Illegal Immigration
A webquest by Keith Martin

http://www.immigrationforum.org/pubs/articles/cyclesofnativism2001.htm
1] Is this site neutral or biased and what evidence supports your answer?
Regarding cycles of Nativism in U.S. History, how does the quote, “Fear and loathing of foreigners reach such levels when the nation's problems become so intractable that some people seek scapegoats.” apply to:
2] the Alien and Sedition Acts
3] Chinese Exclusion in the western states
4] current anti-illegal immigration sentiment in America today

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b30c0535a05.htm
5] Is this site neutral or biased and what evidence supports your answer?
Concerning the impact of illegal immigration on the U.S. Economy, what facts or opinions are available in relation to:
6] impact on jobs (unemployment, availability, etc.)
7] taxes paid to the federal government by illegal immigrants
8] tax money paid for benefits to illegal immigrants (medical, education, housing, etc.)

http://www.bcis.gov/graphics/shared/aboutus/statistics/legishist/index.htm
9] Is this site neutral or biased and what evidence supports your answer?
Concerning historical (U.S.) laws on immigration:
10] detail three laws that were positive towards immigration
11] summarize three laws that were negative towards immigration

http://www.cis.org/articles/2003/back503.html
12] Is this site neutral or biased and what evidence supports your answer?
Using the graphs presented:
13] What is the percent difference (rounded to the nearest whole number) between the legal immigrants
and all immigrants households in America using welfare in the years 1996-2001?
14] What is the number of illegal immigrant households using welfare for each year from 1996-2001?

http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0029/tab01.html
15] Is this site neutral or biased and what evidence supports your answer?
Of the fifteen decades represented:
16] which ones had at least ten percent foreign born population in the U.S.?
17] which ones had at least eight percent foreign born population in the U.S.?

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Illegal Immigration -Rubric

	Immerging: 1 point	Developing: 2-3 points	Mastered: 4-5 points
Introduction	barely introduces most of the paper’s content	adequately introduces most of the paper’s content or sufficiently introduces all of the paper’s content	introduces all of the paper’s content in detail
Question #1	only answers the first part	answers the first part and barely answers the second part	answers the first part and answers the second part in detail
Question #2	barely applies the quote to the issue	adequately applies the quote to the issue	applies the quote to the issue in great detail
Question #3	barely applies the quote to the issue	adequately applies the quote to the issue	applies the quote to the issue in great detail
Question #4	barely applies the quote to the issue	adequately applies the quote to the issue	applies the quote to the issue in great detail
Question #5	only answers the first part	answers the first part and barely answers the second part	answers the first part and answers the second part in detail
Question #6	barely applies fact/opinion	adequately applies fact/opinion	applies fact/opinion in great detail
Question #7	barely applies fact/opinion	adequately applies fact/opinion	applies fact/opinion in great detail
Question #8	barely applies fact/opinion	adequately applies fact/opinion	applies fact/opinion in great detail
Question #9	only answers the first part	answers the first part and barely answers the second part	answers the first part and answers the second part in detail
Question #10	barely details one law	barely details two laws or details one law in-depth	details three laws in-depth
Question #11	barely summarizes one law	barely summarizes two laws or summarizes one law in detail	summarizes three laws in detail
Question #12	only answers the first part	answers the first part and barely answers the second part	answers the first part and answers the second part in detail
Question #13	accurately states two answers	accurately states four answers	accurately states six answers
Question #14	accurately states two answers	accurately states four answers	accurately states six answers
Question #15	only answers the first part	answers the first part and barely answers the second part	answers the first part and answers the second part in detail
Question #16	accurately lists five answers	accurately lists seven answers	accurately lists eight answers
Question #17	accurately lists six answers	accurately lists eight answers	accurately lists ten answers
Conclusion	barely includes most of the paper’s content	adequately introduces most of the paper’s content or sufficiently introduces all of the paper’s content	introduces all of the paper’s content in detail
Syntax/grammar	fewer than eight errors	fewer than six errors	fewer than four errors