Should US immigration be limited?

ECO201 – Macroeconomics

Unit 3 Assignment: Immigration Issues

Due: Sunday by 11:59 pm at the end of Unit 3.

Should US immigration be limited?

1. Provide a brief (one paragraph) overview of this week’s material.

2. Using the sites below identify the single most critical issue in the immigration debate for the

US economy? Why is this issue more important than any other?

3. Describe the best policy to deal with this issue? (Your policy does not need to be the same as

the policies described at the web sites. It may be different or a combination of policies they

recommend.)

The link below is to an article on The Center for Immigration Studies website. The article

discusses the large number of low-skill immigrants coming into the US and the costs that arise.

http://www.cis.org/articles/2007/mskoped092407.html

This link is to editorials posted by The National Immigration Forum, and discusses the

benefits to the US from immigrants.

http://immigrationforum.org/

This next link is from The American Prospect, and discusses a call for a more radical

immigrant rights movement.

http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=time_for_a_more_radical_immigrantrights_move

ment

Lastly, this link is from The American Prospect, and defends the current migrant worker:

http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_fence_to_nowhere

Your final product will be a paper that:

 Addresses each of the topic/questions above in total.

 Is APA fortatted.

 The body is to be 2 pages minimum.

The requirements for your assignment are:

1. Answer each question fully

2. Define the overall subject of each question.

3. Cite at least three (3) resources from this week’s materials.

Students: Be sure to read the criteria and review the grading rubric on the next page, by

which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 3 Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Proficient Exemplary Points

Earned

Overview of the

Topic 0-13 Points

Does not provide an

adequate overview

or is missing.

14-22 Points

Overview is

presented, though

may not be clear or

complete.

23-30 Points Overview is clearly

presented including

all criteria outlined

above.

Complete

Answers 0-11 Points Questions

unanswered and/or

poorly answered.

12-23 Points All questions

answered with 1-2

sentence inputs.

24-45 Points

All questions

answered with depth

and clarity.

References to

Course Materials 0-5 Points Less than 3

references, no

assimilation to the

questions.

6-10 Points 3 references,

minimal

assimilation to the

questions.

11-15 Points 4 or more references

and assimilations

show depth and

clarity.

APA Format 0-1 Point Format has errors

that impede

professional

presentation; and/or

APA not followed,

reference page

missing.

2-3 Points APA format and

reference page has

few errors that do

not impede

professional

presentation.

4-5 Points APA format and

reference page is

clear, professional,

and error free.

Writing Quality 0-1 Point More than 7 writing

errors, to include

spelling and

punctuation.

2-3 Points More than 4 writing

errors, to include

spelling and

punctuation.

4-5 Points No writing errors.

Total 100