Introduction: Background to Controversy: Immigration and Illegal Immigration: Important Differences
Section 1. Opposing Viewpoints on Illegal Immigration
Viewpoint 1. Illegal Immigrants Take Jobs from Americans / Steven A. Camarota
Viewpoint 2. Illegal Immigrants Do Not Take Jobs from Americans / Adam Davidson
Viewpoint 3. Illegal Immigrants Do Not Respect American Values / Pat Buchanan
Viewpoint 4. Illegal Immigrants Embody American Values / Jeff Jacoby
Viewpoint 5. Illegal Immigration Has a Negative Effect on the U.S. Health Care System / Federation for American Immigration Reform
Viewpoint 6. Illegal Immigration Does Not Have a Negative Effect on the U.S. Health Care System / Richard J. Gonzales
Section 2. Model Essays and Writing Exercises
Preface A. Five-Paragraph Essay
Preface B. Cause-and-Effect Essay
Essay 1. What Causes Illegal Immigration?
Exercise A. Create an Outline from an Existing Essay
Essay 2. Illegal Immigration: Criminalizing America
Exercise A. Create an Outline from an Existing Essay
Exercise B. Organize and Write Your Own Five-Paragraph Cause-and-Effect Essay
Essay 3. Imagining Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants: A Bad Solution to a Growing Problem
Exercise A. Examining Introductions and Conclusions
Exercise B. Using Quotations to Enliven Your Essay
Final Writing Challenge: Write Your Own Five-Paragraph Cause-and-Effect Essay
Section 3. Supporting Research Material
Appendix A. Facts About Illegal Immigration
Appendix B. Finding and Using Sources of Information
Appendix C. Using MLA Style to Create a Works-Cited List
Appendix D. Sample Essay Topics.
