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Worksheet 7.1: Your Predictions, Please!

  1. 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?
  2. What is the percentage of immigrants who receive public benefits?
  3. What kind of health care benefits can legal immigrants receive? Illegal immigrants?
  4. Do you think imigrants are more of a benefit or a burden to urban environments?
  5. Do you think immigrants want to learn English? Why or why not? What factors might affect the desire to learn English?
  6. What are the incentives for becoming an American citizen?
  7. What are the advantages for immigrants' involvement in the political process?