POLITICAL Scince

Abrajano, Marissa & Zoltan Hajnal. (2015).

White Backlash: Immigration, Race, and

American Politics

Coulter, Ann. (2015). ¡

Adios America!

Tichenor, Daniel (2002).

Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control

in America

Urrea, Luis Alberto, (2005).

Devil’s Highway: A True Story

You are

on the train in Europe traveling on your break and you get into a conversation

with a fe

llow passenger from France. She notices you reading Ann Coulter

’

s book and

not really knowing what is in the book she

says,

“

Ah yes, you American

’

s really know

how to do immig

ration right! Here we have Muslims coming into the country and it is a

serious threat to our security and our wonderful French culture.

How is it that Americans

c

an be so good on immigration while we French just can

’

t seem to get it right?

”

Y

ou

turn to her and say,

“

Well madam, we in America don

’

t have it exactly right. There

are many problems

without

our immigration system,

and the problems with our

immigration system have pretty wide reaching effects on other aspects of our lives,

but

yes we

do get some thi

ngs right too.

”

You have a few hours on the train

and so you decide to

use the time discuss this issue

with her.

Your papers should contain the following elements.

1.

Thought

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Your paper should demons

trate careful reflection and thought about the

subject. Your willingness to consider different perspectives and to articulate the

complexities of the subject is highly recommended.

2.

Organization

—

Your paper should not be difficult to read and your sent

ences should

follow logically towards the overall thinking of your paper. Your writing should be

coherent and focused.

3.

Mechanics

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Please be careful to avoid run

-

on sentences, misused commas or

fragment sentences. Your sentences should be direct and

clear.

4.

Citations

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Please include citations where they are necessary. You can choose your

own style for citations, but you should be consistent. It is best for these assignments to

include citations in the text. For example, “

Tichenor

says...”. That is suf

ficient.

Your

grade will take into great consideration how you use the reading material from class.

Remember, your grade will largely be dependent on your

proper

use of

the reading

and discussions in class.

U

se

them widely.

5.

Style

—

Your writing should be interesting and engaging, and should reflect some effort

into the subject. Avoid typing errors. Spell

-

check your paper an

d do not write shorthand,

texting jargon, foul language, etc.

6.

Format

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Your discussion should be

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8

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10

pages

long and double

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spaced with

reasonable margins. Please use a standard 12

-

point font (Ariel, Times New Roman,