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While we are looking at this situation, let us not ignore our own
government's reactions to similar circumstances on our own
shores.  Historically, in the 1840's boat loads of former tenant farmers
evicted from their homes in Ireland were routinely turned away from the
ports of Boston and New York.  As WWII was starting in Europe, ships full
of Jews were turned away from North American ports.  Everyday desperate
peoples climb into boats in Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic and
head for our southern shores.  Some are accepted as political refugees from
a corrupt government, while others are deported home as illegal immigrants
ONLY escaping poverty.
Think about it.

Dorothy Tissair
Old Saybrook, CT


At 03:30 AM 9/1/2001 -0500, Seth and Betsy Budney wrote:
>Barbara,
>
>I am always grateful when someone posts lesson plan ideas.  Current events
>are not off-topic.  This lesson is exactly the sort we should be bringing
>to our teachers.
>
>Thank you for the heads up, and the websites. If possible, we could also
>obtain copies of the papers, or make visits to the public libraries for the
>students to compare the Internet edition of the newspapers, and the print
>additions.  What information was left out of the Internet edition because
>of space and time restrictions?  What are the different opinions they might
>form based on only one source of information?
>
>Jenny,
>
>If you see bias in Barbara's suggestion, perhaps you could use this
>information for precisely what she suggested:   a lesson in biased
>reporting, propaganda, and misinformation.  Also, you might have the
>students discover the "bias" that other countries had during several
>different periods of time.  For example, quotas in different countries
>during the early part of this century, countries turning away refugees
>during WWII, the British forcibly turning  away Jews before Israel became
>independent, and why is it so hard for military personnel to bring brides
>back to their home country?  People have always been turned away at the
>borders.  Have them search for the reasons why.
>
>Thank you again Barbara, for the great idea.
>
>Betsy Budney, Librarian
>Harte Elementary School
>Chicago, IL
>sbbudney@enteract.com
>
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