Mini Simulation
Cuban Immigration in 1980
How should the United States respond to the massive influx of Cuban migrants? Explore this historical simulation set in 1980.
Migration
Simulation
Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Southern Border in 2019 (NSC)
Set in 2019. Violence, instability, and poverty in the northern triangle have increased asylum seekers in the United States.
High School
Essay and Discussion Questions
Migration High School Questions
Help students understand how migration influences the world’s economies, cultures, and politics through these essay and discussion questions.
Lesson Plan
Migration: Introduction
Length
One 45-minute period
Lesson Plan
Migration: Policy
Length
One 45-minute period
Higher Education
Essay and Discussion Questions
Migration Higher Education Questions
Help students understand how migration influences the world’s economies, cultures, and politics through these essay and discussion questions.
Book Guide
The Closing of the American Border
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Edward Alden examines the complicated interplay between the United States’ need for homeland security and economic openness in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Teaching notes by the author.
Book Guide
Skilled Immigration Today
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Jagdish N. Bhagwati and coauthor Gordon Hanson examine the causes and consequences of the international migration of skilled workers with a particular emphasis on the policy challenges confronting the governments in sending and receiving countries. Teaching notes by Professor Bhagwati.
Learning Journeys for your Students
A learning journey is a student facing, curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.
Learning Journey
Migration: Introduction
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how migration influences the world’s economies, cultures, and politics.
Learning Journey
Migration: Policy
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand importance of legal status in immigration policy including the key differences between migrant, refugee, and asylum