Question: Looking once again at our list of “commonly held assumptions”, are any of the assumptions focused on a particular category of immigrants?

Have students fill out Worksheet 6.1: “Your Predictions on Illegal/Undocumented Immigration.” If one or more of the assumptions is not particularly directed at illegal immigrants, ask students which group of immigrants is likely to encounter the greatest degree of anti-immigrant sentiment. Why is this so?

Often people hold stereotypes and generalizations about illegal immigrants that may include: 

• They are criminals. 
• They are a burden on the state.
• They take jobs from legal residents.
• They are all unskilled workers.
• They all lack English speaking skills.

Add new assumptions to Worksheet 6.1 throughout the lesson or unit.