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| | | Welcoming Immigrants to the Community
Minnesota's Local Enforcement of Immigration Law (2008)
This fact sheet explains the public safety and civil rights reasons why immigrant advocates should appeal to lawmakers to uphold Immigration Separation Ordinances in the Twin Cities and to oppose the creation of a Memorandum of Understanding between the state of Minnesota and the Department of Homeland Security. New Hmong Refugees in Minnesota
During 2004-2005, Minnesota received approximately 5,000 refugees from the Was Tham Krabok refugee camp. This fact sheet describes these refugees, including their reason for coming to the U.S. and their levels of English acquisition, welfare use, employment and more.Free and Low-Cost Immigration Services in Minnesota
Free and low-cost immigration service providers. Some offer legal representation while others provide brief legal advice.How To Create a Welcoming Environment for Refugee and Immigrant Students
"Best practice" ideas teachers have used in working with immigrant and refugee students.Assessing the Validity of Commonly Held Assumptions
Gather data from a variety of sources to support or refute commonly held assumptions on immigrants and immigration policies An Immigration Dialogue
Construct a hypothetical dialogue after reading statements related to immigration Immigration Projects
Create a project within the school or community to increase awareness of refugee and immigrant issues Activity 8.3: Making the Connections
Students discuss and learn about the “us” vs. “them” polarization.Activity 8.2: Becoming Informed
Students learn about the cities and states that house the greatest number of immigrants and the challenges faced by these places.Activity 8.1: Transforming Assumptions
Students look for evidence to support and refute assumtions found in collecting data.Play Based on 9/11 Report
This play was created from The 9/11 Report by The Advocates for Human Rights. The report aims to illuminate the effects of 9/11 on the day-to-day lives of Minnesotans from a diverse array of refugee, immigrant, and religious minority communities through personal accounts from the five-year period following the 9/11 tragedy. |
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