QUOTE ACTIVITY
1. Read through the seven quotes below on immigration.
2. Choose one of them on which to write a TYPED response. Write the number of the quote you choose at the top of your paper & the name of the speaker.
3. Please include the following information in your response:
(paragraphs 1 & 2 will be done together; paragraphs 3 & 4 will be done separately and turned in by EACH of the individuals in the partnership)
paragraph 1
a. Paraphrase your quote in your own words. Then, write about the meaning of your quote.
b. Include a brief explanation of who the author of the quote is. [If you don't know, look him up.] What did/does this person have to do with immigration (i.e. Why would he be making a comment on it).
paragraph 2
c. What is the author’s attitude toward “immigration”? What makes you say this?
paragraph 3
d. Do you agree or disagree with the quote? Why?
paragraph 4
e. What other thoughts, opinions, ideas, questions, memories, etc. does the quote evoke in you?
QUOTE OPTIONS
1. "Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery." (Jack Paar)
2. “A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” (Ronald Reagan)
3. “Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me.” (Carlos Fuentes)
4. “A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in. And how many want out.” (Tony Blair)
5. “The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources--because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.” (Lyndon B. Johnson)
6. "We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution." (Roger Mahony)
7. "To think that a once scrawny boy from Austria could grow up to become Governor of the State of California and stand here in Madison Square Garden to speak on behalf of the President of the United States--- that is an immigrant's dream. It is the American dream." (Arnold Schwarzenegger)