Worksheet 7.1: Your Predictions, Please!
- What do you think is greater: the cost of supporting immigrants in the U.S., or their contributions to the U.S. economy? How would you calculate this?
- What is the percentage of immigrants who receive public benefits?
- What kind of health care benefits can legal immigrants receive? Illegal immigrants?
- Do you think imigrants are more of a benefit or a burden to urban environments?
- Do you think immigrants want to learn English? Why or why not? What factors might affect the desire to learn English?
- What are the incentives for becoming an American citizen?
- What are the advantages for immigrants' involvement in the political process?