Should The US Government Provide a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants?

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Discipline: Writing

Essay #3 ProCon Debate – Should The US Government Provide a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants?

The Link to the resources are: https://immigration.procon.org and https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/immigration-migration/


Prompt: Where do you stand on the issue of undocumented immigrants who come to the United States ? Using the articles from this class (Immigration required), potential outside sources (Immigration and Migration), the discussion forum and immigrant stories from this class, write an argumentative essay on the controversy about whether undocumented immigrants living in the United States illegally deserve a path to citizenship. Read the background history, pros and cons, and analyze both sides of the debate and come to a determination whether the US Government should provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and argue some possible solutions. Integrate one or more naysayer paragraphs.


Question: Should the US Government provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?


Thesis: Create and develop your position statement. Make it compelling, debatable, focused and specific. 


Sources: Use at least three sources (must be from class). Document only the sources you use in your paper. Apply MLA style (in-text citations and works cited page).  MLA Formatting and Style Guide – Purdue OWL You are free to use outside sources in addition to the sources from class.


Essay Organizational Pattern:

  1. Introduction and Thesis – preview and introduction of the controversy, a contextual overview, background information, and alarming statistics – “starting with what others are saying” so readers may “enter a conversation” and show why it matters (Ch7 TSIS will help), provide a comprehensive overview.
  2. Strong Body Paragraphs (suggested organizational pattern below, and see handout) – write at least four well-developed body paragraphs including one that plants a naysayer. Refer to the sample essay and handout “strong body paragraphs.”
  1. Reason  (pro -point 1 first body paragraph)
  2. Supporting Evidence and Analysis
  3. Reason (pro – point 2 new paragraph)
  4. Supporting Evidence and Analysis
  5. Reason (pro – point 3 new paragraph)
  6. Supporting Evidence and Analysis
  7. Opposing viewpoint (con-point 4 new paragraph which plants the naysayer)
  8. Brief concession with counterpoint, followed by rebuttal and evidence

   III. Conclusion – put in your oar! Thoughtful reflection and perspective to support your thesis, solution, and key points. This is a great place to weave in a classmate’s response from the discussion forum, and cite the source!

   IV. Works Cited (in MLA format)

How to Cite Procon.org

https://www.procon.org/background-resources/how-to-cite-procon-org-in-bibliographies/


Requirements (3-4 pp, MLA style) Works Cited (at least 3 or more sources from class materials – procon.org., you may use NPR podcast, pewresearch.org), plus you may use one student’s perspective from discussion thread/forum 

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