Each lesson contains classroom-ready handouts, opening prayers and reflection activities that reinforce student learning and inspire a faith response.

 

▪ Social Studies

The Social Studies lesson challenges students to interpret editorial cartoons to

assess whether American attitudes toward immigrants have changed or remained

the same over the last one hundred and twenty years.

      

▪ Math

In this Math lesson, students graph immigrant trends to assess how the total

number and regions of origin have changed over time.

 

▪ Religion

The Religion lesson invites students to view immigration through the lens of

Catholic Social Teaching and to assess how Catholic social thought helps to create

public policy outcomes that are both legal and moral.

 

▪ Language Arts

In this lesson, students are empowered to write a letter to an elected official that

expresses their opinion about how the nation should address immigration.

 

Also, the Appendix provides additional resources for teachers who may wish to spend more time on this topic. 

 

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A Catholic Response

Immigration Policy in the United States

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Immigration Policy in the United States: A Catholic Response is a resource for Catholic high school teachers in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

 

This interdisciplinary thematic unit is designed to educate students about immigration, to illustrate how Catholic Social Teaching contributes to this discussion and to empower students to use their voice to help shape public policies around this issue.

 

This program includes a Social Studies, Math, Religion and English/Language Arts lesson. Each lesson may be used in a variety of contexts and across grade levels. While this program will benefit individual teachers, it is a particularly powerful tool for a school community that wishes to dedicate a day to highlighting this important issue.