WU Immigrant Trauma and Policy Solutions Discussion

Immigration policy has been a major concern for U.S. citizens and lawmakers. You may recall new stories that describe post-9/11 immigration policy as largely focused on keeping the borders intact and the United States safe. As a social worker, you will work with many different cultures and immigrants who have arrived via asylum, legal documented means, or undocumented means. To better understand refugee culture, you view a video story focused on immigration. In this Discussion, you explore with your colleagues your experiences with immigrants as well as policies affecting immigrants.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

• DiNitto, D. M., & Johnson, D. H. (2016). Social welfare: Politics and public policy (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
  • Chapter 12, “The Challenges of a Diverse Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration” (pp. 471–528)
• United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. (1969). UN International Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination.Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages…
• Chapin, R. K. (1995). Social policy development: The strengths perspective.Links to an external site. Social Work, 40(4), 506–514. doi:10.1093/sw/40.4.506

Required Media

• Not in Our Town. (n.d.-a). Charleston: The days afterLinks to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved September 12, 2017, from https://www.niot.org/niot-video/charleston-days-af…
• Mufleh, L. (2017, April). Luma Mufleh: Don’t feel sorry for refugees—believe in themLinks to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/luma_mufleh_don_t_feel_s…
• TO PREPARE
  Watch the Luma Mufleh: Don’t Feel Sorry for Refugees—Believe in Them video found in the Learning Resources.
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  • Describe your experiences with immigrants that you have known.
  • Describe their story. Did the persons immigrate because of employment, refugee, asylum status?
  • Describe a policy or policies that could or should be implemented to address undocumented persons.
  • Describe a policy or policies that could or should be implemented to grant asylum status.