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Question 1: How was your topic affected by 9/11? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 1.

After 9/11 the U.S. immigration policies have changed enormously. “The answer is obvious: close the borders. The U.S. cannot and should not absorb such numbers. The Fox News argues for stepped-up policing-perhaps even a fence along the entire U.S.-Mexico border-and for a crack down on those who employ or aid undocumented migrants” (Anonymous). This proves that the United States is now progressing forward in how the immigrants are going to be let in the United States. A great way the United States is cracking down is by “increasing the number of visas available for unskilled workers so that it corresponds to the real needs of the U.S. economy-by some estimates 400,000 workers a year (Anonymous). If followed through with this policy it would enhance the work of the border-patrols so that they could help maintain the criminals crossing the border and national security. Those are just a few ways that the immigration policy has gotten strict in the past few years.

Anonymous. "Border Crossings." //eLibrary//. The Christian Century, 21 Feb. 2006. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. Question 2: Explain the scope (extent), intensity (depth), and nature of the affect of 9/11 on you topic. Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 2. Immigration wasn't considered a bad thing before we had our terrorist attacks on 9/11, before that day "President Bush was advocating legalization for some illegal immigrants living in the United States"(Gorman). On September 11 though, when the multiple attacks occurred the immigration policy that was to come just simply went off the agenda from then on (Gorman). These attacks were performed by some illegal immigrants and I believe President Bush made the right decision on dropping the immigration policy for letting illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. Immigration is considered a good thing but when you think about it, it is a dangerous thing to let happen to your country.

Gorman, Siobhan. "IMMIGRATION: Reframing the Debate." //eLibrary//. National Journal, Mar.-Apr. 2002. Web. 7 Sept. 2011.

Question 3: How has debate on this issue made our country stronger? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 3. The debate on immigration is a strong topic in the media today, it is a constant discussion among people today. It has made our country stronger because if we let the illegal immigrants stay in our country like we did before 9/11 we would probably have more terrorist attacks than we do already. "but on September 11, movement on immigration policy came to an abrupt halt" (Gorman). This has made our country so much stronger than it was because now we are prepared for attacks and our government and military are ready other than before when they didn't ever think that would happen to our country.

Gorman, Siobhan. "IMMIGRATION: Reframing the Debate." //eLibrary//. National Journal, Mar.-Apr. 2002. Web. 7 Sept. 2011.

RUBRIC for Responses
 * A strong topic sentence that clearly addresses and answers the question
 * Evidence that clearly supports the topic sentence
 * Correct use of internal citations and a properly formatted MLA citation for your articles (put this citation at the end of paragraph one)
 * Strict adherence to the Power Paragraph format
 * Mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning