wake of the terrorist attacks and the U.S.-led War on Terror, how did concerns for national security affect immigration policy? How did the terrorist attacks – and the U.S. response – influence  American attitudes towards immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers? How have the long-standing fears of invasion by populations considered “unassimilable”  justified the continued expansion of border controls in the name of national security?

 

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WEEK 15

Deportation Nation

Who has been targeted for deportation throughout United States history, and why? How has expulsion shaped who is considered to be an insider and outsider, and who is considered to be deserving and undeserving? How does the history of deportation challenge the United States’ reputation as “a nation of immigrants”?

 

 

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