U.S. Immigration

Which factor is negative and causes one to leave their home country?

Which factor is positive and causes one to immigrate to a foreign country?

Which is an example of a push factor?

• Job opportunities
• Safety
• Political stability
• Poverty

Which is an example of a pull factor?

• Safety, Opportunity, Stability, Freedom
• Unemployment
• Fear
• Poverty

What is immigration?

• Immigration is the movement of people into a country to live or work.
• The act of moving goods across borders.
• Traveling within a country for tourism.
• The process of leaving a country permanently.

What is xenophobia?

• Xenophobia is the fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers.
• Xenophobia is the fear of domestic animals.
• Xenophobia refers to the acceptance of all cultures.
• Xenophobia is the love of foreigners.

What is amnesty?

• A type of legal document for property ownership.

• A punishment for criminal behavior.
• Amnesty is a legal act of forgiveness for past offenses.

• A method of enforcing laws against offenders.

What is nativism?

• Nativism is a philosophy that encourages global citizenship.
• Nativism is an ideology that prioritizes the interests of native inhabitants over immigrants.
• Nativism promotes immigration and diversity.
• Nativism advocates for the rights of immigrants over natives.

What is assimilation?

• Assimilation is the act of creating new cultural traits.
• Assimilation refers to the physical relocation of a group.

• Assimilation is the process of adopting the cultural traits of another group.

• Assimilation is the process of rejecting cultural traits.

Where did most European Immigrants arrive to when entering the U.S.?

• Boston Harbor
• San Francisco
• Angel Island
• Ellis Island