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The Immigration Debate

VIDEO SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhEl6HdfqWM
Task A
Watch the cartoon and:
 identify the historical event(s) implied;
 identify the characters;
 identify the main topic(s).

Task B
Watch the cartoon again and choose the best option:
1. The first immigrants sailed to America in…
a) 1620
b) 1621
c) 1261
2. They left their country because they wanted to…
a) follow their dreams.
b) go on an adventure.
c) free themselves from an oppressive regime.
3. The Native Americans didn’t want to welcome them because…
a) they would take their jobs from them.
b) they would eat their corn.
c) both reasons stated in a) and b).
4. The Indians want their Chief to take action because…
a) there were uninvited foreigners crossing their borders every day.
b) they invited foreigners to cross their borders every day.
c) the uninvited foreigners built houses along their borders.
5. Some of the Native Americans and the Buffalo want…
a) to welcome the pilgrims.
b) to kill the pilgrims.
c) to send the pilgrims back to England.
6. The Indian Hugs with Trees told the tribe they should welcome
the immigrants because…
a) they were generous.
b) they were bad for the economy.
c) they were good for the economy.
7. The buffalo calls the immigrants…
a) “Pale-faces” which is a racially-charged term.
b) “Pale-faces” which is a racially-accepted term.
c) “Crackers” which is a politically correct term.
8. The Native Americans called the immigrants “Crackers”…
a) because they were constantly eating salt-crackers.
b) because their boots made a cracking sound when they walked.
c) because they wanted to do it.
9. The tribe discussed several measures to stop the immigrants
from crossing their borders. Which were they?
a) Build a giant fence and arrest the immigrants.
b) Build a giant fence and get enforcement to stop them.
c) Build a giant fence, get enforcement to stop them or get them arrested.
10. The Chief declared a new law. It determined that:
a) all uninvited ‘crackers’ were considered illegal ‘crackers’.
b) all invited ‘crackers’ were considered illegal ‘crackers’.
c) all uninvited ‘crackers’ were considered legal ‘crackers’.
11. Illegal immigrants were forced to register with…
a) the Indian Great Program.
b) the Grand Indian Program.
c) the Great Indian Program.
12. Illegal immigrants would be granted a special card after…
a) living in harmony in the land for a period of 16 years.
b) living in harmony in the land for a period of 6 years.
c) living in harmony in the land for a period of 60 years.
13. The immigrants protested against…
a) the Jr. Scout Card.
b) the Program.
c) the limitation of their basic rights.
14. The Eagles told the tribe that the immigrants were just…
a) migrants looking for a better place to live.
b) migrants looking for better jobs.
c) migrants stealing the Indians’’ jobs.

Task C
Discuss in groups the following questions:
1. The Jr. Scout Card is a symbol for what card? What do you know about emigration laws to the
USA?
2. What is your opinion about illegal immigration and the measures taken against it?

Good Work!
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K E Y – Task B
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. a
11. c
12. b
13. c
14. a