Thank you for doing this exercise.  Below are the questions from the exercise and selected answers.   The answers listed are good, some even great, and would be accepted on the annotated bibliography assignment.  Answers have been somewhat edited for spelling and grammar.

 

1. Content: What types of information does the site contain?  What specific issues does the site address?

 

Group 4: This site contains information on the immigration process, the history of immigration, and recent things that have happened with immigration.  The site addresses legal immigration reform, illegal immigration, national security, labor and economics, environment, immigration and society, nonimmigrant visas, and historical perspectives.

 

 

2. Currency: Is the information on the site up to date?  How do you know?

 

 

Group 1: The information on the site is up to date. This website frequently updates its information regarding certain specific legislation topics. The website also gives the current U.S. population and other specific statistics that allow the user to know that the website is updated frequently.

 

 

 

3. Purpose: What is the purpose of FAIR? What are is principles?

 

 

Group 1: The purpose of FAIR is to serve as a common ground for people who share the same interests and beliefs, with their main concern on reforming the nation's policies on immigration. FAIR is nonprofit organization.

 

Group 5: To get citizens involved in the immigration policies and to share the common beliefs about the system so that it can serve our nation's interest.  There are seven principles to FAIR, they are the following:  Cut the numbers, No Amnesty or Mass Guest-Worker Program, Protect wages and standards of living, Major upgrade in Interior Enforcement led by strong employers penalties, Stop special interest Asylum Abuse, Immigration Time Out, and Equal under the law.

 

 

 

4. Reliability & Accuracy: Can you rely on the information on this site?  Why or why not?  Where does the site get its information?  Is there a list of reference?  Are the sources cited?  Is FAIR used by other sources?  What do those other sources say about FAIR?

 

 

Group 1: The information on this site is reliable. The sources are listed at the end of each article and the articles are mostly from credible sources such as magazines and radio stations.  FAIR is used by other sources such as CNN, ABC, MSNBC, etc. These sources trust in FAIR and think that it is a credible source.

 

 

Group 3: The website is full of information provided by fair spokespersons, so although it looks appealing, we don't know if it's reliable. Everything is written and then handed over to the press for them to present to the public.

 

 

Group 5: Yes you can rely on this information because this site gets it's info. from newspaper articles and books.  This site is certified by the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance and they give a guarantee that they are operated responsibly and are committed to ethical standards. Yes, there is a list of all the authors who quotes were used in any of the articles and the sources are all cited.  Yes FAIR is used by other sources and they all say positive things about FAIR. 

 

 

 

5. Authority: Who are some people on the board of directors of FAIR?  Who are the media experts?  What are their credentials?  Do any of them have careers related to immigration?

 

 

Group 1: Some people on the Board of Directors of FAIR are Nancy Anthony, Sharon Barnes, and Edith Blodgett. The media experts are Dan Stein, Jack Martin, and many more. There is no proof that these people have worked with immigration, rather it shows that they have worked more with the economy.

 

 

 

Group 7: Nancy S. Anthony, Sharon Barnes, Edith Blodgett are some of the board of directors.  Bob Dane, Ira Mehlman, Jack Martin, and Dan Stein are the main media experts.  Their credentials are in journalism, broadcast, and civil liberties.  Three of the media experts are working in a career in immigration.

 

 

 

6. Point of View: Look back to question 3, purpose.  Does FAIR have a biased or un-biased viewpoint?  Is FAIR trying to persuade you to think one way or another?  If so,w hat is it tryping to make you think?

  

Group 1: FAIR seems to be biased because it brings up reform to eliminate immigrants. They try to persuade you by bringing up their opinions.

 

 

Group 5: FAIR doesn't seem to be too biased their site seems to just mainly inform about immigration not so much to make you be for or against it.  They just want more people to get involved with the immigration happenings.

 

 

 

7. Ease of use: Is the site easy to navigate?  Could you quickly and easily find what you were looking for?

 

 

Group 1: Yes, the site is easy to navigate because all of the links work and easily direct you to what you are looking for.

 

Group 7: The website is easy to navigate, though looking for the references and sources that the site uses and displays is hard to find.

 

 

 

8. Relevancy: You are probably not actually using this site in your research paper, so you cannot evaluate its relevancy to you thesis.  How could this site be used in a paper on immigration reform?

 

 

Group 1: The site can be used in many ways. For example, you could use the site to help write your argument or even a counterargument if what you believe is not what the site says.

 

Group 4: This website has a lot about education health care and incarceration. The topics are researched and written in an educational way. They also have statistics about immigration.

 

Group 6: The site has many different immigration issues located in the drop down menu and has a vast number of recently added articles that would probably be very useful information when doing a research paper.