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Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Alison Clark Efford, in the Trump Era, Supporting Our Immigrants

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on how to support immigrants and international students in the current anti-immigration climate. Two authors discuss their work: "Abrazando El Espiritu: Bracero Families Confront the US-Mexico Border" by Ana Rosas...
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Primary
PBS

Pbs News Hours: Q&a: Calderon Visits u.s. With Security, Immigration in Mind

For Students 9th - 10th
Shannon O'Neil, Latin American studies fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. answers questions posed by PBS about Mexico's President Felipe Calderon's visit to the United States. The Q & A covers a range of issues from...
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Article
BBC

Bbc News: Migration Key Issue as Mexico's Calderon Visits Us

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News examines the issues of migration from Mexico to the United States. Arizona's illegal immigration and the implications of the drug violence in Mexico on economic cooperation between Mexico and the U.S. are discussed in some...
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Website
Other

Peasant Social Worlds: The Other Way Out: Us Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article on current migration trends from Mexico to the US. The article discusses the impact of legislation and economic crisis on migration.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Us Brings in New Passport Rules

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of concern about terrorism and drug smuggling, the US tightened its travel regulations requiring a passport for people flying into the US from Canada and Mexico. 1/07
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Places of Migration in United States History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
MIT provides and extensive list of reading and viewing materials in regard to the migration within the United States. Lecture notes and possible assignments included.
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Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Mark Overmyer Velazquez, "From Repatriation to Deportation Nation"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the history of the relationship between the US and Mexico regarding immigration. In the 1930s, the U.S. government forced hundreds of thousands of ethnic Mexicans, including some U.S. citizens, back across the...
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Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem: Border Control & Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource uses articles, images, and videos that describe the use of sophisticated technologies to control migration at the border between the United States and Mexico. The goal is to encourage students to understand how technology...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Hispanic/Latinx history is a rich, diverse and long one, with immigrants, refugees and Spanish-speaking or Indigenous people living in the United States since long before the nation was established. America's Hispanic...
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Article
Migration Policy Institute

Migration Policy Institute: Rising Child Migration to the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles about the number of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Mexican Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Mexican Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

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