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Higher Education for Illegal Immigrants in Maryland |
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Students should be aware that they will working on their separate projects, they will likely come into confrontation or disagreement on the issues. THIS IS OKAY! An important part of the project is to recognize that each perspective is valuable—addressing public policy problems requires listening to all sides and coming to compromise.
Individual Briefing With that said, each student will independently complete the following: Lobbyist for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants: 1) a list of supporting organizations and groups with explanations of their support; 2) a document of talking points or a summary advocating for position. Lobbyist of In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants- 1) a list of opposing organizations and groups with explanations of their support; 2) a document of talking points or a summary advocating for position. Department of Legislative Services Policy Analyst– 1) Summaries of bills from previous sessions; 2) review of fiscal note of bills and other evidence of affect of policies Current Events/Researcher– 1) document of actions and considerations in other states; 2) list of policy proposals to be considered
Group Work/Policy Proposal After students have developed their documents, they will come together and develop a policy proposal to addresses the original “Quest.” The lobbyists will be responsible for representing their positions in this conversation. The Policy Analyst will be responsible for ensuring that the conversation considers previous legislation and the impact on the State. The Researcher is responsible for ensuring that the conversation touches on other policies passed to address the issue, as well as ensuring the conversation touches many policy options. The group will take a final vote on the proposal to pass it. NOTE: Be sure that this policy proposal is realistic and feasible. The Current Events/Researcher will be responsible for keeping the group on track in this manner.
Follow-Up Editorial Students will each write an editorial for the local newspaper about the proposed legislation and a reflection on the legislative process. The author should consider the perspective of their assigned role and relate their comments accordingly (not to exceed two pages double-spaced).
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Josh Michael |
