1. PowerPoint Presentations
Instructions

2. Brainstorm
• You need to think of something that you perceive is wrong with
America and propose a law that would fix the problem.
• Check out: www.whitehouse.gov/issues for ideas.

3. What is the problem?
• In this slide, provide a short paragraph describing what the
problem is that is facing the country. Include why you believe this
is a serious problem that the government needs to consider.

4. What is Your Evidence?
• In the next two slides, you will provide evidence that supports
why the problem is a serious issue. Provide factual information
(statistics, news reports, personal stories/first-hand accounts,
etc.)
• The more evidence you provide, the stronger your argument will
be!

5. Give a Solution!
• Provide a specific proposal to solve the problem. It should be
stated in the form of a bill and should have a name (like the
Affordable Health Care Act).
• Provide 3 steps that the government will take to solve the problem
and enforcement strategies for violations of the law.

6. Requirements
• Minimum of 5 slides (no more than 10)
• You need: A title slide, at least 3 slides of text/info, and a slide to cite your sources.
• Each slide of text must contain at least 1 image related to the
material being presented.

7. How Will I Be Graded?
Category Exceeds
Expectations
Meets
Expectations
Below
Expectations
Far Below
Expectations
Score
Did I follow the PPT
requirements?
____/20
Did my presentation have
style?
____/20
Was the subject matter
relevant?
____/20
Was my proposal specific? ____/20
Did I conduct quality
research?
____/20
____/100

8. Brainstorming Activity Revisited

9. Brainstorming Activity Revisited

11. Sample PowerPoint

12. The New Start Act
• Immigration reform in America

13. What is the problem?
• America’s immigration system is broken. Too many employers
game the system by hiring undocumented workers and there are
11 million people living in the shadows. Neither is good for the
economy or the country.
• Together we can build a fair, effective and common sense
immigration system that lives up to our heritage as a nation of
laws and a nation of immigrants.

14. Evidence
• “About 11.7 million immigrants are living in the United States illegally, a
population that has not varied much over the last three years but may
recently be increasing again, according to new estimates published Monday
by the Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends Project” – NY Times
• “The new estimates, which are based on the most recent census data and
other official statistics, show that the population of immigrants here
illegally did not decline significantly from 2009 to 2012, despite record
numbers of about 400,000 deportations each year and stepped-up border
enforcement by the Obama administration as well as laws to crack down on
illegal immigration in states like Alabama, Arizona and Georgia” – NY Times

15. Proposal
• I propose a plan that builds a smart, effective immigration system
that continues efforts to secure our borders and cracks down on
employers who hire undocumented immigrants. It’s a plan that
requires anyone who’s undocumented to get right with the law by
paying their taxes and a penalty, learning English, and undergoing
background checks before they can be eligible to earn citizenship.
It requires every business and every worker to play by the same
set of rules.

16. We need to…
• CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN BORDER
SECURITY
• This proposal gives law enforcement the tools
they need to make our communities safer
from crime, enhances our infrastructure and
technology, and strengthens our ability to
remove criminals and apprehend and
prosecute threats to our national security.

17. We need to…
• STREAMLINE LEGAL IMMIGRATION
• Legal immigration should be simple and
efficient. This proposal provides visas to
foreign entrepreneurs looking to start
businesses here, helps the most promising
foreign graduate students in science and
math stay in this country after graduation,
and reunites families in a timely and
humane manner.

18. We need to…
• PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR EARNED
CITIZENSHIP
• The proposal provides undocumented
immigrants with a legal way to earn
citizenship so they can come out of the
shadows. It holds them accountable by
requiring they pass background checks,
pay taxes and a penalty, go to the back
of the line, and learn English. It
requires everyone to play by the same
rules.

19. We need to…
• CRACKING DOWN ON EMPLOYERS
HIRING UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS
• The proposal is designed to stop
businesses from exploiting the system
by knowingly hiring undocumented
workers. It holds these companies
accountable, and gives employers who
want to play by the rules a reliable way
to verify that their employees are here
legally.

20. Sources
• www.whitehouse.gov/issues
• NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/us/immigrant-
population-shows-signs-of-growth-estimates-show.html?_r=0