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Aims of this lesson: To be able to discuss [offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses] the attempts to control migration into the United States of America. To revision your International Migration Case Study - Mexicans into the USA. Updated Jan 2012

Add on to the conversation about the international implications of our gadgets.

EXCELLENT discussion and examples of how Avaaz (international) and 38 Degrees (UK) use online crowdsourcing to impact on politics and governance. Useful for HL ICT and Civil Society, role of Civil Society and advocacy.

BBC News embarks on a unique project telling the story of international trade by tracking a shipping container around the world for a year.

The global recession has had a marked effect on international migration according to a special report commissioned by the BBC World Service.

THE Horn of Africa is one of the last populated bits of the planet without a proper connection to the world wide web. Instead of fibre-optic cable, which provides for cheap phone calls and YouTube-friendly surfing, its 200m or so people have had to rely on satellite links. This has kept international phone calls horribly overpriced and internet access equally extortionate and maddeningly slow.

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