Research/ Information on Thursday's Meeting

Today we met to split up the final research, and figure out what main topics each of us will go into more depth on. The plan is to have all of our findings ready to go by Thursday, so that we can put together our conclusions, and start on the blog! Just so that it's easier to access, here is how we split up the final research:

Alexis: Background information

-What is immigration?

-Common stereotypes and definitions

-How long has this been an issue?

-Why did this become such a huge issue?

Kate: Current information

-Arizona's new policy

-Utah's attempted policy

-Examples from other states (what are their views and policies?)

Brad: Statistics

-Current numbers on how many Mexican immigrants are currently in the United States

-How many have gone through the process to gain citizenship?

-What are some of the predictions of how many will be living in the U.S. in the years to come?

-Other important statistics (impacts on healthcare, criminal histories, etc.)

Clay: Media Portrayal

-How do the major news networks handle these stories and the overall issue of immigration? (FOX, MSNBC, CNN, etc.)

-How often in the year 2010 were these stories brought to our attention?

-Which side of the issue is shown more? (Pro-immigration or anti-immigration)

-Possibly some clips from those major news networks...

If there are any more questions on what specific information you need to find, just text me! Thanks and see you all Thursday!

p.s.- We will be meeting Thursday in the library (probably room 117, as usual). Bring all of your research, because we will be putting it together and starting our final blog!

-Alexis