Name: _________________________________
Answer the following questions BORDER WAR
as you watch the video. Video Notes
1. In Arizona, how many people do they catch per day trying to cross illegally?
2. The plan to build a wall along the U.S./Mex. Border is called Operation ______________
3. What is a Coyote?
4. Why do people come across the border illegally?
5. How many times had Dave’s murderer been deported?
6. Mexico’s policy was to NOT extradite if which penalties were possible?
7. What are two more reasons they come across the border illegally?
8. In the last 11 years, how many people died crossing the border illegally (that they know about)?
9. What kind of information is in the Mexican Government’s pamphlet?
10.Why does the rancher have a problem with illegal immigrants crossing over his land?
11.Why did the driver hit the border patrol officer?
12.Why did many hospitals in Arizona have to close?
13. How comfortable did the stash house look?
14. Who makes up the shadow government in Mexico?
15. How much can a drug cartel make on one SUV full of marijuana?
16. What did President Bush promise Dave’s widow?
17.Why can’t they arrest Armando Garcia even though they know where he is?
Name: _________________________________
18.Why didn’t “worker programs” work?
19.The Right sees them as cheap ______________, the Left sees them as cheap __________.
20. How were they finally able to extradite Armando Garcia?
21. In 2005, how many people were rescued from the desert after being abandoned by their
Coyote?
After the Video:
Explain what the following groups are doing (or want to do):
Border Angels:
Minutemen:
Latino Americans for Immigration Reform:
Enforcement First:
Opinion Question:
(write a one paragraph response)
What do you think about the argument that they didn’t cross the border, the border crossed them?
Name: _________________________________
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ANSWERS ONTO YOUR
Answer the following questions BORDER WAR
OWN WORKSHEET
as you watch the video. Video Notes
1. In Arizona, how many people do they catch per day trying to cross illegally? 1,500
2. The plan to build a wall along the U.S./Mex. Border is called Operation Gate Keeper
3. What is a Coyote?
Person who brings illegal immigrants across the boarder
4. Why do people come across the border illegally?
Economic Reasons
5. How many times had Dave’s murderer been deported? 3 times
6. Mexico’s policy was to NOT extradite if which penalties were possible?
Death penalty or life in prison
7. What are two more reasons they come across the border illegally?
They are hungry, desperations, to work
8. In the last 11 years, how many people died crossing the border illegally (that they know
about)?
4000
9. What kind of information is in the Mexican Government’s pamphlet?
Advice on how to come across illegally
10.Why does the rancher have a problem with illegal immigrants crossing over his land?
They leave trash on his property
11.Why did the driver hit the border patrol officer?
He didn’t have a good reason
12.Why did many hospitals in Arizona have to close?
They were losing too much money treating illegal immigrants
13. How comfortable did the stash house look?
Not at all, crowded, very little furniture, dirty
14. Who makes up the shadow government in Mexico? Cartels
15. How much can a drug cartel make on one SUV full of marijuana? $40,000
16. What did President Bush promise Dave’s widow? They would get the guy
Name: _________________________________
17.Why can’t they arrest Armando Garcia even though they know where he is?
The Mexican Gov’t won’t allow it & won’t expedite him
18.Why didn’t “worker programs” work?
They encouraged illegal immigration
19.The Right sees them as cheap Labor, the Left sees them as cheap Votes.
20. How were they finally able to extradite Armando Garcia? Mexico changed
it’s policy
21. In 2005, how many people were rescued from the desert after being abandoned by
their Coyote? 980
After the Video:
Explain what the following groups are doing (or want to do):
Border Angels:
Provide water, blankets and food to people trying to cross border illegally
Minutemen:
Have private citizens patrol border and alert authorities if they see people trying
to cross
Latino Americans for Immigration Reform:
Legal immigrants who want to help stop illegal immigration
Enforcement First:
Enforce current laws, close loopholes, increase penalties to employers who hire
illegal immigrats to decrease the attraction of coming illegally
Opinion Question:
(write a one paragraph response)
What do you think about the argument that they didn’t cross the border, the border crossed them?
This required you to be here for the explanation. If you were absent, write
ABSENT in this space and I will check the roll sheets to confirm.