HW #25 Current Events

Final current event summary.

HW #24 Arizona Imigration Law

A number of states, concerned with the lack of a comprehensive Federal immigration reform, have developed their own laws to combat illegal immigration.  Read the two articles about the Arizona immigration law and in 150 words (or more) explore both the pros and cons of the legislation.  The point of this exercise is for you to begin forming a better understanding of what's happening on both sides of the argument.    

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/us/politics/across-arizona-illegal-immigration-is-on-back-burner.html

HW #23 Special Order 40

Read and answer the discussion questions on pp. 5.

HW #22 Tech Recruiting Clashes With Immigration Rules

While a lot of attention is paid to unskilled, undocumented immigrants, a great number of those who immigrate to the US are skilled tech engineers who are the lifeblood of companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple.  As the economic picture in the US has worsened, many Americans are criticizing companies that lay off American-born workers and "retain engineers living here on visas."  What do you think?

Read the article below, then respond to the following in a short paragraph:

Describe the difficulties faced by tech companies in their quest to hire foreign-born workers.

Your response should be typed and a minimum of 150 words.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/business/12immig.html?_r=1