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Facts :
- The MEXICO US BORDER :
- "The New York Times just published a very good interactive on immigration.
It’s a timeline showing the major issues related to immigration reform that have occurred since 2004. They are short “snippets” with images.
You can also see editorial responses from The Times for each event."(Larry Ferlazzo)
(nytimes.com)
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REFUGEES :
- UNHCR refugee statistics: full data
"There are more people forcibly displaced from their homes than ever before. Find out where refugees come from - and where they go."
(guardian.co.uk)
UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(Wikipedia)
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UN warning
on World Refugee Day
"The reasons why people flee their homes are becoming increasingly
complex and interlinked, the UN has warned as it marks World Refugee
Day....
There are about 11m refugees worldwide and 26m internally displaced
people...
Nowadays people do not just flee persecution and war. Other reasons
include injustice, exclusion, competition for scarce resources and
the human
consequences of dysfunctional states..."
+ A VIDEO with Angelina Jolie 
(BBC)
- Immigration Explorer - interactive map
"Select a foreign-born group to see how they settled across the United States."
(nytimes.com)
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Can we see your documents please, Your Majesty... 
"Queen faces anti-terror checks every time she leaves UK...
For the first time, Her Majesty will be compelled to give her full name, age, address, nationality, gender and place of birth to immigration officials, who will then check that she is not on a list of wanted terrorists."
(dailymail.co.uk)
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Green cards
"A Green Card is evidence of lawful permanent resident status in the United States."
(usimmigrationsupport.org)
Green Cards - 11 ways to get one!
"The United States offers several ways to become a Permanent Resident (Green Card holder).
A Green Card allows you to live and work permanently in the U.S."
(visapro.com)
How to Get a Green Card
(5min.com)
- Premier
footballers will have to speak English
Non-EU players face test under new migration rules
"South American, African and other non-European footballers
who cannot speak English will be barred from joining Premier League
clubs from the autumn under the new points-based immigration system
detailed by ministers yesterday.
(The Guardian)
- New
immigration rules announced
"Details of rules controlling the number of skilled migrants from
outside the European Economic Area working in the UK are due to be revealed
later."
(BBC)
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Immigrants
Joining the Mainstream
"Immigrants made the United States what it is.
Being an American depends on acceptance of certain American ideals,
not on the place of birth of a person or of his or her ancestors.
This edition of eJournal USA tells the story of immigration and diversity
as it has played out through the centuries and continues to play out
now."
(U.S. Department of State)
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- The
New Americans (PBS) :
Meet the New Americans - Experience their cultural riches - Take
the Myths and Realities Quiz -
"Follow a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave
their home and families behind and learn what it means to be new Americans
in the 21st century." (PBS)
"For the new Americans of the 21st century, the attempt to forge
a better life is a daily struggle filled with immigration red tape,
separation anxiety, and cultural ignorance found in their adopted country
-- no easier than for those who came before them. Yet, they still come.
This PBS series follows Ogoni refugees, a Palestinian bride, Dominican
baseball players, a Mexican laborer, and an Indian tech worker as they
learn what it takes to become American."(EDUHOUND).
Pictures :
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IMMIGRANTS ON SHIP, 1887.
Immigrants on the steerage deck
of an ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty
in New York Harbor. Color engraving, 1887.
(granger.com)
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Glossary and Acronyms :
Listening :
- Peers examine Britishness
"Peers have debated the nature of Britishness, and the issues of balancing multi-culturalism and integration while maintaining a national identity."
(BBC)
Conversation questions :
Activities :
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Immigration - Vocabulary Activities
"As waves of immigrants arrived in the United States they brought with them their languages, dialects, and expressions, which have enriched "American English."
Try these vocabulary games to learn how immigrant groups have contributed to the the language of this nation."
(lcweb2.loc.gov)
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The
Empire Windrush Unit (Laurence Bernard - Ac. Martinique)
"The idea of this unit stems from a text given for the Baccalaureat
on June 2004, extracted from "And Justice There Was None"
by Deborah Crombie, 2002.
Along with the study of this text, I created a few activities to help
the students understand the circumstances of the arrival of the newcomers,
and the difficulties they might have faced to settle in their new
neighbourhood.
It was particularly important for me to go further as I teach in the
Caribbean island of Martinique which is located between two islands
of the British Commonwealth, namely St Lucia and Dominica. This was
therefore a great opportunity for me to teach my students about the
history of their region..."
Lesson plans :
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The Tenement Museum: Education
Interactive activities about immigration and lesson plans
"Invite students to learn about immigration by studying the stories of 97 Orchard Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, home to nearly seven thousand working class immigrants. Students will learn about the challenges those immigrants faced in making a new life, working for a better future, and starting a family with limited means. The lesson plans, available for elementary, middle, and high school, use everyday objects, primary sources, and oral histories to help students learn and understand immigration history..." (Education World)
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"Adaptée d’une vidéo libre de droit de 1946 intitulée "Immigration" et disponible dans son intégralité [00:10:22] sur the Internet Archive ,
cette séance de niveau A2/B1 consiste à restituer la chronologie des grandes vagues d’immigration vers les Etats-Unis de 1789 au début du 20è siècle. Elle s’appuie sur le début de la vidéo de [00:00:00] à [00:02:48]."
(openenglishweb.org)
- Immigration - Fiches d'activités pédagogiques :
Niveau primaire
/ Niveau collège / Niveau lycée
(CNDP)
- Coming to America: Immigration
Builds a Nation
"Discover the United States all over again as you introduce
your students to the two major waves of immigration that
brought 34 million people to our nation's shores and spurred the greatest
period of national change and growth."
(Education World)
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Refugees.
"Have a look at the article, story, word game, cartoon,
trivia and links."
(British Council)
Webquests :
INTERACTIVE games :
Cartoons :
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Weird
(photos1.blogger.com)
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Immigrants
at the Rio Grande River
(abanet.org):
"Millions of Mexican immigrants
have illegally entered the United States
from Mexico at the Rio Grande River.
Many have died in the attempt.
The cartoon shows two Mexican families
looking at each other across the river..."
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Run for the border.
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Videos :
Cinema :
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There Are No Cats In America (poplyrics.net)
Song from the film An American Tail (1986)
It "reflects the terrible conditions immigrants to the United States faced at the turn of the century
(the mice represent the various oppressed minority/immigrant populations of the period, and the cats their various tormentors)..."
(Wikipedia)
Songs :
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There Are No Cats In America (poplyrics.net)
Song from the film An American Tail (1986)
It "reflects the terrible conditions immigrants to the United States faced at the turn of the century
(the mice represent the various oppressed minority/immigrant populations of the period, and the cats their various tormentors)..."
(Wikipedia)
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Kilkelly - Peter Jones
"Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 60, my dear and loving son John
Your good friend the schoolmaster Pat McNamara's so good
As to write these words down..."
(celtic-lyrics.com)
- the VIDEO
Actual letters sent to a son in America by a father left behind in Kilkelly, Co. Mayo. Written in the 19th century
(YouTube)
Kilkelly, Ireland - The diary of Pat McNamara, the schoolmaster
"One hundred years ago today on the 17th December, 1902 Pat McNamara, the schoolmaster so fondly commemorated in the beautiful and touching ballad 'Kilkelly Ireland', died..."
(hoganstand.com)
- Illegal alien - Genesis - WITH LYRICS to your right
"Down at the office had to fill out the forms
A pink one, a red one, the colours you choose,
Up to the counter to see what they think...
Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, you just hold out your hand..."
(YouTube)
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Thousands are sailing - sung by The Pogues
"Thousands are sailing
Across the western ocean
Where the hand of opportunity
Draws tickets in a lottery
Where eer we go, we celebrate
The land that makes us refugees..."
(lyricsfreak.com)
- the VIDEO :
A short film about emigration from Ireland due to the potato famine.
The film is set to The Pogues song - Thousands are sailing
(YouTube)
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Bruce
Springsteen Across The Border Live In Studio (YouTube)
- the lyrics
:
"Tonight
my bag is packed
Tomorrow I'll walk these tracks
That'll lead me across the border..."
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America
by Neil Diamond (esl-lounge.com)
"We've been traveling far
Without a home
But not without a star
Free
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream..."
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The Great American
Melting Pot
New
Activity by: Renée Maufroid
- Immigration
Man by Graham Nash :
"There I was at the immigration scene
Shining and feeling clean, could it be a sin
I got stopped by the immigration man
He says he doesn't know if he can let me in..."
Stories :
- The Other Side of Truth "is a children's novel about Nigerian political refugees by Beverley Naidoo, published in 2000.
A powerful story about justice and freedom of speech, it received several awards including the Carnegie Medal.
The novel is set in the autumn of 1995 during the reign of the despot General Abacha who is waging a campaign of suppression against journalists.
A Nigerian girl and her younger brother have to leave Nigeria suddenly when their mother is killed during an assassination attempt on their outspoken journalist father. They are abandoned in London and have to cope with the police, social services and school bullies."
(Wikipedia)
The Other Side of Truth - a study guide 
(pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk)
The Other Side of Truth - Worksheets
(teachit.co.uk)
"Tell a lie, play with fire. But don’t complain about the smoke!"
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