IMMIGRATION IN THE USFence or Pathway?

The Challenges of American Immigration: A Survey

WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? Emphasizing cultural differences is

more likely to drive Americans apart than to bring them together

The main terrorist threat to the US comes from persons who arrive here from abroad

The country’s racial and ethnic diversity is a main source of its strength

AGREE OR DISAGREE . . . Immigrants have a positive economic

impact on this country Current levels of immigration strain

already overburdened social services such as education and healthcare

By working for lower pay, low-skilled immigrants displace US workers

DO YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE . . . The government should maintain a

computerized system to carefully track all foreign students and workers

All immigrants should be required to learn English so they will be more quickly assimilated

We should admit more refugees fleeing from religious and political persecution

FAVOR OR OPPOSE . . . We should admit more skilled workers

to fill critical occupational shortages in fields like nursing

The US should drastically reduce the number of immigrants it admits now

We should provide financial relief to states like California and Texas that have especially large numbers of immigrants

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: THE DATA

THE FACTS: HOW MANY ARE THERE?

WHERE ARE THEY FROM?

WHERE DO THEY GO?

WHO ARE THEY?

HOW WELL EDUCATED ARE IMMIGRANTS?

HOW MUCH DO IMMIGRANTS WORK?

WHAT KIND OF WORK DO THEY DO?

HOW MUCH DO THEY EARN?

SOCIAL SERVICES: HEALTHCARE

A brief aside . . .

WHY DO IMMIGRANTS COME HERE?

AVAILABLE JOBS, POOR CONDITIONS AT HOME

Our Question for Analysis:

WHAT IS THE US DOING ABOUT IMMIGRATION?

QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE What should the US policy be for

admitting immigrants? Legalize illegal immigrants? Amnesty for illegal immigrants? Deportation for illegal immigrants? Build a fence along the Mexican border? Enforce the current laws?

YOUR TASK How many in each group will be

admitted? What will be the process for

admittance? Your policy will be evaluated by a panel

of “experts” in the field.