Your Predictions Please! 1. Estimate the annual number of people who immigrate to the United States legally. Illegally?
2. Would you estimate that these numbers have gone up or down over the decades?
3. From the years 1870 to 1920 immigrants made up approximately 15% of the total U.S. population. Estimate the percentage of immigrants now.
4. How do you think that U.S. compares to migration to other countries?
5. What are the three primary reasons people immigrate to the United States? What would you estimate are the percentages for each category?
6. What are the top ten countries from which the United States admits most immigrants?
7. Do you think that most immigrants settle in urban or rural areas? Why?
8. Since the 1980s, 75% of all immigrants have settled in six states. Name the states.