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Unit 2 Immigration Assignment

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Immigration Assignment
1. The dormitories, the place where the immigrants slept when they arrived was small and cramped. If it were you and your family, what would your thoughts have been when you arrived and were directed to your sleeping quarters. Take a photo of yourself in front of the dormitories.
a. If it were me and my family arriving at the small and cramped dormitories, I would be scared and uncomfortable. I would be scared because being that it is very cramped we will be very close to people we don’t know. These people could be sick and get me and my family sick. I would also be nervous with people I don’t know because I would have no idea if they would do anything to endanger myself or my family. I would be uncomfortable being so close to people I don’t know.

2. As you travel from section to section within the museum, observe and outline stories that were being told through the visual representation posted and document those stories. Take pictures of yourself in front of several of the exhibits.
a. Walking through the museum there were many exhibits that told the people’s stories going through Ellis Island and coming to America. These stories talked about leaving their families, homes and past behind in order to achieve the …show more content…

Immigration from neutral or ally countries should be allowed, but carefully monitored. Countries in which the United States is at war with or have tension with should be stopped in order to prevent threats. Even though these people entering may not be harmful or dangerous, we should not take any risks. I also think if a person is ill with a disease we do not have in the United States, the person should be medically cleared before being allowed to enter. Of course, the United States should end over proper forms of care, such as medicines, but it is important to protect current citizens from these

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