Unit 6: High hopes

Pages 108-109 - Outline

Immigration to the USA: then... and now Ellis Island (US) • The official site for Liberty Island and Ellis Island. With stories about the immigrant experience. USCIS (US) • The official website for the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services.   Audio: Banker to the poor Home Office: Immigration (UK) • An official page that informs prospective immigrants about their rights.

Pages 110-111 - Text 1: Refugee blues

W.H. Auden   Auden biography • The Wikipedia biography of Wystan Hugh Auden.   Poems by W.H. Auden • On Poets.com, a short profile and a few poems for you to read or listen to.   Refugees   UNHCR • The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The international agency that protects the rights of refugess and displaced people.   The road to refuge • A BBC specil feature about refugees: persecution, the journey, life in a foreign land, etc.   Against all odds [GAME] • A video game made for the UNHCR for players to understand the plight of refugees.

Pages 112-113 - Text 2: Into the unknown

Namibia   Namibia information • Get more information about Namibia thanks to Wikipedia, the BBC, and the CIA World Factbook.

Page 114 - Views

Anti immigration groups   Minutemen • There are two main groups of volunteers who patrol the border: the Minuteman Project (official site | Wikipedia) and the Minuteman Civil Defence Corps (official site | Wikipedia).   Federation for Immigration Reform • This organization advocates "a temporary moratorium on all immigration". Check the Wikipedia article on FAIR for more information.     Activity 4: People who help immigrants   The Samaritans • A group based in Tucson, Arizona. Samaritans give food and water to immigrants.     The immigration issue   For more about immigration to the USA, see Issue.

Pages 116-117 - Text 3: Corner store

The author & his writing   Dinaw Mengestu captures immigrant life • An article about Dinaw Mengestu, with another extract from his book. You can also listen to the author speaking about the book and reading from it.   Mengestu reads from his book [VIDEO] • Dinaw Mengestu reading a passage from The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears.   Places   Ethiopia • Get more information about Ethiopia thanks to Wikipedia, the BBC, and the CIA World Factbook.   Washington, D.C. • Get some information about Washington, D.C. (NOT Washington State!) and the Logan Circle neighbourhood, where the narrator lives.

Pages 120-121 - Issue: Let them in?

The immigration issue   Facts • First, visit the Wikipedia pages about the Mexico-USA border and the US-Mexico barrier. Then, have a look at the following articles: immigration to the USA; migrant deaths along the border; US Border Patrol.   Migration information source • News about international migration.     Anti immigration groups and their opponents   For more about immigration to the USA, see Views.

Pages 122- 122 - Extra text: My first pound

The author & his works   Frank McCourt • The Wikipedia article about McCourt. You can also read more about Angela's Ashes.   Academy of Achievement: Frank McCourt • A profile with a short biography and an interview.