Teaching With TikTok: Admission

TikTok has a treasure trove of wonderful immigration clips.

Take this fellow, for example. You could play this video and ask students to evaluate whether this gent should be admitted to the U.S. on a B2 visa (or VWP travel as the case may be).

@theworsttraveller I’m heading on a massive Road-trip across the USA, but got held at border control and questioned for 2 hours ❤️ #EndlessJourney #roadtrip #travelvlog #usa #traveltiktok #traveltheworld ♬ original sound – The Worst Traveller

Other questions you might consider: What might account for his 2 hours with CBP? Is public charge a concern? Is unauthorized work a concern? Is such a delay justified? What are the costs (to, say, the U.S. economy) when travelers are detained for such periods? 

Or here’s a fictional narrative to get at terrorism screenings at admission:

@dana_utmb Now lets all get acquainted #foryou #fyp #uscustoms #airport #security #usa ♬ Crowd – Loud Airport Terminal Sound Effect – Hollywood Sound Effects

-KitJ

P.S. Don’t forget about comparative TikTok and author John Greene’s travails with entering Canada!