What do you think this map shows?What do you think this map shows?

The Impact on People and Places (& The Impact on People and Places (& cats)cats)

Migration to the Migration to the United StatesUnited States

Essential QuestionEssential Question

How does migration affect the lives of How does migration affect the lives of people and the character of places?people and the character of places?

Key TermsKey Terms

►Emigrate: to move away from Emigrate: to move away from one’s home country.one’s home country.

►Immigrate: to move to a new Immigrate: to move to a new country.country.

►Why do people migrate?Why do people migrate?

►How has…

Push FactorsPush Factors

►Encourage people to Encourage people to emigrate emigrate fromfrom where they are. where they are.

Types of FactorsTypes of Factors

►PoliticalPolitical WarWar PersecutionPersecution

►EnvironmentalEnvironmental Natural DisasterNatural Disaster

►EconomicEconomic No jobs at homeNo jobs at home

Pull FactorsPull Factors

►Encourage people to Encourage people to immigrate immigrate toto a new place. a new place.

Types of FactorsTypes of Factors

►Better quality of lifeBetter quality of life $ The “American Dream” $$ The “American Dream” $ Most commonMost common

►Better educational Better educational opportunitiesopportunities Free Public SchoolFree Public School

Immigration’s Affect on the U.S.Immigration’s Affect on the U.S.

►Jobs: depend on immigrants for Jobs: depend on immigrants for laborlabor

►Taxes: immigrants pay taxes and Taxes: immigrants pay taxes and use services.use services.

►Culture: introduces the U.S. to Culture: introduces the U.S. to new ways of life.new ways of life.

Emigration’s Affect on the Emigration’s Affect on the Homelands People LeaveHomelands People Leave

►Brain Drain: when the most Brain Drain: when the most talented people leave for better talented people leave for better jobs in other countries.jobs in other countries.

►Remittances: money sent back to Remittances: money sent back to families in the homeland.families in the homeland.

Assignment/Activity:Assignment/Activity:Migration Streams Around the Migration Streams Around the

WorldWorld►Essential Learning Target (ELT): Essential Learning Target (ELT):

Explain how migration of people and Explain how migration of people and movement of goods and ideas can movement of goods and ideas can enrich cultures, but also create enrich cultures, but also create tensions.tensions.

►Let’s analyze a migration flow chart, Let’s analyze a migration flow chart, tnen debate the pros and cons of tnen debate the pros and cons of migration to the United States.migration to the United States.

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