"Immigration" to the US Motion: Immigration is good for a country. Myth/prejudices/cons Reality/pros Immigrants take away jobs. They do jobs nobody else wants to do. They work hard to make a living, to make They don’t want to work ends meet. They are a burden on the welfare system. They work hard, earn their own money. According to statistics they don’t commit They commit crimes. more crimes than other groups of society. They pay taxes by buying food etc./ sales They live on taxpayers’ money. tax. They strain public services like schools, They the economy because they hospitals. increase demand. They are ambitious. To be strong enough They change the neighborhood: property to leave everything behind in your home becomes less valuable. country is a good prerequisite for a successful life in a new country. They are desperately needed in many They accept lower wages and thus areas, like e.g. agriculture (fruit pickers), depress wages for unskilled local workers. private households (cleaning women), childcare (nannies), nursing homes. They integrate quickly, because they They might be terrorists. believe in the American and want to climb the social ladder. Foreign culture can help people to They bring a foreign culture and the native understand/accept other people’s culture is lost. ideas/values/traditions/religion. The foreign culture might become too A diverse society is more dominant, oust, push away, or suppress interesting/challenging, it offers more the native culture. opportunities to learn and move forward. America welcomes legal immigration, but America has always been a country of not illegal immigration. WE came legally! immigrants. Foreigners don’t want to integrate, this They try to adapt to American society. leads to a segregated society. Immigrants don’t want to learn the They learn the language quickly if they are language. given a chance to go to school.
"Immigration" to the US Motion: Immigration is good for a country. Myth/prejudices/cons Reality/pros Immigrants take away jobs. They do jobs nobody else wants to do. They don’t want to work They work hard to make a living, to make ends meet. They are a burden on the welfare system. They work hard, earn their own money. They commit crimes. According to statistics they don’t commit more crimes than other groups of society. They live on taxpayers’ money. They pay taxes by buying food etc./ sales tax. They strain public services like schools, hospitals. They the economy because they increase demand. They change the neighborhood: property becomes less valuable. They are ambitious. To be strong enough to leave everything behind in your home country is a good prerequisite for a successful life in a new country. They accept lower wages and thus depress wages for unskilled local workers. They are desperately needed in many areas, like e.g. agriculture (fruit pickers), private households (cleaning women), childcare (nannies), nursing homes. They might be terrorists. They integrate quickly, because they believe in the American and want to climb the social ladder. They bring a foreign culture and the native culture is lost. Foreign culture can help people to understand/accept other people’s ideas/values/traditions/religion. The foreign culture might become too dominant, oust, push away, or suppress the native culture. A diverse society is more interesting/challenging, it offers more opportunities to learn and move forward. America welcomes legal immigration, but not illegal immigration. WE came legally! America has always been a country of immigrants. Foreigners don’t want to integrate, this leads to a segregated society. They try to adapt to American society. Immigrants don’t want to learn the language. They learn the language quickly if they are given a chance to go to school.
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