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Immigration to the United States

Immigration to the United States. The Impact on People and Places (& cats). What do you think this map shows?. Essential Question. How does immigration to the U.S. affect our country and the countries people leave?. Key Terms. Emigrate: to move away from one’s home country.

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Immigration to the United States

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  1. Immigration to the United States The Impact on People and Places (& cats)

  2. What do you think this map shows?

  3. Essential Question How does immigration to the U.S. affect our country and the countries people leave?

  4. Key Terms • Emigrate: to move away from one’s home country. • Immigrate: to move to a new country. • Why do people move?

  5. How has…

  6. Push Factors • Encourage people to emigrate from where they are.

  7. Types of Factors • Political • War • Persecution • Environmental • Natural Disaster • Economic • No jobs at home

  8. Pull Factors • Encourage people to immigrate to a new place.

  9. Types of Factors • Better edu. opps. • Free Public School • Better quality of life • Jobs • Safety • Most common

  10. Immigration’s Affect on the U.S. • Jobs: depend on immigrants for labor. • Taxes: immigrants pay taxes and use services.

  11. Culture: introduces the U.S. to new ways of life.

  12. Emigration’s Affect on the Countries People Leave • Brain Drain: when the most talented people leave for better jobs in other countries. • Remittances: money sent back to families in the homeland.

  13. Assignment/Activity:Migration Streams Around the World • Essential Learning Target (ELT): Explain how migration of people and movement of goods and ideas can enrich cultures, but also create tensions. • Let’s analyze a migration flow chart, tnen debate the pros and cons of migration to the United States.

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  15. ?s and Summary • ?s: Evaluate, define, predict, contrast… • Summary: How does immigration to the U.S. affect our country and the countries people leave behind?

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