1 / 13

Chapter 8: Migration to the U.S.

Chapter 8: Migration to the U.S. Mr. Senseney April 2, 2013. Answer these 2 questions What are some reasons that people want to live in the United States? What are some reasons that people are unhappy with the opportunity to live in the U.S.?

thimba
Download Presentation

Chapter 8: Migration to the U.S.

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chapter 8: Migration to the U.S. Mr. Senseney April 2, 2013

  2. Answer these 2 questions • What are some reasons that people want to live in the United States? • What are some reasons that people are unhappy with the opportunity to live in the U.S.? • Feel free to share your own stance on living in the United States. Bell-Ringer #16

  3. Current Event • Latin America • This week’s project • Computer labs Wednesday/Thursday • Friday • Substitute teacher Announcements

  4. Emigrate • Moving away from one’s home country. • What are some reasons someone may move away from their home country? • Write these down • Immigrate • Moving to a new country. • What challenges may come w/ moving to a new country? • Write these down • The U.S. has commonly been referred to as a “Melting Pot” • Why is this? Migration Terminology

  5. Push factors • These give people a reason to live their home country. • Examples: • Discrimination, famine, faulty government. • Pull factors • Reasons to move to a country. • Examples: • Opportunity to succeed for your family. • Freedom Push & Pull Factors

  6. Mexican immigrants? • Where do you think these immigrants go? • Asian immigrants? • Where do you think these immigrants go? • European immigrants? • Where do you think these immigrants go? • Cuban immigrants? • Where do you think these immigrants go? • Write down the answers to these questions in your notes Where do immigrants typically go?

  7. Why leave? • War • Persecution • Government corruption • People that live in fear. • Fidel Castro • Many Cuban refugees left Cuba due to Castro’s reign as a dictator. • Speak bad of Castro- go to jail or worse • Due to this, many Cubans fled to U.S. Political Push Factors

  8. Take the first (20) minutes of class to work on your Current Event. • READ (10 minutes) • Actively read! • Underline any key phrases, quotes, important points • Write (3) questions about the reading off in the margin. • If you forgot your Current Event, work on pgs. 59-62 of your Workbook. • Get your Ch. 8 Vocabulary out so I can check your progress. Current Event #10

  9. Family pull factors • Some families have someone leave to move to America to start a better life. • Once they are situated (job/house), they will call for the rest of their family to move there. • Education pull factors • 1 of 15 students in today’s school was born in a different country. • Free public schools w/ new technology. • Strong prep for later in life. Pull Factors

  10. U.S. generally referred to as the “land of opportunity.” • Freedom of speech/religion/etc. • Free public schools • Financial aid/scholarships • After making that money, think of everything you can buy w/ that money. • Think of restaurants you can eat at. • Not to mention, every parent has one dream for their children. • What is this dream? Quality of Life

  11. Jobs • Sometimes inherit low-paying jobs. • Not always the case. • Commonly hear people complain that “immigrants are taking our jobs.” • Not necessarily true! • Taxes • More tax money for the U.S. gov’t • Helps pay for schools, roads, hospitals, etc. Effect of Immigration

  12. Cultural Blending • With immigration comes NEW IDEAS! • Think about food. • You ever heard someone say, “as American as apple pie.” • Think about some of the food we now enjoy in this country. • Do you think sushi originated as an American dish? • Think about holidays? • St. Patrick’s Day? • Cinco de Mayo? Effect of Immigration

  13. Work on pgs. 59-62; I will check these tomorrow. Workbook pgs.

More Related