Alabama Social Studies SS24.US2.19b
The Standard
- SS24.US2.19
- Evaluate how political developments and technology shaped economic trends and fluctuations from the 1990s into the early twenty-first century.
Assess the economic and political effects of immigration on the United States and explain how immigration policies have evolved in the post-Cold War era.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use evidence to judge how immigration affects jobs, taxes, public services, and politics. They explain how immigration laws and executive actions have changed since the 1990s.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can weigh economic gains against costs that may fall unevenly across communities. They can explain how immigration shapes election debates and trace a shift from 1996 enforcement rules to post-9/11 security measures and DACA.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students assume every job an immigrant takes is a job lost by someone else. Others assume DACA grants citizenship or that noncitizens can vote in federal elections. Students may also treat legal immigration and border enforcement as the same policy issue.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one economic effect and one political effect of immigration, then explain how the 1996 enforcement law differs from DACA. Support each claim with one specific fact.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups cards for the 1996 enforcement law, the 2003 creation of DHS, and 2012 DACA; have them build an annotated timeline.
Put two claims on the board, 'Immigrants fill needed jobs' and 'Some local services face costs'; ask students what evidence would test each.
Run a policy-match game using cards for the 1996 law, DHS, and DACA, paired with each policy's goal and limits.
Compare a local job posting with your county's Census QuickFacts foreign-born percentage; ask what each can and cannot show about labor shortages.
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Related Standards
- SS24.HG.9b
Explain the causes and consequences of migration within the United States, citing historical examples.
- SS24.US2.19
Evaluate how political developments and technology shaped economic trends and fluctuations from the 1990s into the early twenty-first century.
- SS24.US2.18
Analyze the shifts in United States foreign policy and challenges to it after the Cold War and into the twenty-first century.
- SS24.HG.9a
Explain the causes and effects of the migration of various ethnic groups to the United States.
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