Modern Challenges in Immigration

1.     CheckPoint: Modern Challenges in Immigration

• Resources: Ch. 4 in Racial and Ethnic Groups and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at www.uscis.gov
• Browse through the USCIS website, paying special attention to immigration forms, fees, fingerprinting, services, and benefits.
• Select an immigrant group from Ch. 4 of the text.
• Imagine yourself as a current member of your selected group, and consider the following question: Would I want to immigrate to the United States, and why? Think about what opinion you would have of the immigration process, including naturalization, the costs, and fingerprinting.
• Consider whether the process seems easy or difficult for you as an immigrant. After you have thought about your answers, proceed to the next step of the CheckPoint.
• Post a 200- to 300-word summary answering all of the following questions:

o    Should United States government policy favor certain kinds of immigrants?

o    Should citizenship preference be given to the neediest applicants? The most talented? The most oppressed? The richest?

o    Should applications from certain countries be given priority? (Feltey, 2006, p. 11)