Extra Credit #2

Read this interesting article in the 01/28 LA Times about modern immigrants working in the meatpacking industry:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-immigrant-nebraska28-2010jan28,0,6078807.story

Then, read this article about immigrants in the meatpacking industry during the Progressive Era:
http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-1-b-upton-sinclairs-the-jungle-muckraking-the-meat-packing-industry.html

Write a 1 page reflection, comparing and contrasting the experiences of immigrants described in the LA Times article with immigrants in the Progressive Era.

8 points, turn in with History Notebook.