With the recent “zero tolerance” policy, you have definitely read or listened to claims about migration in the United States. Investigate one claim — what is the claim…(go through Best’s Basic Natural History Model of the Social Problems Process). Then, explore what empirical data is available to assess the claim.
The following links are useful for data on migration:
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ms-13-immigration-facts-what-trump-administration-gets-wrong (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-studies/immigration-forms-data (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/migration/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.