Aim: Should president Obama let undocumented children stay in the U.S. after crossing the border alone?
Do Now: Read the statement and answer the questions in your notebooks
Over 60,000 unaccompanied children have entered the United States this year through the Mexican border. Why do you think that is? Would you risk your life and go on a journey hundreds of miles long for promise of a better life? What is the furthest you’ve ever been from home alone? Were you scared?
We watched the following news clips and read an article to support or argue against the claim presented. (Articles attached below)
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2014/06/11/10352197/
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/invisible-crisis-small-children-crossing-us-border-24098280
Article: All Alone
Word File –> All Alone Article or
Visit link –> http://magazines.scholastic.com/news/2014/09/All-Alone
Worksheet
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Word File: EBC Young Immigrants WKST
