Immigration Nation

¿What portion of the population of your country is foreign born (immigrants)?

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1. How accurate was your prediction for your country?*

2. What story does this map tell?

3. What most surprised you about this map?

4. What would you say is the general feeling people in your community have about immigrants?

5. How different do you think this map was 200 years ago and why do you think it has changed?

6. How different do you think this map will look 100 years from now?

7. Why do some countries have a very high percentage of immigrants in their population, while others have very few immigrants?

8. What is one consequence of having a high percentage of foreign born population?

9. Many European countries are racing to stem the tide of immigrants pouring into their countries from the Middle East and north Africa. Do you think they will be successful at stopping this wave of human refugees?

10. Do you generally think immigration is a positive thing?

11. In the comments section, describe what the world would be like without immigrants:

*In the US, 13% of the population was foreign born.

Here's a historical look at changes in the U.S. foreign-born population since 1970.

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