Each essay question is worth 50 points.
Each answer should be 2-3 pages in length
Final HST 449
Answer all four questions.
Compose exam within a Microsoft Word document.
Double space, 1-inch margins, and 1.0 Line Spacing (See Format menu > Paragraph settings).
Outside sources are forbidden-especially websites such as Wikipedia.
Include a bibliography
Spelling and grammar count towards assignment grade.
Use as many examples from the course materials as possible.
1. Explain the relationship between protecting the health of the U.S. economy and the creation and
implementation of U.S. immigration policy?
2. History problematizes and contextualizes contemporary public policy discussions. Identify two or
three elements of the Mexican immigration debate and then problematize and contextualize how the
U.S and Mexican governments have tried to regulate them over the last one hundred years.
3. Explain the role that Mexican immigration has had on the evolution of the United States that
includes topics related to civil rights, demographics, labor, border security, Mexican/U.S. relations,
and public education. You do not have to cover all of these topics.
4. Mexican migration is a consequence of the transnational relationship between Mexico and the
United States. Explain how a transnational perspective is different and maybe even more useful when
trying to comprehend the impact of Mexican migration on the United States, Mexico, and the
borderlands region.

History and current Affirmative Action Racial Inequalities in Education Race Segregation in Prisons Sport Logos and Racism Asian Americans and Racism in the US Islamophobia Palestine, Israel, and America Race and Media (movies) Unauthorized Immigration (undocumented immigration) Racial Inequalities within the Voting System Racial Inequalities within the Political System Racial Conflict during Economic Downturns Racial Scapegoating Racism: Different in Brazil and Cuba than the US? Racism in the Health Care System How Nazis Influenced Public Opinion about Jews Racial Inequality in the Criminal Justice System Structural Racism: Laws and Social Norms The Problems with Color Blind Ideology White privilege CRITERIA FOR RESEARCH PAPER 1. Choose a topic for your research paper from the list that has been provided 2. Papers must be a MINIMUM of ten pages long (8 full pages of text, one page for references and one cover page). No headings should be repeated on the eight pages of text – they belong on the cover page. Write a minimum of eight pages of text on that research topic. 3. Include a minimum of eight scholarly references (social science journals, law books; and/or websites that are sponsored by academics and/or professionals) and include a bibliography at the end of the paper using ASA formatting. One of those references can be from ONE of our texts; the other references must come from separate academic journal articles NOT news articles or random websites. 4. Do not include Wikipedia or other encyclopedia/dictionary usages among the ten references. 5. USE ASA WRITING STYLE ONLY; AN ASA FORMATTING GUIDE 6. Double-Space, use 12 point normal font (Times New Roman only) and margins no greater than 1.25” on all sides. DO NOT MANIPULATE FONTS AND/OR FORMATTING TO SATISFY THE LENGTH CRITERIA (SHORT PAPERS WILL NOT EARN CREDIT). DO NOT INCLUDE LONG QUOTES OVER FORTY WORDS; LIMIT SHORT QUOTES TO ONLY 3-4