Scenario:
Mark just returned from a cross-country business trip that took him from New York City to Miami, to San Antonio, to Los Angeles, and back to his midwest hometown. When his curious teenagers asked about his trip to the “big cities,” and the people there, he told them there seemed to be many more minorities and foreigners in the cities than before. Signs in hotels were written in at least two different languages. He also told them how amazed he was at the variety and number of ethnic restaurants. He said, “I get the feeling that the US is more culturally diverse than at anytime in its past, even when it was considered the ‘melting pot’ for the world’s populations.”
Write a 1-2 page paper addressing the following issues:
1. Discuss 3 major strengths you see as a result of an increasingly diverse population in the US. Use outside resources to support your thoughts.
2. Discuss 3 major weaknesses you see as a result of an increasingly diverse population in the US. Use outside resources to support your thoughts.
3. With immigration issues being so important in our American political, social and cultural environment today:
a. Discuss your position on whether building a wall across the Southern border of the U.S. is the best use of taxpayers’ dollars for preventing
ILLEGAL immigration; Use outside resources to support your thoughts.
b. Discuss one idea you have for improving the process for LEGAL immigration. Use outside resources to support your thoughts.
Reflection Paper #4
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GRADING RUBRIC: TOTAL 100 POINTS
Depth of Content: 80 points
Major strengths: 30 points (10 points each)
Major weaknesses: 30 points (10 points each)
Immigration discussions: 20 points (10 points each)
Resources: 10 points (3 or more = 10 points; 2 = 7 points; 1 = 4 points)
Bibliography and referencing sources within your paper per APA style.
Writing Skills: 10 points
