{"id":18143,"date":"2020-06-02T10:27:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/?p=18143"},"modified":"2021-04-18T20:51:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T00:51:21","slug":"immigrants-and-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/immigrants-and-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigrants and Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Immigration these days is a timely and contentious topic – not only in the United States, but around the world. It’s also a theme that runs through history, from the early migrations of Stone Age humans out of Africa through the story of modern-day immigrants and refugees, driven by oppression, poverty, famine, and war.<\/p>\n

When introducing kids to immigration, suggestions include discussing the many reasons why people emigrate; introducing kids to the stories of real immigrants, past and present; learning about immigration in the context of American history \u2013 we are, after all, a nation of immigrants; and emphasizing that not all immigrants \u2013 notably the millions of Africans forced into slavery \u2013 wanted to leave their homelands.<\/p>\n

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