POLITICAL SCIENCE

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 fellow passenger from France. She notices you reading Ann Coulte’s book and not really knowing what is in the book she says,“Ah yes, you American’s really know how to do immigration 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 can be so good on immigration while we French just can’t seem to get it right?”

You turn to her and say,“Well madam, we in America don’t have it exactly right. Thereare 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 things right too.”

You have a few hours on the trainand so you decide to

use the time discuss this issue

with her.

Your papers should contain the following elements.

1.Thought

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 sentences should

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

3.Mechanics

Please be careful to avoid run on sentences, misused commas or

fragment sentences. Your sentences should be direct and clear.

4.Citations

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 sufficient. 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.Use 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 and do not write shorthand, texting jargon, foul language, etc.

6.Format

Your discussion should be 8 pages long and double spaced with

reasonable margins. Please use a standard 12 point font (Ariel, Times New Roman,

Garamond, etc.