Title: “Addressing Immigration Issues: A Proposal for Research and Solution”

In this assignment, you will be writing a Problem Solution/Research Essay. The purpose of this research proposal is to identify a problem related to our discussions or readings in class and propose a practical solution to address it. The problem can be local, school or city-related, or on a larger scale such as state or national. Your task is to convince your audience of the importance of the problem and the effectiveness of your proposed solution. 
My comment: SO, THAT BEING SAID, I want this MLA research proposal to be about something to do with immigration. I was originally thinking about economic problems or family problems.  
THE proposal should cover the following ground.
A discussion of the topic
An indication of your specific focus
An explanation of why you’re interested in the topic–remember to demonstrate how your topic was inspired by our reading(s). 
A research plan
A schedule
A discussion of the topic: Explain what your topic is, how it was inspired by the readings in the class, and give any necessary background information. Give some sense of any issues or controversies you want to investigate. Finally, say why the topic matters—so what, and who cares?
An indication of your specific focus: As much as you can at this point, say what your research focus will be, including the research question you plan to pursue and tentative thesis.
An explanation of why you’re interested in the topic. Briefly explain what you already know about your topic and why you’ve chosen to pursue this line of inquiry about it. You might describe any course work, reading, or work you’ve done that contributes to your knowledge and interest. Also note what you don’t yet know but intend to find out through your research.
A research plan: Explain how you plan to investigate your research question: what type of source you’ll need and what your research methods will be. Will you conduct library and internet research? If you plan to do field research*, what do you have in mind?
A schedule: Break your project into tasks and sketch out a schedule, taking into account the writing you’ll need to do. Include any specific tasks required, such as in rough drafts or an annotated bibliography.