This chapter on Japanese immigration to the United States certainly contributes to today's debate on US immigration policy. The ideas in this chapter naturally allow for class discussion and for students to explore their own opinions on immigration policy while considering the contributions that immigrants can make in this country.
The overall goal for a lesson on this chapter is that students are going to formulate their own immigration policy for today, utilizing the information provided about the Japanese in Takaki Chapter 10. I will use materials from the Choices Program to help guide students in how to formulate their immigration policy. The reading "US Immigration Policy: What Should We Do?" will guide students through a series of questions, which will help them in discovering what their opinions on immigration to the United States are. The reading also outlines various pros and cons of four different options, which will help those students who do not know as much about current events.
Students will then use the four example options in the Choices Program reading to help them in developing their own policy. For this assignment, they will be asked to write a two to three page paper, explaining their policy and their reasoning for the policy, utilizing specifically their knowledge of the world today and the information about the Japanese in Takaki Chapter 10. They will also be allowed to use newspaper articles to help augment their position and to further defend the position that they have chosen.
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