Contemporary Issue Project
Student #8
Topic – The detention and separation of families under Trump’s administration
What your paper should include
• An overview of the topic and why it is a relevant contemporary issue in the history of US immigration.
• Trace historical moments that mirror or are relevant to the development of that issue.
• Discuss how the United States (through policy or social condition) has addressed that issue over time
• A short reflection about research process and what you feel you’ve learned from that process.
• Insight into things that surprised you about this topic – how it may have changed your understanding of US
Immigration history.
• Excluding the transcript and bibliography, your paper should no longer than 3-4 pages (though I will not penalize you if it is – unless you go really overboard, and it becomes a 20 page paper or something).
