Political Science
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101 Gowen Hall, Box 353530 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-3530 |
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Ph: 206-616-3584 |
POL S 398 Honors Seminar: Politics of Immigration in the U.S.
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30 pm - 3:20 pm, Smith Hall 111
Professor: Matt A. Barreto
Email: mbarreto@washington.edu
Office: Gowen 139
Office Hours: T/TH 10:30 – 12:00
Course Syllabus and Reading Assignments September 27 First Day of Class Week 1 October 2 Daniels, Coming to America, Part I: Colonial America October 4 Daniels, Coming to America, Part II: The Century of Immigration Week 2 October 9 Daniels, Guarding the Golden Door, Part I: The Golden Door Closes and Opens October 11 Daniels, Coming to America, Part III: Modern Times Daniels, Guarding the Golden Door, Part II: Changing Patterns Week 3 October 16 Huntington, “The Hispanic Challenge,” Foreign Policy 2004. October 18 Wellington Webb Guest Lecture, former Mayor of Denver, CO Webb Biographies: Autobiography | City of Denver Bio Excerpts from his book: The Man, The Mayor, and the Making of Modern Denver Webb named Clinton campaign co-chair | Webb sides with Clinton over Obama Week 4 October 23 Response to Huntington: “Symposium on Immigration,” POP 2006. October 25 Short Paper #1 Due by 9:00 AM Smith, Civic Ideals, Introduction – Chapter 6 Week 5 October 30 Smith, Civic Ideals, Chapter 7 – Epilogue November 1 Immigration Policy Reform in 2006: HR 4437 Text (Information only, not to read) Readings: Reactions to 2005 Immigration Bill: Washington Post | Wall Street Journal HR 4437 Analysis by National Immig Law Center Analysis of Senate Compromise Bill of 2006 Week 6 November 6 The Immigration Reform Protests/Marches 2006-07, readings below: Immigrant Outrage as a National Phenomenon Latino Participation in the 2006 Immigration Protest Rallies Looking Back in Anger? Voter Opinions of Mexican Immigrants in 2006 2007 Immigration Marches November 8 MIDTERM EXAM – during class 1:30 – 3:20 PM Week 7 November 13 Ramakrishnan, Democracy in Immigrant America, Chapters 1 – 5 November 15 Ramakrishnan, Democracy in Immigrant America, Chapters 6 – 8 Week 8 November 20 Creating National Immigration Reform - Which approach is best? The 2007 Bush Immigration Plan The 2007 Senate Immigration Plan Bush-Senate Immigration Compromise Senate Immigration Bill is Defeated November 22 NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING BREAK Week 9 November 27 Wong, Democracy’s Promise, Chapters 1 – 5 November 29 Wong, Democracy’s Promise, Chapters 6 – 9 Week 10 December 4 Research Presentation in class (10 minutes) December 6 Research Presentations in class (10 minutes) Finals Week December 12 Final Paper due by 5:00 PM