POSC 100: SPRING 2022 POLICY PAPER PROMPT DUE: Term Paper emailed to me at rcast

POSC 100: SPRING 2022
POLICY PAPER PROMPT
DUE: Term Paper emailed to me at rcastro@fullerton.edu by MONDAY (5/9/22) BY 8PM.
POLICY PAPER TOPIC: RESURRECTING THE MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCALS
(MPP) POLICY AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
ESSAY QUESTION: The Biden administration promised a more humane approach to
immigration enforcement than the Trump administration but has recently re-implemented a
stringent policy (under court order) known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) developed
during the Trump administration. Under the MPP, immigrants that showed up at the border or
that were apprehended by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) between ports-of-entry
AND asked for asylum were issued a Notice to Appear (NTA) and sent back to Mexico (whether
they were Mexican nationals or not) – with instructions to return to the port-of-entry at a specific
date and time for their court hearing. Asylum is a legal measure for protective sanctuary in the
U.S. The lack of legal representation, coupled with the crime and insecurity of border towns on
the Mexican side, make it nearly impossible for MPP enrollees to successfully obtain asylum.
How did we get here?
Please write an essay using the following prompts to structure your answer after reviewing the
information below:
QUESTION # 1: WHAT IS/ARE THE PROBLEM(S) AND ITS/THEIR PARAMETERS (DEPTH AND
SCOPE)?
QUESTION # 2: WHAT’S AT STAKE HERE AND FOR WHOM?
QUESTION # 3: WHAT CHANGES TO THE MPP WOULD YOU SUGGEST AND HOW SHOULD
THEY BE IMPLEMENTED?
INSTRUCTIONS: Review the information below and write an essay that meets the following
criteria: 8 pages minimum, single space [not including reference page], one-inch margins, 12
point font, and numbered pages. You can use both class materials and outside materials.
Cite accordingly:
Example 1: (For the textbook)
“In 2006, in the case of United States v. Grubbs, the Supreme Court ruled that the police could
conduct searches using ‘anticipatory warrants'” (We the People, p140)
Example 2: (For Slideshow)
For example: “anticipatory search warrants allow the officer to seek permission in advanced
based on ‘probable cause’ that evidence will be found at the location at the time the warrant is
actually executed”. (Chapter 4, slide 36)
Example 3: (For Audio/Webinar/You Tube)
For example, Professor Castro noted “that wherever and whenever discretion is exercised in the
CJ system, it oftentimes is exercised against the interests of non-white persons.” (Welcome
Audio at ____ minutes).
Example 4: (Web page)
Author X argued…….(web link)
SUBMISSION FORM: When you submit your policy paper back to me, both the email subject
line AND the WORD doc OR PDF should be titled:
LASTNAME.POSC100.SPRING2022.POLICY
____________________________________________________________________________
Review the information below for context at the following links before you begin:
1. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/migrant-protection-protocols
2. https://thehill.com/latino/584797-remain-in-mexico-opens-old-wounds-among-immigration-
advocates
3. https://www.dhs.gov/migrant-protection-protocols
4. https://time.com/6125562/joe-biden-remain-in-mexico-donald-trump/
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izW6kET6_iA
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LkIFieViMM
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdnPyjc7dBI
8. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/12/4/22815657/biden-remain-in-mexico-mpp-
border-migrant