How the U.S. Has Treated Wartime Refugees
Grade
6-9
9-12
Lesson Duration
From Retro Report in the Classroom
This ten-minute video compares the recent U.S. settlement of Afghan and Ukrainian migrants to the 1975 United States evacuation and resettlement of 130,000 of its South Vietnamese allies. Students examine:
- How has U.S. immigration policy changed over time?
- What factors have led to policy changes? What effects have come from those changes?
- What obligation does the United States have to refugees fleeing war-torn countries?
Students:
- Examine U.S. immigration policy at several points in history.
- Analyze the change in immigration policy over time, and evaluate the effects of policy changes.
- Compare and contrast patterns of immigration and make generalizations from available data.
- Formulate an argument about U.S. immigration policy.
Source
https://www.retroreport.org/education/video/how-the-u.s.-has-treated-wartime-refugees/